RaceDeck Floor Tiles

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by patrickt

We did the exact same thing for one of my weight-lifting kids in the workout room. He drops some pretty heavy free weights on the down motion and we didn't want it damaging the flooring beneath it. I think it can withstand almost anything.

Each mat is 100lbs of recycled tires. They're freakin' heavy. They're nearly indestructible. And they have to be for horse stalls. To cut them with a industrial exacto knife is a PITA.

Most CrossFit Boxes (aka gyms) have them and when your lifting and throwing down hundreds and hundreds of lbs., they definitely do their job. I know companies are out there that make them in various colors.

[patrickt]

He ordered ours off the internet. Each "square" has interlocking triangular fingers that mate up to the next square so it was reasonably easy to put down and they hold tight to one another. And ours are a nice pretty dark blue, that pretty much goes with nothing, but still looks nice.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by patrickt

He ordered ours off the internet. Each "square" has interlocking triangular fingers that mate up to the next square so it was reasonably easy to put down and they hold tight to one another. And ours are a nice pretty dark blue, that pretty much goes with nothing, but still looks nice.

Dark blue? Why did you choose a color instead of beige?

Wasn't delivery expensive? They weigh a ton. If you can find a nearby horse saddlery store, they'll have them there for cheap(er). Or a local tractor supply store.

[patrickt]

I just asked him -- he got the Amazon Prime free delivery on them. I can't remember what they cost, but the fact that I can't remember is an indication that it was not outrageous.

[Bernica]

My sister uses those mats in her horse stalls up in WA and says they are durable as hell. Never thought of them in a garage. Just wonder how dense it is and if the caster wheels will want to dig in. Maybe buy one piece and put it to the test?

I am waiting for permits to build my new 1,000 s.f. garage and looking at all floor options as well. I will be going with either polished concrete or terrazzo. With the terrazo, I can cove it up the walls about 6" and have a floor that I could literally steam clean if I ever needed to.

[DanEC]

It's a little more complicated than just what to do with the ERA. It's what to do with the ERA, the 66 Corvette, the 67 Plymouth GTX and the Lightning Pickup - all of which reside in a 25 x 25 garage along with 6 shelf units, 3 tool chests, 2 work benches, and assorted drill presses, hydraulic press, parts washers, jacks, jack stands, and oh yeah - the 4-post lift. Our other slightly small garage can catch some of the stuff like the benches, shelves and jacks but it's already got our daily drivers in it and my wife is like - do what you want but my car stays in the garage. And it doesn't have a high rise door so the 4-post lift doesn't work in it. With storms, hail, torrential rain (we have had at least 4 - 5inch plus monsoons this year already and questionable door and window gaskets on old cars, parking them outside just doesn't work.

[patrickt]

OK, then I'm back to that Behr paint I used. It dries in like two hours and you can do different parts of the floor at different times and it all blends in together. Just push everything over to one side of the garage, paint, let dry, move it back over, repeat, and then credit me for being the genius that I am.

[Bernica]

Originally Posted by DanEC

It's a little more complicated than just what to do with the ERA. It's what to do with the ERA, the 66 Corvette, the 67 Plymouth GTX and the Lightning Pickup - all of which reside in a 25 x 25 garage along with 6 shelf units, 3 tool chests, 2 work benches, and assorted drill presses, hydraulic press, parts washers, jacks, jack stands, and oh yeah - the 4-post lift. Our other slightly small garage can catch some of the stuff like the benches, shelves and jacks but it's already got our daily drivers in it and my wife is like - do what you want but my car stays in the garage. And it doesn't have a high rise door so the 4-post lift doesn't work in it. With storms, hail, torrential rain (we have had at least 4 - 5inch plus monsoons this year already and questionable door and window gaskets on old cars, parking them outside just doesn't work.

You could also look around for a local shop or warehouse with a lot of floor space and ask them how much to store the vehicles for a week indoors. A local larger car dealership might do it as well. Done that before too. Just check their insurance.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by DanEC

It's a little more complicated than just what to do with the ERA. It's what to do with the ERA, the 66 Corvette, the 67 Plymouth GTX and the Lightning Pickup - all of which reside in a 25 x 25 garage along with 6 shelf units, 3 tool chests, 2 work benches, and assorted drill presses, hydraulic press, parts washers, jacks, jack stands, and oh yeah - the 4-post lift. Our other slightly small garage can catch some of the stuff like the benches, shelves and jacks but it's already got our daily drivers in it and my wife is like - do what you want but my car stays in the garage. And it doesn't have a high rise door so the 4-post lift doesn't work in it. With storms, hail, torrential rain (we have had at least 4 - 5inch plus monsoons this year already and questionable door and window gaskets on old cars, parking them outside just doesn't work.

You're going to have move $hit around anyway, why not move it into one of these portable garages?

ShelterLogic Garage-in-a-Box Compact 12 ft. x 16 ft. 8 ft. Peak Style Garage, Gray - For Life Out Here

Bernica, granted it's not a caster with a 2,500 lbs of car to support, but you can leave 300, 400, 500 lbs of barbell and plates for days and no indentations are made to those horse stall mats.

[Lou1119]

Originally Posted by Bernica

My sister uses those mats in her horse stalls up in WA and says they are durable as hell. Never thought of them in a garage. Just wonder how dense it is and if the caster wheels will want to dig in. Maybe buy one piece and put it to the test?

I am waiting for permits to build my new 1,000 s.f. garage and looking at all floor options as well. I will be going with either polished concrete or terrazzo. With the terrazo, I can cove it up the walls about 6" and have a floor that I could literally steam clean if I ever needed to.

A word of caution on the terrazzo. I have it in about 2,000 square feet in our home and it is not impervious to staining. Anything acidic, dog pee, stomach acid or anything acidic for that matter will etch it. The only way to get rid of it is to have it repolished and it is a true PITA. It will also crack and replacement is a real chore. I don't know how it would stand up in a garage environment.
I would think the polished concrete would be a better solution and much less costly. But remember there are two types of concrete; one that has cracks and the other one that is going to crack.😛😛