BEST VALUE! DIY GARAGE FLOORING - Swisstrax Racedeck Home Depot Amazon

Having a nice garage floor make your work space look amazing! But with option like epoxy flooring costing a lot of money, taking a few days to do, and having to empty your garage to get it done, there are some much easier DIY options to enhance the appearance of your garage without breaking the bank. And these option can transform your garage in an afternoon. I will be looking at option from Swisstrax, Racedeck, Home Depot, Amazon, and Lowes to see which one may be the best choice for you.... ENJOY!!!

LINKS TO PRODUCTS IN THIS VIDEO:

SWISSTRAX:

RACE DECK GARAGE FLOORING

HOME DEPOT GARAGE FLOORING OPTIONS



TIME CODES:
0:00 - BEST DIY GARAGE FLOORING
0:58 -Garage Flooring Options
2:30 - SWISSTRAX
6:25 - RACEDECK
9:28 - NITRO Tiles on Amazon
11:12 - BOSS DETAIL Garage Tiles
13:20 - CHEAPEST Option (Vevor Tiles)
16:24 - LOWES Garage Flooring
17:11 - HOME DEPOT Garage Flooring
17:28 - HUSKY Garage Flooring Tiles
18:15 - VERATEX Garage Flooring
19:37 - Recap
20:32 - Value

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[kencohen]

I have Racedeck in 2 garages and an airplane hangar. A mixture of open grid and solid tiles. Open under the car or plane and solid on walkways. Yes if you drop something small you will go fishing. I usually use a pad under my work to catch anything. Also the open is hard on the knees. Again the pad comes in handy. Before installing the tiles I painted the floor with wood deck sealant. This helps for the clean up. All garage and hangar floors are supposed to drain towards the outside door. Every 6 months I use a hose and wash the floor down and let the water run under the floor. It comes out at the door. I also use a leaf blower from time to time and if it gets real dirty after a job a mop.
They have been down in the garages for now 10 years and hangar for 7 years. Still look great and get a lot of compliments.
Racedeck had a computer program that let you put in the garage size and then design your layout/color. Once you were happy it gave you a bill of materials showing exactly what tiles you needed to order and the price. Very handy and a easy way to make a good design.

[KenJones]

A few things right of the bat I don't like about any of the slotted tiles. They allow dirt to pass through to accumulate, bugs can move in and you'd have to deal with that, and all of the cussing when I drop small items and they slip through the cracks. For me, those are a hard no. Looks to be the same for other commenters.

[MetalOctane]

Huge congrats on the new home! My main concern with any garage floor covering is maneuverability of floor jacks, transmission jacks, wheel dollies, and the stability of jackstands and bottle jacks. Also, ease spill cleanup and finding dropped screws, nuts, & washers. Good luck with your research!

[bradleyfox]

I’ve got the vevor and they are actually pretty nice! I’ve got blue and black in my garage and they fit together perfectly and I have not had an issue and have had them for about a year so far. I work cars and dirtbikes ECT and have not had a problem what so ever. Have also pulled them up and washed/cleaned them and went right back in the same way!

[garymittelstadt]

I don't even consider these products any more. I use regular vinyl flooring. Usually left over/surplus end rolls found at flooring shops. I lay it flat with no glue. Secured by benches and tool boxes. Looks good. Cleans up easily. Reasonable cost and easy to replace.

[matthewpeterson]

As always, great video. I have installed many of these systems in a variety of applications and there are pros and cons to each.

The plastic race decks style is attractive, but only really practical for parking on. They aren't ideal for a person who uses the garage space for wrenching, wood working or metal fab, which most of us garage dwellers participate in. Small screws, saw dust and metal chip get all trapped in and under the grooves, and rolling anything heavy with a skinny or small wheels will take it's toll on them, as well as rumble and make noise.

The second group (the mat style) are also attractive and easy to install (and easy to cut to shape) but are susceptible to damage. Of the products discussed here, the best of the bunch is the first one mentioned (Blue Hawk) and is the most durable, highest durometer, most fade resistant, least chemical absorbent, and easiest to install based on it's large tile size. Ideal around work benches where a tool or part could be damaged by dropping it on concrete, and I have some of this around my surface plate for this reason. The stuff lays down fast. Some of the other brands shown have swelled up or curled up if certain chemicals are left longer than a few minutes, which is the primary reason I only use the Blue Hawk (or much more expensive, commercial grade versions) for applications where the guy with the checkbook wants this type of flooring. They are sacrificial, but way easier to replace a damaged square than the race deck type.

In the end, honestly, commercial epoxy-style (polyaspartic) coatings have gotten so good, so advanced, that they can be applied in dozens of color and texture combinations. If you use your garage for vehicle maintenance, rolling jacks around, laying under the car on jack stands, etc... or you have lathes and drill presses and other equipment in use, the polyaspartic coatings are ABSOLUTELY worth the extra money. They are extremely durable... if you damage the coating, you damaged the concrete it's attached to. They are generally running about $6 to $10 per square foot depending on how extravagant you get, but I just had IronDrive (Phoenix, AZ) install my 850 square foot garage and it was $3400 ($4/foot), complete and guaranteed for 10 years. Done in one day, walk on it the next day, park on it after 3 days. The surface is really nice to lay on, spills and filth wipe up so easy it's like wiping your kitchen counter. For a long term flooring solution, shop around for a good epoxy contractor and you will be so happy.

[MarkTrades__]

Engineer with plastic injection molding experience here - YES those holes are likely where the plastic is injected into the mold. They are evenly spaced like that to facilitate successful molding of the piece (aka not having missing material, or too much material in one spot vs another, etc). The ribtrax home is a smaller piece and likely molded in a completely different tool that was made/designed at a different time, maybe even for a smaller injection molding press (as the size of the pieces being molded dictates the size of the machine that is used).

The boss detail "mold spot" josh is mentioning is called the "sprue" this is a tube that the plastic is injected through that gets molded with the part. The swisstrax is molded with "sprueless" technology in the mold. The boss detail is NOT molded sprueless, and it appears that they are hand--trimming the sprue off after molding. This makes the molding tool itself significantly cheaper, which is a main expense in plastic injection molding (anywhere for $40k to millions depending on size and complexity and if China or USA/Europe makes the molding tool).

[grantbradley]

The only issue I can see with the click type flooring is the amount of dirt that will accumulate under the tiles. I etched my garage floor a couple years back, then used a pump up sprayer to spray it with a water soluble stain. I wax it occasionally, the floor still looks great, it’s easy to clean too. Total cost was around $350 to stain approximately 800 sq feet.

[tyranelewis]

i like the husky for 2 reasons: smooth and able to pick up dropped small items that would fall through the open type tiles, the venting system that hides below the smooth top.

[Kzsakul]

Personally using the Husky tiles in my garage for the last 6-7 months. They were very simply to install and have held up great so far. Between a couple brakes jobs, oil changes and multiple home projects they are simple to clean up and moisture is not much of a concern because of how tightly they lock together. I specifically left water in multiple spots around the garage overnight and didn’t find any water under the tile the next day. I use a simple shop brush to brush the water out and look forward to seeing how they hold up over time.

[racekar]

I purchased my interlocking floor from Costco, they usually have it on sale once a year. Covered my entire 24 x 23 garage for about $1200, the hardest part was moving everything out and back. It’s worked very well over this time, I have worked on my cars many times with jacks, jack stands and using my Quick Jack without any damage. It’s dropped shipped to your home, I got the grey and black option. Considering the cost, and the quality I think it’s a fantastic choice compared to some of the other choices.

[LarryRichelli]

Nice new home but I just cannot understand how anyone that works on cars, bike and such how you could even consider a tile that is not solid because of what a pain of loosing nuts, washer and such in them....not cool at all!

[larrygordon]

I’ve had Racetrack - they are great and hold up well - they also have tiles that are solid so if you do not want an open surface you have that option. I used a mix. Either way they both have channels underneath for ventilation. Also Racetrack often will run sales and have quantity discounts.

[CarsWithKeav]

I went with Swisstrax just due to the uncertainty with the durability and specs on the cheap Amazon ones. Race deck and Swisstrax are proven to hold up to lots of abuse and hold a lot of weight including even car lifts. The Amazon ones usually say for garage, but really it’s for deck and patio as they never say they can hold a cars weight and be able to hold up to hot tires. Great video as always. Plus in the end if you move you can take them with you and they hold value well on the used market. I liked the ribbed tiles over the flat ones for traction reasons especially if washing on them. Water doesn’t sit on top.

[Fltcrw]

I purchased Swisstrax 6yrs ago and it's held up perfectly. It's a beautiful thing not having to sweep your garage! Shop vac works great when needed.

[dsberube]

Congratulations on new house and I can’t wait to follow your lead on this new project

[adamparzych]

Just installed a 12x12 tiles that I purchased from Amazon. 2.70 per sq ft . They're sold as Speedway but it actually comes from Dalton GA Swisstrax factory . This are solid tiles, diamond pattern with somewhat of a rough texture so it should be ok with moisture. Very happy with the way it looks . Feels solid and connects together pretty well

[thrumyeyesphoto]

I just installed the Speedway Diamond tiles in my garage. They are made by Swisstrax, but are less than half the price. Really happy with them so far! Sturdy and easy to install.

[runescapefan]

Currently building a home with my significant other and was just starting to look at options for flooring, so thanks for releasing this at a perfect time! Congrats on the new home

[swedishbob_]

Swisstrax in Oz is $14 a tile.. local company Flexspec is $7 ... both come with a 10-year warranty