Floors

[TooBadBrad]

Has anyone had any experiance with the 2 part epoxy coatings you see advertised for garages? I am redoing an old mat with 2 layers of lino. on the floor now. The options I know of are replace the lino, ceramic tile, or stain & seal. Any thoughts? Thanks. Brad

[laschmove]

I like the epoxy idea, definitely non-slip so your insurance company will like it. I'd also consider staining and sealing the slab if you can get the old epoxy up. I've seen alot of restaurants with stained 'crete lately, and it looks GOOD. From what I've heard, it's also cheaper than putting something like tile, epoxy, etc. down, although I'm sure of the costs if they have to strip something that is already there.

[DuboisLaundry]

I don't have a slab because I have a crawlspace and basement. My VCT ( Vinyl Composite Tile) floor is nearing EOL ( End Of Life). While I have replaced a few tiles here and there I eventually need a whole new floor.

Is the 2 part Epoxy floor surface flexible enough to withstand some flexing that occurs in post/beam/joist/particleboard/plywood floors?

[Sunflower]

Can you tell me more about this epoxy? Can you put it on unlevel flooring or even over old vinyl tile? We are in the same boat right now. I would love to do the staine/glazed concrete. It's pretty and practical. Not complaining because my husband is a tile setter so I will probably get beautiful porcelain tile floors in my mat but this epoxy seems interesting... What exactly is it called? I will search it on the net. Anna

[Sunflower]

I also saw a "new" product that is made from some type of rubber. THey are interlocking "tiles". The ones I saw were 16 x 16 and they were on the floor of a picture frame/matting store. I don't know their durability rating. They just looked easy and comfortable. I think they bought them at Lowes or some giant hardware store like that... (You know those interlocking squares that you can buy for toddlers--they usually have a letter or picture on each one... well, that's what they look like.) Anna

[Sunflower]

I just found a product called Racedeck... Looks interesting and EASY.
http://www.racedeck.com
Tell them you saw their link on Coinwash.com

[fishmanz]

I like the look of it. When I rotated the pic of the tile you can see it has a grid on the underside. It may offer some cusion to a cement floor. My mat has a cement slab as well. (drain sumps yuk!) I was a chef for many years in cement floor kitchens and know first hand how your back feels at the end of a long day of walking on them. Nice find Anna!

[Ken]

I know someone use epoxy paint for his coin laundry floor,looks ok.The paint kit come with some color chips,they don't stay on too long.You have to buy paint from the same lot,otherwise the color won't be the same or you have to max all the paint together.It last about 6-12 months in his laundromat,some of paint will come out.
I thought it was good idea until I see the coin laundry,it doesn't last as long as the paint factory said and it is not really design for coin laundry.
I like tiles.

[Sunflower]

Like I said my husband is a tile setter so that's what I will end up with (but frankly the thought of transmission oils and peoples soap, etc in the grrout does not sound like a fun cleaning project.) Original poster: My vote is for stained concrete because it looks cool, and cleans easy. BUT I think the racedeck stuff might be more cost effective. I ordered their packet and you can get it for 2.50 a ft and install it yourself. It gives and it's comfortable. 2cents...

[Sunflower]

Was thanks for the heads up on the epoxy failure!!!

[TooBadBrad]

The stuff I was interested in is at www.ucoatit.com. Home Depot and others sell it also. It will be interesting to see the racedeck stuff.

[Buddy_Amoroso]

When I was putting in my store I was strongly considering painting my floor with an industrial covering such as epoxy. A salesperson at Sherwin Williams talked me out of it, he told me that no painted floor covering would stand up to high traffic.

buddy amoroso
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[mjwalsh]

Sunflower said & I quote: "I ordered their packet and you can get it for 2.50 a ft and install it yourself"

Sunflower,

You actually received a quote for $2.50 a square??? Was this directly from Racedeck themselves? The lowest I saw was 3.50 a square on the Internet.

I wonder if insects could hide under the tiles because they are described as with air space underneath???

Thanks if you have any more info or observations.

[Anonymous]

The racedeck seems simple to install and looks attractive on a mat. I wonder how the racedeck will withstand when you have to slide some toploaders for maintenance work?!

Anyone here have racedeck installed in their mats?

[Sunflower]

Yeah, their packet showed a range of 2.50 to something... I threw it away because we can get porcelain commercial grade tile lower than that and install it ourselves which will majorly increase the building/property value and I don't think that racedeck stuff will--in the same kind of way...

[fishmanz]

I recieved their packet and was not impressed. not a tight enough fit. cheap looking too.