Anyone using garage tiles under their heavy Rivian?

[skyguyscott]

Been thinking about installing some of those polypro garage tiles in my garage, but thought I'd check the community to see if anyone else had done so and what their experience was like. How do they hold up under the weight of an EV? Any regrets or things you'd do differently next time? Thanks!

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[SANZC02]

Been thinking about installing some of those polypro garage tiles in my garage, but thought I'd check the community to see if anyone else had done so and what their experience was like. How do they hold up under the weight of an EV? Any regrets or things you'd do differently next time? Thanks!

No experience with tiles but I went the epoxy route in my garages. Been super happy with them and no issues with the Rivian or Tesla. One is 13 years old, the other is 11 years old and both look as good now as when they were done.

 

[Fezzik]

We have had the Snaplock Tiles for 3 years now, no issues whatsoever, from hot summers to cold winters in Utah. We had the epoxy but decided we preferred the look of the Snaplock.

 

[portdirect]

I’m using norsk pvc tiles without any issue.

 

[VandalSibs]

I wish my garage wasn't as old as it is... the floor is cracked in a few places so I can't do tiles or epoxy...

 

[portdirect]

I wish my garage wasn't as old as it is... the floor is cracked in a few places so I can't do tiles or epoxy...

Tiles are great over cracked floors provided you can fill them with something before hand (eg silka flex). I used the norsk tiles to hide ~60 years of use really effectively; race deck or Swisstrax would have been a bit less forgiving (risk of lippage over the angle changes) but still have worked fine.

 

[1stPlace]

RaceDeck Free-Flow tiles have worked well the last 2.5 years for me. Pictured in my avatar and some other posts I've made. I like changing the colors of my walkway up to the car and EVSE. The tiles are easy to swap out, and I typically do it for a different look when I pull them out to clean the tiles and floor underneath once a year. Rest of the year, water and dirt falls under the tiles so I don't need to regularly clean anything, although dirty snow crud does leave a visible layer that comes off when I pressure wash them in the Spring. It just doesn't look as good for those few months of Winter. If I were to do it again, I would probably get the dark gray "graphite" tiles for the floor--I think any crud would just blend with that.

 

[Time2Roll]

I wish my garage wasn't as old as it is... the floor is cracked in a few places so I can't do tiles or epoxy...

mine is 60+ yo with small cracks. Not much vertical displacement. Contractor brought in a grinder to make sure it was flat. Filled the cracks with epoxy. Then the color epoxy went down. Looks great but only one year so far.

 

[CrazyOne]

I thought of epoxy, but it leads to micro plastics. I am in a similar place to you OP, would prefer tiles, but don't know if they are durable.

 

[1stPlace]

RaceDeck has been very durable. From their website: "Our patented substructure will handle vehicle rolling loads in excess of 80,000 pounds without any damage to the floor." I believe Polypropylene copolymer is the material--very strong stuff. You'll more likely get degradation of epoxy from hot tires or yellowing from sunlight. It's possible the colors could fade on these tiles, but every time I've power washed it, it looks brand new.

 

[strykerwsu]

Swisstrax no issues unless using my quickjacks. The 7k works but feels a little dicey so after first time went back to one side jack on my rock sliders.

 

[Honey]

I have horse stall mats covering my entire garage floor.

They hold up just fine.

 

[SANZC02]

I wish my garage wasn't as old as it is... the floor is cracked in a few places so I can't do tiles or epoxy...

You should be able to do epoxy, they’ll grind the surface and fill the cracks. I did not take pictures when they did one of mine, the house was built in 1962, I had it done 13 years ago and it still looks great.

Key is to get a reputable place that properly preps the surface.

 

[Joe schmoe]

I put down off brand plastic tiles (from costco) probably 20 years ago in my garage/shop and have been mostly happy with them. They are somewhat scarred in places, but have held up to a lot of abuse.

I did a dumb thing the other day though which brought out one of the weaknesses.

i was stopped halfway into the garage, backing in as usually do which puts the charger in a more convenient spot.

I’d stopped moving to answer a phone call and was distracted when i noticed the garage door coming down.

Startled, I put the Rivian in drive and floored it briefly, which had the desired effect of the R1S leaving the garage like a champagne cork coming out of a bottle. I saved the roof glass and the garage door, but hurt the floor.

where the rear wheels were on the snap together plastic tiles they dislodged a dozen or so and sent them flying with considerable force. A couple simply flew across the garage, but most of them went -under- the remaining tiles almost 20 feet from where they started.

it was a giant pain to pull up dozens of tiles to stack them and get everything back together.

Enough of them have the tabs broken off that I’m considering upgrading to newer/nicer tiles.

TLR the weight of the Rivian is no problem, but drive slowly and gently if you want them to stay in place.

 

[skyguyscott]

RaceDeck Free-Flow tiles have worked well the last 2.5 years for me. Pictured in my avatar and some other posts I've made. I like changing the colors of my walkway up to the car and EVSE. The tiles are easy to swap out, and I typically do it for a different look when I pull them out to clean the tiles and floor underneath once a year. Rest of the year, water and dirt falls under the tiles so I don't need to regularly clean anything, although dirty snow crud does leave a visible layer that comes off when I pressure wash them in the Spring. It just doesn't look as good for those few months of Winter. If I were to do it again, I would probably get the dark gray "graphite" tiles for the floor--I think any crud would just blend with that.

I was looking at the tiles that allow water and dirt to fall through, but was wondering how well tool chests and other smaller wheeled cabinets and things would roll across them. Not sure how big the gaps and ridges are on those types of tiles.

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