Hi Bill. The tiles lock very well as long as the surface they are placed on is flat. They will not unlock or twist apart when the wheels of a car are turning.

Great info. I guess my only question is how well the interlocking holds and how well do the tiles hold up in your wells get turned coming in the garage? Any info or opinion in that regard?

Hello John. Thanks for the very detailed comment! There have been a lot of questions from people wanting to know what the real world experience is like with these tiles. This will definitely help readers. I think one of the keys to your successful installation was removing the high spots in the concrete. Not having a very flat surface and trying to work around high spots is what has caused the most complaints about this flooring.

I have a motorcycle with a side stand and center stand, and while I use a mat for when I placed the motorcycle on its center stand, I may not always have a mat for when I use the side stand, and it will leave a small mark on the tile from the point load of the side stand. Otherwise, when I use my QuickJacks (QJ) to lift either of my vehicles for service, I place the QJ lifting platforms on some cardboard box sides from an old refrigerator shipping box to prevent further marring the tiles.

As for water accumulation, my garage floor is slanted from its highest point at the back wall to the garage door threshold, at 2″ down over the 24′ depth of the garage. Accumulated rain water from the vehicles will pool by the garage door, and when the water evaporates, it leaves behind white residue/mineral deposits in the “grout” areas of the floor, so I mop the floor when it becomes too unsightly. When I have the opportunity, I also use my leaf blower to push the accumulated water over the threshold and out to the driveway.

Otherwise, I sweep the floor weekly to remove organic matter (i.e., pine needles, leaves, grass, etc.) as well as small stones brought-in by the tires.

So, yes, it is a little more maintenance than a concrete or epoxied floor, but it’s easier on the knees and paired with the NewAge cabinets, it completes the “man-cave” look.

Hello John. We are sorry to hear you had tile that arrived damaged. Unfortunately, damage can occur during shipping. Taking pictures of shipping damage for flooring products is much more common these days than the cost and hassle of repackaging and shipping damaged products back. When we ordered almost 500 square feet of RaceDeck tiles, there were 4 boxes of approximately 120 square feet of tile that were damaged. We took the pictures as requested and then RaceDeck shipped replacements out immediately. We didn’t feel it was an unusual request since they were not the ones responsible for damaging the tile. The shipper was. And the pictures allow the manufacturer to claim damages with the shipper so they can recoup the cost of the product. We can understand that it’s frustrating. As for disposing of your damaged tiles, we would suggest contacting your local recycling or refuse company. Many times it can be recycled. That is what we did with the damaged tiles.