Workout room floor
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I put horse stall mats in my basement gym, it seemed to be the most popular option that came up online and they’re great.
I ordered a couple rolls of 1/2” black rubber flooring from rubber flooring inc, put it in my self. Did the whole room. Have been really happy with it. The only thing I’d do differently is get specs of color in it so it didn’t necessarily show dust as easily. It stays pretty clean overall though.
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Rubber athletic flooring (tiles). Can loose lay them (held in place by gravity), glue them down, or get them interlocking.
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I am getting some stuff like this for my shop to put the racecars on
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I didn’t put this in but our builder did. I can’t recall the name off hand but I know I have it in some of our documents somewhere. It’s been great! They aren’t interlocking, but the type of gym flooring you’d see in an actual commercial gym. Really great stuff. I’ll look for the name tomorrow.
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@CoachHines3 mom and I just use a mattress to workout.
Im confused why there are not clothes hanging off the equipment.
I bought two 4 x 4 ft interlocking rubber mats, from this company I believe, several years ago, on which I park an Olympic barbell and weights. They delivered on time and work well.
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This is what I did. Interlocking tiles without glue. A couple of times we've gotten a little water in the basement. I pulled up the tiles let things dry out and put the tiles back. I believe I had about $1500 in this room, weights and all. IIRC, the flooring was somewhat pricey but it was worth it. (This room is approximately 4 years old.)
Its pretty easy to put down. Lots of utilities knife blades and a straight edge.
Looking to increase the flooring to include the treadmill not shown
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Horse stall mats are the best I've seen. I think they're cheaper than any "gym floor mat" you will find, and are basically indestructible. The only down sides to them:
-They don't interlock so can move a little bit over time, but they're heavy so they don't exactly slide around, and you can just push them back together if they do move a little over time.
-They're heavy and bulky. Even with two people, they're not easy to move. I think they weigh around 100lbs and are floppy.
-They smell like rubber when you first get them. I hosed mine off and scrubbed them with dish soap and left in my garage for a day or two when I got them. Still had a fairly strong rubber smell when I moved them in the house. I'd say after about two weeks I no longer noticed the smell and have never noticed it since.
If you're just going with a cardio machine or two and dumbells or "light" barbell work, the cheap interlocking stuff is probably fine. If you are thinking about doing anything like deadlifts, olympic lifts or crossfit lifts, or anything else where weight potentially "crashes" down to the ground, you'll for sure want the horse stall mats. It protects the weights as much as it protects the floor, especially if you're using iron weights. Less important if using rubber or urethane coated weights.
I built a lifting platform from 3 sheets of 3/4" plywood and 2 horse stall mats (also 3/4" thick) Once the mats were cut to size for the platform, I had some scrap left over to use for risers. I can set the weights on them to reduce range of motion, or stand on them to increase range of motion.
I built a lifting platform from 3 sheets of 3/4" plywood and 2 horse stall mats (also 3/4" thick) Once the mats were cut to size for the platform, I had some scrap left over to use for risers. I can set the weights on them to reduce range of motion, or stand on them to increase range of motion.
Oh and I forgot to mention that when cutting the horse stall mats put something like a piece of pvc or saw horse under the cut line. The mat will drape over it, opening the cut as you go. Even with a new blade you have to go over the line 3-4 times to cut all the way through. I had a scrap piece of 10" concrete form that I used for mine.
I ordered semi sponge matts down. Cut them to make them fit and it turned out perfect. Went together like a Puzzle.
