Home gym tile flooring

[nick-flanders]

Hey everyone, I am looking to build a 11x16 area in my basement for some workout equipment and need advice on flooring. The current floor is just concrete in decent condition. I am looking for something rubber like in texture and something that won't come apart if we do any fast motions. I'd love swisstrax rubbertrax but I'm not sure if it's in the budget. Any suggestions?

 

[adamgayton81]

I used horse stall mats for mine, very cost effective for the size and very durable. You might can even check with any local stalls to see if they are changing theirs out and may be able to grab their old ones at a very reasonable price.


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[Armorpoxy]

Contact us directly please at below, most likely we would have our industrial grade www.supratile.com in our Overstock/discounted section.

 

[Shootinok]

I finished a room for my wife a few years back and got some commercial grade rubber floor from a floor contractor. Same stuff they used in a school gym weight room. It was expensive and its just not that user friendly. No matter how clean you try to make it the black rubber just looks kind of dingy.
The tractor supply stall mats are very similar material. I have one in my shop and it was a fraction of the cost for what looks like the same rubber.

 

[Garage Flooring]

Hey everyone, I am looking to build a 11x16 area in my basement for some workout equipment and need advice on flooring. The current floor is just concrete in decent condition. I am looking for something rubber like in texture and something that won't come apart if we do any fast motions. I'd love swisstrax rubbertrax but I'm not sure if it's in the budget. Any suggestions?

Norsk-tile is good for a multi-purpose floor. There are 24" square rubber tiles on the market that lock together as well -- but yes they stink.

 

[Shea]

Yes, the inexpensive rubber mats can stink, but they do work. We did an article about gym flooring options for a garage/basement that should help with some info.

http://allgaragefloors.com/best-gym-flooring-for-garage/

 

[Justind97]

I used some heavy rubber mats that I bought at Lowes. I think they're 30"x60", $30 each, and they probably weigh about 25-35 lbs each. They're not cheap, but at 3/4" thick, they do not move one bit when lifting.
They stunk like hell for about 6 weeks. I'm thinking of adding a few more now to put in a squat rack.

Your area you would need 12 of them.

 

[nick-flanders]

I know a mat makes sinse but I'm really looking for a tile solution. I have a few samples of Supra tile and Norsk coming. Hopefully the wife likes some of these!

 

[Swissfloors]

Hi Nick, Just saw this post. We have a few different products made from rubber under the brands Floortrax, Sportrax or Ribtrax. All these products were developed and tested by independent laboratories and are made out of recycled rubber and plastic. This is what i would suggest using. We have some new stuff on clearance that i can offer you at a very competitive rate. Is there moisture in the basement? If so i would suggest using either the Ribtrax or Sportrax to help allow any moisture to evaporate. The tiles will hold together quite well. Send me a message in reply and i can get you a quote.

 

[Swissfloors]

Nick,

I forgot to mention that US Rubber makes a lot of the rolled rubber, used in CrossFit Gyms, and we have some extra 1/4" in stock that we used for a job in the past. This comes from US Rubber and we could give you cost on this to sell it. It is new product just not something we use on a regular basis. Here again if you have moisture issues then i still suggest using a perforated tile. Good luck

 

[HoosierBuddy]

I picked up some a few year's ago at the local sporting goods store. No idea what the brand was, but it is 2 X 2 interlocking, rubberized tiles that lock in using "puzzle" type edges. It has held up well. Came from Dunham's Sports, if you happen to have one.

I highly recommend this type of floor over concrete for working out. It gives a decent cushion when doing dumbbell lunges. It protects the concrete from dropped plates. Just a very nice (cheap) upgrade over bare concrete floors.

Phil

 

[rsanter]

I used horse stall mats for mine, very cost effective for the size and very durable. You might can even check with any local stalls to see if they are changing theirs out and may be able to grab their old ones at a very reasonable price.


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This.
Horse or cow,stall mats.
Cheap and very durable