Scored some rubber mat

[bluedog225]

I stumbled on a good deal on 3 rolls of 18mm rubber mat (4’x25’). They will go great in my 24’ shop.

I was wondering what I could put under it to keep it from trapping moisture. Saw this at restore. I think it is stuff they use under stucco As a rain screen. But not sure.

Does anyone recognize the material? Do you think it would work for my purposes? Or do you have other recs?

Thanks

 

[The Cobbler]

have you determined you have moisture coming thru ? I would check first by taping down a 4x4 pc of poly and see what happens

 

[bluedog225]

Agreed. No moisture coming through. The slab is voided 8” over the soil and on a hill. Just condensation from the walls and whatever I spill. Seems unwise not to have it breath.

 

[charbar]

Are you putting it down to walk on or what? I guess I'm confused on what you plan to do with it.

If that is the plan cant you just put the maroon spaghetti looking stuff on the bottom and that will keep it elevated enough to get some air under it and no condensation?

 

[bluedog225]

That’s what I’m thinking. Sorry I wasn’t clear. Below is the mat I got. Nice stuff.

Heavy as heck. 3-400 lbs per roll.

I don’t know exactly what the maroon spagetti looking stuff is or its performance characteristics. I thought someone here might recognize it so I could do some research.

It’s at Habitat Restore leading to the lack of info.

 

[Drill Sergeant Arc]

I wonder if it was industrial sound dampening material?

 

[Drill Sergeant Arc]

Which stuff is it? The material in post #1 is way different than the material in post #5.

 

[GirlnAgarage]

You could roll it out and use it as flooring if you needed a padded area like a workout or weight room. Maybe some standing mats or something. But there will be tasks you shouldn't do on it, like welding.

 

[Stuart in MN]

Which stuff is it? The material in post #1 is way different than the material in post #5.

And it's not clear what the stuff in post #5 is either. Is it sheet rubber? Can you post a picture of it unrolled a little so we can see just what it is?

 

[Half-fast eddie]

Which stuff is it? The material in post #1 is way different than the material in post #5.

The material in post 1 is what he is proposing to put under post 5 to provide an air gap.

Should work ok.

 

[bluedog225]

It’s floor mat. Like a horse stall mat. Photo below. Working directly on concrete isn’t great. Got it for a song.

 

[Drill Sergeant Arc]

Hey, I know what that stuff is. They had it on the walls of that weird hotel I stayed in . . . Never mind.

 

[racecougar]

I'd just lay the rubber directly on the slab, particularly since you've confirmed that no moisture is transmitting up from the slab.

 

[Sumboodie]

It’s floor mat. Like a horse stall mat. Photo below. Working directly on concrete isn’t great. Got it for a song.

Last I checked there's 49 states in the continent.

 

[Sumboodie]

All depends on shop use.
That stuff would be a huge fire hazard in my shop.

 

[WillyBoy]

The material in the first two pictures looks, to my tired old eyes, to be rain screen. Attached to an exterior wall to provide an air space for ventilation of the siding. I don't know how it would hold up when placed on a floor and walked on.

 

[58Yeoman]

I put a stall mat right on the concrete floor in my shop, to provide movement resistance when I remove the drive-over mower on my JD. It hasn't caused any problems, but last year I moved it to the other stall in the shop, and damn, it's heavy.