Working Out on Interlocking Floor Tiles

[ugosplat]

Hi all,

I am interested in feedback from those who have RaceDeck or similar style floors and do CrossFit style or olympic lifting type work outs on it.

I am trying to figure out the flooring plan for my garage which I intend to use as a garage gym as well as to park cars on.

Anyone drop weights on RaceDeck or similar style flooring? Any issues doing so? I am curious if plastic floor tiles can handle absorbing the force of weight being dropped on it similar to what rubber could do.

My current thought is to have an interlocking floor tile floor and then put a rubber horse stall mat over it whenever working out. I am not sure if that is overkill or if maybe there is an option to incorporate rubber matting in with the plastic garage tiles.

Thanks

 

[dubber]

Contact Racedeck and request some samples. Then start dropping weights on them to check. I know others have used it for this application. I've always thought it would be a great application.

 

[Garage Flooring]

Hi all,

I am interested in feedback from those who have RaceDeck or similar style floors and do CrossFit style or olympic lifting type work outs on it.

I am trying to figure out the flooring plan for my garage which I intend to use as a garage gym as well as to park cars on.

Anyone drop weights on RaceDeck or similar style flooring? Any issues doing so? I am curious if plastic floor tiles can handle absorbing the force of weight being dropped on it similar to what rubber could do.

My current thought is to have an interlocking floor tile floor and then put a rubber horse stall mat over it whenever working out. I am not sure if that is overkill or if maybe there is an option to incorporate rubber matting in with the plastic garage tiles.

Thanks

Great Questions!

First of all, I would highly suggest you take a look at this video

that talks about the difference between PVC and Polypropylene. You will get a lot of 'technical jargon' to the contrary so just get a couple of samples and test it for your self. In fact, I am going to do a video on it.

The other option that is also brought up is rubber tiles. The problem with rubber tiles is they work great for a fitness area, but not for parking cars on. We sell a lot of them for garages, but exclusively for workout use.

I highly favor American made options over foreign products. That said, the best option I have seen for for a dual purpose garage is the Norsk product. They are softer than even the traditional PVC tiles and they have an Air-Dry technology that has stood the test of time. Its not the perfect product for every garage, but for a garage like yours it's what I suggest.

A second option may be some of the regrind, inexpensive product we just offered. It has some rubber tire content so its a little softer than traditional tiles but holds up well to vehicular traffic.

One last option would be using a combined method. One manufacturer has a Rubbertrax tile that interlocks with a standard PVC tile. You do the rubber in the workout area and the PVC everywhere else.

 

[ugosplat]

Justin - Thanks for the insight, your response and the videos were really useful for me.

In the PVC and Polypropylene compare video, it is mentioned that PVC is a little harder to keep clean. Does this imply they would need to be mopped instead of just being swept? Or, does it mean something else?

 

[RaceDeck1]

ugosplat - Our Sports Flooring division SnapSports, offers the most extensive line-up of modular sports flooring in the industry, including our patented ShockTower Technology systems, check it out here http://www.snapsports.com/

We sell a lot of multi-sport / multi-use facilities who use SnapSports flooring for cross-fit exercise. However, if you are going to be slamming steel weights on the floor, we would suggest rubber mats. Typically in a home, rubber and vinyl are not very popular due to the odor they emit in closed areas.

Thanks

 

[Garage Flooring]

Justin - Thanks for the insight, your response and the videos were really useful for me.

In the PVC and Polypropylene compare video, it is mentioned that PVC is a little harder to keep clean. Does this imply they would need to be mopped instead of just being swept? Or, does it mean something else?

I have a PVC floor down in my garage and I don't find it hard to keep clean at all. To Jorgen's comments, not all vinyl and rubber are the same at all. Our rubber flooring manufacturer meets the toughest standards and is FloorScore, CHPS, IPEMA, ISO 9001 and LEED accredited. We sell a lot of garage floors and well over half are Vinyl.

PVC and Polypropylene have different resistance to different things. Polypropylene does put up better with tires on lighter floors. I use Hilway Direct on mine. SO far I have only had to put it on once, at the time of install. Every once in a while I have to mop an area that water sits on etc. Otherwise I just sweep.

 

[cbracer]

Consider tuff seal tiles. That's what I'm doing in my next garage.

 

[Garage Flooring]

Consider tuff seal tiles. That's what I'm doing in my next garage.

PVC tiles, like TuffSeal (which we sell as well) are great for MultiPurpose. Our customers who use the floors for Gym or workout applications as well as parking really like the NORSK product BUT if you need the best PVC tile on the market that can be installed watertight TuffSeal is the way to go

 

[ontcanuck]

PVC tiles, like TuffSeal (which we sell as well) are great for MultiPurpose. Our customers who use the floors for Gym or workout applications as well as parking really like the NORSK product BUT if you need the best PVC tile on the market that can be installed watertight TuffSeal is the way to go

This what I used its a great product easy to install & easy to clean

 

[Garage Flooring]

This what I used its a great product easy to install & easy to clean

That is a beautiful Tuff Seal job that you got through us and we appreciate your business! If you were using it as a home gym, would you want something more forgiving?