How to Install Flooring for an Exercise Room
Many exercise enthusiasts forgo their gym and health club memberships in favor of saving money and creating a gym in their home or garage. The added convenience is definitely a bonus as well. In addition to exercise gear, many look to lay rubberized flooring in their gyms to protect their joints (and the floor) from impact. For some, as exciting as undergoing the home gym project may be, installing gym flooring in the new workout space may seem daunting at first.
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Clean the area. Measure the length and width of the room where you plan on laying the new flooring. Multiply these numbers together to get the total floor area in square footage. If you're buying (or have bought) pre-cut interlocking gym flooring tiles, do the math and make sure you have enough tiles to get the job done.
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Lay the tiles out on the floor and work from the center of the floor to the walls, locking the pieces together with their edges via the tabbed attachment "teeth." If you're using a rolled rubber mat (or horse stall mats, a popular choice), roll or lay the mats from one wall to the opposite wall, starting on one side of the room and working your way to the other.
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Use the tile knife to cut away any excess lengths on any of the squares that may jut into the wall, then press the tile flush into wall and floor to ensure a snug fit. Walk across the room, stepping on all the segmented seams in the tiles to make sure they are firmly pressed down. Measure and cut out any areas on the tiles to make room for necessary fixtures such as support beams.
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Cut away any excess lengths if using rubber matting to create the floor. It may be a good idea to pre-cut the mats according to their measured size and the measured size of the exercise room. Cut away sections to accommodate support beams if necessary.
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References
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