I am renovating my home gym which has 2 doors and can be completely closed off from the rest of the basement. The gym has several heavy machines (treadmill, peloton, water rower, elliptical) and dumbbell rack. I wanted to replace the existing rug with the black rubber mat ala gym type but the wife/boss wants to extend the vinyl flooring throughout and then use black mats as needed. My concerns is the black rubber mat will leave stains/damage the new flooring and given the number of equipment and weights would basically cover the entire floor anyhow. Maybe EVA foam? Lastly, (link removed) says I need 3/4" but most gym tile I see is 1/2" or less. I won't be slamming weights on the ground but don't want to leave indentations, marks, etc..
Last edited by sagosto63; 06-20-22 at 08:12 PM.
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When I did the weight room in the basement I used the 12" rubber tiles, they are about 3/8" thick, and they have worked great, they allow a very custom fit and once down they have never moved. I doubt I could have gotten the wall to wall fit with the large mats.
I also see no benefit of putting down a floor and covering unless they would just be small area mats vs the entire room.
I bought similar mats (from Walmart and Harbor Freights) in Marq1's picture. However, the area in my power rack is also padded with another kitchen rubber mat (thicker and better quality) for added cushion when I squat. Working out with free weights, you really do need the mats. Otherwise, it is hard on the ankles, knees and joints. Therefore, if you have those mats, would be redundance to add new vinyl.
Currently, cheap blue carpet but it's basement so must be concrete slab. I agree too but boss wants vinyl to match the entire basement and then add mats where appropriate.
I am OK with that but given the room is 11X22 and contain numerous machines, it's mostly going to be 'mat'.
Originally Posted by Marq1
When I did the weight room in the basement I used the 12" rubber tiles, they are about 3/8" thick, and they have worked great, they allow a very custom fit and once down they have never moved. I doubt I could have gotten the wall to wall fit with the large mats.
I also see no benefit of putting down a floor and covering unless they would just be small area mats vs the entire room.
I've attached a picture of the 11X22 room but as you can see -- there's plenty of machines and weights so it will be at least 50% covered. Th boss wants the vinyl so I can't use rubber even though that makes the most sense. I can use a 3/4" EVA foam for the 'exercise' area where dumbbells will be used. I BELIEVE the 1/2" is good for 35LBS and heavy machines so I can use that for the other stuff.
Originally Posted by WRDIY
I bought similar mats (from Walmart and Harbor Freights) in Marq1's picture. However, the area in my power rack is also padded with another kitchen rubber mat (thicker and better quality) for added cushion when I squat. Working out with free weights, you really do need the mats. Otherwise, it is hard on the ankles, knees and joints. Therefore, if you have those mats, would be redundance to add new vinyl.
I am just doing dumbbells with a max of 40-50lbs. I used to heavy powerlift but mostly cardio-based Peloton type exercises now.
We had a rug in our entryway that deteriorated from getting wet from winter boots, etc. and actually adhered itself to the floor. I sort of scraped it off - took hours - and it left these dark stains. It was a Chilewich rug with rubberized bottom if that is useful. Anyway, we covered it up with another rug for a while, but now we're doing some work in the area and I'm wondering if there's something else I could do that won't be too much of an ordeal.
The entryway itself is small (4x10' or so), but it connects directly, without a threshold, to a larger area that's about 160 sq. ft. It's solid white oak and has a non-oil finish on it. Anyone have recommendations for getting the stains out? Chemical this or that? I considered sanding just this 4x10 area, maybe with a large sanding pad on a pole + my palm sander, but I would assume the transition to the rest of the adjoining room would be tricky or impossible to make look nice (?). And I actually don't know how deep the stains go, so might be unrealistic in thinking a little sanding will lift them out.
What would you do? Anything I should try first that just might make a big difference before committing to a bigger job? Maybe just cover it back up again?
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[i]^ When we first pulled up the rug, but before scraping all the rubber crud (a few yrs ago)[/i]
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[i]^ What it looks like now[/i]
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I have a bit of a unique scenario...
I just installed a brand new LVP floor over a cement subfloor in my basement. A small area. 6x6. The room is used as sort of utility room for my 220 gallon saltwater aquarium.. I have frequent spills. I know the LVP (smartcore pro from lowes) says 100% waterproof. But was thinking just to be sure maybe I would run a bead of silicone inside the joints? I'm already planning to run a rubber kickstop around the edge if the floor and seal it with silicone to prevent water entering from the outer edge. I figure if and when I need to pull up and remove the LVP it wouldn't be too hard to remove any silicone I run in the joints. The install is floating BTW and not glued down.
Is this OK to do or am I missing any big issues I'd regret?
Here's a picture of the installation as it is now.
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06-20-22, 07:45 PM
