weight capacity of my floor?

[muscleman353]

How much can a floor withstand?I want to buy a power rack a bench and some weights.I weight like 230 right now and can squat mid 300 's so if i set up a home gym at home will i end up down at the neighbor?How much can the floor withstand in such a small surface (as of that of the power cage).We are talking about a 60 m2 apartment(small)

[twodog]

How much can a floor withstand?I want to buy a power rack a bench and some weights.I weight like 230 right now and can squat mid 300 's so if i set up a home gym at home will i end up down at the neighbor?How much can the floor withstand in such a small surface (as of that of the power cage).We are talking about a 60 m2 apartment(small)

How many people can you get in the room with you and what would they weigh. Nobody can answer for sure without knowing your construction.

You can always put some plywood down to help spread the weight, but you should know that from the answer in your other post asking the same question.

[muscleman353]

How many people can you get in the room with you and what would they weigh. Nobody can answer for sure without knowing your construction.

You can always put some plywood down to help spread the weight, but you should know that from the answer in your other post asking the same question.

Probably even 20 people in there (think about a party or something) BUT what worries me is that the area of the rack is too small

[KBKB]

You can always put some plywood down to help spread the weight, but you should know that from the answer in your other post asking the same question.

BUT what worries me is that the area of the rack is too small

Using plywood to spread the weight across more of the floor sounds like a sensible approach to me.

[muscleman353]

Using plywood to spread the weight across more of the floor sounds like a sensible approach to me.

thanks !where do i get this?

[twodog]

thanks !where do i get this?

Building supply store,

[KBKB]

thanks !where do i get this?

Assuming you live in the US, your local Home Depot or Lowes will have what you need. Otherwise, just visit a lumberyard near you.

Plywood comes in sheets that are 4 feet x 8 feet. I would get 3/4" sheets, the thickest that are commonly available. You'll have to pay a bit more for wood of decent quality and appearance.

If you finish it with polyurethane, it can be made to look pretty good. E.g. here's a small platform that I built for use with my trap bar:



Full details describing use and construction can be seen here.

[muscleman353]

Assuming you live in the US, your local Home Depot or Lowes will have what you need. Otherwise, just visit a lumberyard near you.

Plywood comes in sheets that are 4 feet x 8 feet. I would get 3/4" sheets, the thickest that are commonly available. You'll have to pay a bit more for wood of decent quality and appearance.

If you finish it with polyurethane, it can be made to look pretty good. E.g. here's a small platform that I built for use with my trap bar:



Full details describing use and construction can be seen here.

woww thats perfect!
so i can do my deadlifts there with this?nice!
is there any chance it will eventually break?seems pretty thick though..

[KBKB]

woww thats perfect!
so i can do my deadlifts there with this?nice!
is there any chance it will eventually break?seems pretty thick though..

I use that platform for doing deficit deadlifts. I stand on the platform to give me a greater range of motion when using 45lb plates.

It's four pieces of 3/4" oak plywood that have been glued and screwed together and then finished with a floor grade polyurethane.

You could build a similar, but much larger platform for doing regular deadlifts. Such a platform might consist of two sheets of 4'x8'x3/4" plywood placed side by side with another two sheets of plywood placed crosswise on top. You could then run a single sheet of plywood down the middle atop the bottom two layers and place 3/4" stall mats at the side. This would give you an 8'x8' platform upon which you could place your rack. It should do a very good job of distributing the weight of whatever is placed on top of it.

[MMAer]

Your flooring will be stronger in a corner, strongest at an outside wall.

Also, make sure I don't live below you please.