Not sure if I'm posting this in the correct section but after reading through a bunch of the articles on what type of flooring to use for my home gym it seems like horse stall mats are the best bang for your buck. The only question I have is whether they would be good for a tile floor. My basement is all tile and I'm going to be putting my power rack down there and was wondering if the horse stall mats would protect the tile from being broken underneath if I happen to drop the weight or if them breaking is just inevitable. I have a pretty decent set of interlocking puzzle mats that I was thinking of covering the tile floor with and then placing the horse stall mats on top of them for extra protection but I was just wondering if you guys think its worth it. Getting rid of the tile in the soon to be weight room is unfortunately out of the question so I was just looking for your guys opinion on whats the best option for me.
Thanks,
Nick
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Thread: Home Gym Flooring
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04-19-2014, 07:40 AM #1
Home Gym Flooring
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04-19-2014, 07:50 AM #2No brain, no gain.
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04-19-2014, 06:02 PM #3
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04-19-2014, 06:38 PM #4
The core of the matter is the quality of the tile. Poorly bedded tile or floor tile set with latex adhesive can often break just by walking on it. Otherwise, if it is a good installation then the stall mats alone will be excellent protection. A thin foam underlayment, then a layer of plywood with the mats on top would be essentially bullet proof protection.
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04-21-2014, 01:05 PM #5
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