Roll-Out Mats On A Basement Slab Curl, Slide And Trap Water
Rubber surfacing that is bonded to the slab does not curl at the seams, slide under a squat rack or hold water underneath the way loose mats do. A basement in the Sault sits in clay with a spring water table, and the slab sweats in April and May. Mats on top of that trap the damp and smell by June.
Poured rubber surfacing runs wall to wall as a single piece, so there is no seam for water or dust to get under. A mop and a mild detergent is all the maintenance rubber surfacing needs. It is also warmer underfoot than bare concrete in a garage gym in January.
A Gym Floor Has To Absorb Dropped Weight And Protect The Concrete
Rubber surfacing at three-quarters of an inch takes a dropped dumbbell or a loaded bar, and the slab does not chip and the house does not ring. The recycled rubber granule is dense and the binder holds it as one mass, so the floor gives a little under the drop and comes back. Under a treadmill or a rower it kills the vibration that a bare slab passes to the room below.
A hockey training room, a physiotherapy clinic on Great Northern Road, or a studio near the Northern Community Centre all want the same thing from rubber surfacing: a floor that is quiet, grippy in a sweaty shoe, and cleaned with a mop.
What A Gym And Fitness Rubber Surfacing Job Involves In The Sault
We prepare a gym floor for rubber surfacing by grinding the slab to bare, clean concrete, removing any paint or sealer, checking that it is dry, and filling any static crack. The slab is primed, then the rubber is mixed and spread by trowel to the inches the quote promises, tight to the walls and around any posts or drains. Lines, a lifting platform in a different colour, or a logo can be troweled in at the same time.
Most home gyms in Sault Ste. Marie are a one-day pour. Feet can be on the floor the day after the pour, equipment after two or three days, and because it is indoors it can be poured earlier and later in the year than an outdoor job.