Rubber flooring for a home gym

Alkers

We've got a fairly decent home gym set-up in a spare room at home but there is marble tiles on the floor which are hard on the body when doing floor exercises and very loud when moving around weights, not to mention them getting damaged.

Anyone got any recommendations for what we could use to cover the floor, cost is a bit of an issue though, cheap and cheerful ftw!

JJayoo

Cow mats would be a good option.

drdeadlift

how much of an area are you looking to cover?

listermint

have one of these at home

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/9061655/Trail/searchtext%3EGYM+MATS.htm


Works a charm.

Alkers

drdeadlift wrote: »

how much of an area are you looking to cover?

It's a decent enough room in fairness. Maybe the size of a double bedroom, I will measure it properly this week.

I would rather cover the whole floor and put the equipment back in on top of it but if it is too expensive I may just get some of those tile type mats for an area.

the drifter

Simona1986 wrote: »

It's a decent enough room in fairness. Maybe the size of a double bedroom, I will measure it properly this week.

I would rather cover the whole floor and put the equipment back in on top of it but if it is too expensive I may just get some of those tile type mats for an area.

Cow mats!

Go to your local co-op/ agri supplier and ask for damaged ones!!!!

i got mine for 30 euro.... you could literally drive a tractor over it and it would be fine :P

mdwexford

The 18mm gym mats here are the way to go.
They weight 40kg each and are bomb proof, 40 euros each but worth it.

http://www.abbeylawn.net/category/rubber-products/playground-gym-mats/

runawaybishop

+1 on cow mats

http://www.donedeal.ie/beefcattle-for-sale/cow-rubber-mats-best-price-in-ireland/1761371

CarrickMcJoe

Try these. www.crumbrubber.ie

They make mats from recycled tyres for playgrounds, schools etc.

Hanley

mdwexford wrote: »

The 18mm gym mats here are the way to go.
They weight 40kg each and are bomb proof, 40 euros each but worth it.

http://www.abbeylawn.net/category/rubber-products/playground-gym-mats/

runawaybishop wrote: »

+1 on cow mats

http://www.donedeal.ie/beefcattle-for-sale/cow-rubber-mats-best-price-in-ireland/1761371

Same folks in both links.

I got my mats from them. Would recommend.

phanley

runawaybishop wrote: »

+1 on cow mats

http://www.donedeal.ie/beefcattle-for-sale/cow-rubber-mats-best-price-in-ireland/1761371

Yep cow / horse matts the way to go. We have a home gym and they are far better than the ones you get in Argos. We threw those ones out

Alkers

Measured the room last night, it's 3.2m by 5.5m for about 17.6 square metres. I've fired off a few quotes there to see how much it would cost roughly. Thanks for the help so far.

Alkers

Simona1986 wrote: »

Measured the room last night, it's 3.2m by 5.5m for about 17.6 square metres. I've fired off a few quotes there to see how much it would cost roughly. Thanks for the help so far.

Was working out a bit expensive to cover the room using the cow mats so in the meantime we got a load of mats in aldi which came in around 9e /m sq. Just finished putting them down now and fairly chuffed.

Eegorbishcan

Looks impressive, well done! - are aldi selling those mats at the minute?

juke

Eegorbishcan wrote: »

are aldi selling those mats at the minute?

From last Thursday

2nd Row Donkey

Nice teddy bears

Eegorbishcan

Sh1te, just missed them! - might try that Abbeylawn place so

jester77

I have these on my home gym floor, they deliver within the EU for €16. They are decent value and click together, although it took me a good bit of effort as all pieces are not exactly equal! The only thing is they don't do custom sizes so you will have to cut them yourself for the corners, a good stanley knife does the trick. But for the price I wouldn't complain.

Alkers

jester77 wrote: »

I have these on my home gym floor, they deliver within the EU for €16. They are decent value and click together, although it took me a good bit of effort as all pieces are not exactly equal! The only thing is they don't do custom sizes so you will have to cut them yourself for the corners, a good stanley knife does the trick. But for the price I wouldn't complain.

They look good but they're €24.99 for 0.85 of a m2, the Aldi mats are €9 for a m2 so they're really good value!

mdwexford

The Aldi mats look like crappy foam to me, are they?

If so the Abbeylawn mats are in no way comparable.