Setting up a gym is your goal you should first consider the flooring because it is most likely to get damaged once members start working out. it is a piece of common knowledge for gyms to have heavy machinery or equipment like treadmills, pulldowns, ellipticals, rowing machines, leg presses, exercise bikes, benches, dumbbells, weights, barbells, resistance bands, and more. When you work your muscles with weight they are likely to come down heavily on the floor when you bring it down. There are chances of high impact when you workout using these machineries which may damage the gym floor if it is not the right impact-resistant gym flooring like rubber. Free weights and heavy machines require rubber flooring with a thickness of 15mm to 30mm depending on the weight of the equipment you place on the floor. It is recommended to install a rubber floor which is of 40-60mm thickness if the weights used for lifting go over 140kg. This extra protection is required if you do not want to break your gym floor sooner than expected.
Regular floors could break due to free weights
Whether it is breaking a sweat with cardio exercise or deadlifting you will need rubber flooring to prevent damage to the gym floor. For gyms it is recommended to install rubber flooring that are between 10 and 80mm. it will be a better suggestion to look at the subflooring before deciding on the rubber thickness. Traditional flooring like concrete or flagstone is recommended ideally for gyms because wood flooring or floorboards are subjected to damage due to weights sooner. In this regard it is advised to seek expert consultancy preferably a floor seller who have done it many times in the past.
What is SPC flooring?
With advanced technology flooring types have multiplied and now we have a huge range of flooring that is made for special purposes. SPC flooring is one such flooring which is a technology marvel as it provides fantastic flooring option which is very hard to break or damage. SPC is short for stone plastic composite..
Why go for SPC?
- SPC is water resistant as it does not allow water or moisture accumulate on the surface, neither absorb water
- It is highly durable flooring and is ideally suited for high-footfall area or industrial units
- It is versatile as you can get a number of best flooring choices
- It comes in a variety of style
- It is eco-friendly
It is advised to check the internet for the various flooring and compare them before buying.
