Installing a Home-Gym Floor!

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One of our contractors, Charlie Zonko of Zonko Builders called recently to let me know that he was finishing off a room at his home and turning it into a gym.  Charlie's need for a rubber floor was simple: he needed a home gym floor which he could work out on top of as well as hold his equipment.  Charlie's bowflex is shown here to the left covered in plastic to keep out the construction dust.

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As shown in the picture below our first item to address was an area on the edge of the room that had some wood patchwork done in the existing concrete flooring.  We simply addressed this area by skimming the floor area with a product called Feather Finish by Ardex.

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Next Jason went to work installing the 24" x 24" tiles.  The interlock system is so tight that Jason actually had a hard time getting the tiles to click together without using some serious persuasion.  When the entire job was complete the tight joints made it hard to find their seams.

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Finally, I encouraged Charlie to install a sealer over his new floor to keep it from getting dirty.  This shot shows the sealer on half of the tile in order for Charlie to see how much sheen the sealer leaves on the floor.  Notice the interlock shown on all four edges of the individual tile.  Another great job by Installer Jason!

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