Can Rubberized Flooring for a Gym Work in a Recreation Room?

An unfortunate trend in America is that families are spending less and less time together. It has to do with busier work schedules, with prolonged exposure to the internet (such as social media sites), and of course to an overall disconnect due to exhaustion and stress. If you happen to find yourself and your family in this sort of situation, a good way to break out of the rut is with the implementation of a family recreation room. However, we don’t all have very much extra room in our homes to dedicate to games and toys. For this reason many people choose to utilize or fully convert their garage, attic, patios or decks into family friendly spaces—fully equipped with Ping-Pong, Foosball,  darts, or any other number of fun recreation room games. If you’re considering setting up a game room for your family, friends, or employees then we urge you not to forget the most important part—the floor! Garages, attics, and decks often have hard and unforgiving surfaces, which can be hard on feet, ankles, and knees. Flooring for a gym tends to be made out of supple and highly resistant rubber, which makes it perfect to use in your recreation room. Sport tiles can be used to cover a large area, so the size of the space won’t be a concern.  But if you are looking for something smaller then rubber fitness mats can be strategically placed throughout the room.

• Resilient

And don’t forget, your flooring should also be durable enough to stand up against heavy foot traffic as well as heavy activity. Rubber fitness mats and interlocking tiles are designed to withstand a high amount of foot traffic, so they truly are perfectly suited for a sports and recreation environment—and much more! Recreation rooms should always include a floor that will last as long as the equipment in the area. Delicate surfaces such as carpet or hardwood floors are probably not the best choices because they could easily be damaged—such as being stained, scratched, or just fading with wear and time. Multi-purpose gym flooring will often be made with recycled materials, the main source of

which is discarded and reclaimed tires. When you consider the sort of abrasive environment that automobile tires have to withstand—constant exposure to sun, rain, snow, and uneven or harsh terrains, then it makes perfect sense why this is such a resilient and tough material.

• Economical
  Due to the use of recycled material, costs on production can be greatly reduced. Not having to treat and prepare brand new materials isn’t just environmentally friendly, but it allows production costs to be significantly lowered, which in turn are savings that get passed down directly to the consumer. Rubberized flooring for a gym or recreation room doesn’t have to break the budget! This cost effective flooring choice will leave lots left over for a few more fun games.

• Easy Maintenance
  Rubberized surfacing is easy to maintain due to its water resistant qualities. It will require little more than a broom with which to sweep off debris, and a damp mop to wipe away dirt and grime. And if you happen to employ individualized mats, these can easily be taken outside and hosed off.