Does anyone have a gym in their garage...or on a concrete floor elsewhere? What have you used to put on the floor? I`ve seen interlocking tiles....but not sure they`ll wear well. I`m contemplating some equestrian mats at the mo...

Something like these https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00E0M...&psc=1

Any other suggestions? Oh and the combined weight of the kit and weights is around 240kgs.

Geezer not included


 Steve.

I built a gym at the bottom of the garden and put standard wood effect laminated flooring down, works absolutely fine. I also got a couple of grey floor mats from Lidl for where I might be lying down or want to stop any slippage.

Artificial grass, but not one with a long pile as they wear badly. My nephews have laid a woven sort of artificial grass outside their pub/inn and at 5 years old it has hardly worn despite many hundreds of walkers on it every day. The artificial grass I have in my conservatory is medium pile from Carpet World and looks great and is warm and soft to walk on. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

If I put "grass" in my garage I reckon people would think I`ve lost the plot

Laminate is a good idea but ideally want something which will absorb any dropped weights...(I`ll have free weights too). Steve.

One of my elderly neighbours asked how often I had to cut the artificial grass not realising what it was ....... 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

^^^^ Haha...tidy  Steve.

Cymruambyth wrote:

Laminate is a good idea but ideally want something which will absorb any dropped weights...(I`ll have free weights too).

I use free weights too & I've not damaged the flooring as yet though the roof is a bit low and I've made a dent in that

Get a rubber mat and place it over the laminate where you are working out maybe?

Talking of height.....mine is close. Kit is 85 inches and my garage roof is 86....with a fluorescent light, right where it`s gonna sit. Probably need to move the light and may need to cut some plaster board out....just hope there`s not a joist in the way  Steve.

I had one in my garage - if I remember it was a York & in its day very expensive. It took over 3 days to assemble & was placed on a mated floor. I used it less than a dozen times in a year
Join a gym - abuse there kit & save the space for more bits for your RRS  16MY Estoril Blue SVR.............
17MY Autobiography Dynamic - Corris Grey - WOW.
14MY Autobiography Dynamic - SDV6 - Fuji White
12MY Autobiography - SDV6 - Santorini Black - Dual View - Rear Entertainment - Sunroof.
12MY Autobiography - SDV6 - Orkney Grey - awesome ;(
2005 Java Black - 4.2 V8 Supercharged First Edition- will never be forgotten ;(

My gym has proper red carpet. We don't slum it in Hertfordshire. Noisy black one

My gym is in the off topic forum, where it belongs...  2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

PEACHY wrote:

I had one in my garage - if I remember it was a York & in its day very expensive. It took over 3 days to assemble & was placed on a mated floor. I used it less than a dozen times in a year
Join a gym - abuse there kit & save the space for more bits for your RRS

I like to ride to the gym on my bike, look at the “scenery” while working out then ride home. At home I only have SWMBO to look at  Gone - 2008 Stornoway Grey RRS 2.7 TDV6
Gone - 2009 Buckingham Blue RRS 2.7 TDV6
Gone - 2010 Alaska White RRS 5.0 V8 Aspirated
Gone - 2017 Chawton White RRS 5.0 V8 Supercharged
Current - 2010 Java Black RRS 5.0 V8 Aspirated
Current- 2024 RRS P400 SE Dynamic

^^^^^^^^^ That's another advantage - call it motivation  16MY Estoril Blue SVR.............
17MY Autobiography Dynamic - Corris Grey - WOW.
14MY Autobiography Dynamic - SDV6 - Fuji White
12MY Autobiography - SDV6 - Santorini Black - Dual View - Rear Entertainment - Sunroof.
12MY Autobiography - SDV6 - Orkney Grey - awesome ;(
2005 Java Black - 4.2 V8 Supercharged First Edition- will never be forgotten ;(

BKHK wrote:

I like to ride to the gym on my bike, look at the “scenery” while working out then ride home. At home I only have SWMBO to look at

 Steve.