We are looking for a durable flooring for a work area which is also used for exercise bikes. Would like a flooring that can potentially be hose out, but also be soft underfoot. Rubber floors was suggested, but how easy to clean are they? The other suggestion was thicker vinyl; how water resistant is vinyl? I feel tiles are too harsh.
I'd love to hear feedback from owners of both rubber and vinyl.
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Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering  07 Sep 2011 4,605 Northern Beaches , Sydney Gold Member Re: Flooring for work area 2Aug 08, 2016 9:59 am 600 x 600mm carpeted rubber backed tiles are the way to go. I know a couple of guys who use them in their woodworking workshops and they are great. Easy on their legs and feet as they stand at a lathe , pedestal drill or saw all day, relatively easy to clean as a vacuum will get most dust and if they need a wash just take them outside and run the hose on them. Stewie 07 Sep 2011 4,605 Northern Beaches , Sydney Gold Member Re: Flooring for work area 4Aug 08, 2016 10:38 pm The ones I saw were probably a good 5mm of an industrial carpet fixed to an 8mm rubber base , so all up around 13-15mm. They seemed to lay flat on the concrete without any corner lifting even after a few years of use. I too remember el cheapo carpet tiles that were cheap but also pretty nasty. I'm unsure of the brand of them though nor what kind of carpet is on them but I think from memory they were rated as commercial so good for shops, warehouses etc where they get a lot of traffic. Stewie I ended up refusing him to pay to fix HIS mistake. I paid money to fix just one ceiling, that too was overpriced but had no choice I shared my build story on another… 2 23600 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Did you mean brick mesh as in reinforcement? What was sticky back foam? Cheers 2 9432 My building rep is an inspector , witness expert and a builder. The services that he is doing for me is helping me with my project and representing me when I need help… 6 20734 |
