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Eric Creates a Long-Lasting Home Gym with Rubber Tiles

By Paige Cerulli

Created: Oct, 2025

Rubber tiles are a popular choice for home weight room flooring. They’re strong, durable, and capable of absorbing the shock of dropped weights. But when creating a home gym, some homeowners don’t want flooring that has to be glued to their subfloor. When Eric needed a weight room flooring product that was versatile enough to leave his subfloor untouched, he found the perfect solution at Greatmats.

How Eric Found the Ideal Home Weight Room Flooring

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When Eric planned to create a weight room in his basement, he was working with a space that was already finished with quality, desirable flooring. “My wife and I decided to turn a room that had the pool table into a home gym,” he explains. Luxury vinyl tile (LVT) was already installed in the space, and he didn’t want to choose any tiles that had to be adhered to the subfloor, which would have damaged the LVT.

He faced other challenges in finding the right gym flooring. He needed a product strong enough to withstand the significant weight of his exercise equipment, which includes a heavy weightlifting setup. Additionally, the flooring needed to be durable, and since he’d be installing it himself, he needed a DIY-friendly product.

He discovered Greatmats through an online search for gym flooring and found the perfect solution in the Action Sport Rubber Gym Tile. This rubber tile measures 1 inch thick, giving it superior shock and impact absorption that’s ideal for home gyms. The rubber squares have other desirable qualities, including slip resistance when wet and dry, plus they’re easy to install.

Most importantly, the tiles can be installed using either adhesive or dowel pins. When installed with dowel pins, there’s no need for adhesive, which helps protect the flooring beneath the tiles. He could install these tiles without gluing them to his LVT subfloor, meaning he can remove them again in the future while preserving the LVT.

Eric also paired the tiles with the Action Sport Rubber Gym Standard Reducers. These rubber ramped edges provide a smooth transition onto and off of the rubber tiles, enhancing the gym floor’s safety while also creating an aesthetically pleasing finish. Like the tiles, the ramp is slip-resistant when wet or dry, is crafted from recycled rubber, and is resistant to gouges, dents, and scratches.

“We installed it with dowels so we didn’t have to glue it to the floor,” he says of his flooring choice. “We’re very pleased with not only how the tiles look but also the ability to handle the weight of all this equipment.”

In addition to being pleased with the floor’s ability to withstand the weight of his gym equipment and its overall durability, he was very pleased with the customer service he received from Kaitlyn at Greatmats. “Customer service from Kaitlyn was excellent, and shipping was much quicker than expected,” he says. He also chose the products because of their price.

He says he would give the tiles a five-star rating, noting that the floor is “extremely durable.” While he faced challenges in having to cut the tiles at odd angles to fit the room’s layout, he completed the installation and is able to enjoy his home gym today.

Why Action Sport Rubber Gym Tiles Are an Ideal Home Weight Room Flooring

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Action Sport Rubber Gym Tiles are a popular home weight room flooring choice, and for good reason. In addition to offering multiple installation methods, like the dowel installation that he chose, these tiles bring supreme durability and strength to home gyms.

Designed to withstand daily use from moderate to extreme weight drops, these rubber tiles can withstand significant impacts and are a long-lasting investment. They feature a molded pedestal bottom base and a surface wear layer for excellent shock absorption. Additionally, the tiles offer great noise absorption, so they can contribute to a quieter and more enjoyable home or commercial gym environment.

Crafted from 88% recycled content, these tiles are an eco-friendly option. They’re available in five color fleck options, so you can choose the exact look that you want for your home gym.

Find Your Home Weight Room Flooring at Greatmats

He found the ideal home weight room flooring at Greatmats, and you can, too. Whether you’re looking for supremely strong flooring that can support and absorb the impact of dropped weights, or if you’re in a situation like his where you need flooring that you don’t have to glue down, we can help. We stock an extensive selection of products that are ideal for home weight rooms, and our customer service team is happy to help you determine which product is best for your project. Contact us today, and we’ll help you find the right solution for your needs.
Eric B.
Athens GA