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How to Choose Specialty Flooring: Features & Ideas

Greatmats offers many great resources on how to choose specialty flooring product, how to install them and much more.

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How To Measure Flooring: Square Or Linear Feet & Interlock Loss

If you’re trying to determine how much flooring you’ll need for any given space, measurements are a critical component to the calculation.
How to Install Gym Floor Tiles - Based On Material

Gym floor tile installation tutorials for rubber gym flooring tiles, interlocking gym floor tiles, foam puzzle mats, plastic gym flooring, gym floor carpet tiles and artificial turf gym floor tiles.
How to Install Rubber Gym Flooring on Concrete & Other Surfaces

Learn when extra prep is required for installing rolled rubber flooring over concrete or other surfaces such as wood, carpeting, or ceramic tile - especially for garage or basement gyms.
How to Install Vinyl Gym Floor Covering

Two people can install vinyl gym floor covering over an entire gymnasium in approximately 30 minutes. Here's how.
How to Keep Foam Mats Together Without Buckling

Prevention is the best solution to foam floor buckling, but it's not the only option.
How to Clean Cheer Mats - Disinfecting and Sanitizing

Be sure to keep a vacuum on hand as will as a towel, water and mild household cleaners to keep your cheer mats in top condition.
How to Clean Horse Stall Mats - Best Methods for Disinfecting

How to disinfect and clean horse stalls and mats - A Greatmats Guide
How To Tile A Garage Floor with Plastic Garage Flooring

Discover how to tile a garage floor using snap together or puzzle style garage tiles.
How to Cut Foam Floor Tiles - Puzzle Mats - In 4 Simple Steps

Cut your foam puzzle floor mats and tiles in four easy steps using these common household tools.
How To Use Greatmats Floor Plan Designer Instructional Video

Learn how Greatmats Floor Plan Designer can take the stress out of planning complex room floor layouts.
Gym Wall Padding Installation Instructions

Installing wall padding for your gymnasium.
How to Install Interlocking Rubber Floor Tiles Over Hard Surfaces

See just how simple installation of interlocking rubber tiles can be over concrete or tile.
Raised Garage Floor Tiles Installation Video

Quick and easy instructions for installing Greatmats raised base plastic garage floor tiles.
How to Clean Rubber Flooring - 4 Easy Steps

Learn how to clean rubber flooring clean with these four simple steps.
How to Choose Garage Floor Tiles

Plastic and rubber garage floor tiles can solve virtually any garage flooring need.
How to Install Basement Carpet Tiles Modular Squares

Raised basement flooring with carpet top is easy to install.
How to Create a Custom Room Design - Greatmats Floor Planner

Greatmats flooring layout software is the best free tool for designing your interior and exterior floor.
Staylock Orange Peel Tile Over Low Pile Carpet Installation Video

StayLock Orange Peel Tiles are just as easy to install over low-pile carpeting as they are over concrete. Watch the video to see.
How to Cut Horse Stall Mats

Learn how to cut a rubber stall mat in 30 seconds with this step-by-step video tutorial.
How to Choose Turf for Playgrounds

From fall protection to comfort and style, playground turf can be the perfect solution for any playground surface.
What can we use to make our pool deck not burn feet?

Discover some pool decking options for dealing with hot decks due to intense sunlight.
How Do I Keep My Playground Surface From Getting Hot?

Greatmats has a few easy ways to keep your playground surface cool during hot summer days.
How to Install DIY Basement Flooring

DIY basement flooring installation guide, how to tips and ideas.
3 Floor Design Tools

Free flooring design help tools are a great way to plan out your new specialty flooring online.
How to use the Quick Flooring Calculator

Flooring calculator tool gives you a quick count of how much flooring you'll need to order for your install based on the area of the space.
How to Cut Rubber Flooring, Vinyl and Plastic Floor Tiles and More

How to cut rubber flooring. How to cut vinyl flooring. How to cut plastic floor tiles. How to cut foam flooring.
How to Buy Rubber Flooring - Sheet, Mat & Tile

Learn all of the resources at your fingertips while you enter the process of buying rubber flooring.
How to Disinfect Dog Kennel Flooring

Greatmats flooring guide for disinfecting dog area flooring rolls and tiles.
How to Install Home Gym High Density Foam Mats Over Concrete

Quick and easy instructions for installing interlocking high density foam Home Gym Mats Pebble Tiles over concrete from Greatmats.
Glue Down Flooring vs. Dry Lay Flooring - Rubber, Foam, Plastic

Learn the right times for dry laid and glued down specialty flooring.
Installing Puzzle Carpet Squares Over Concrete

Install Royal Interlocking Puzzle Carpet Tiles over concrete in a flash with no fuss.
How to Install Foam Tiles - Easy Installation over Hard Floors

Installing Greatmats Interlocking Foam Mats is as easy as putting together a child's puzzle.
How to Buy Patio Tiles - Greatmats Purchasing Guide

Greatmats offers and easy guide to buying patio tiles.
Ergonomic Flooring - Choosing the best ergonomic floor mats

Determine the most important features of ergonomic floor mats based on where they'll be used.
How to clean deck tiles of different material types

How do you clean deck tiles you ask? Greatmats explains how to clean deck tiles made of four popular material types.
How to Make a Padded Room - DIY Wall Padding and Floors

Proper wall padding and padded flooring can make all the difference in creating a safe padded room.
How to Install Foam Floor Tiles, Mats and Rolls

Tips for installing foam flooring of all kinds including interlocking tiles, folding mats and roll out mats.
How to Buy Interlocking Foam Flooring Tiles

Greatmats will guide you through every step of the process of purchasing the best interlocking foam floors and squares.
How To Install Foam Floor Tiles - Wood Grain over Concrete

Wood Grain Foam Tile Installation over Concrete is easier than putting together kids puzzle.
How to Clean Rubber Floor Mats and Rubber Flooring Rolls

How to clean rubber floor mats and rolls and how to install information.
How to Install Rubber Flooring Rolls over Tile or Concrete

Learn how to install rolled rubber flooring over floor tiles, concrete and other hard surfaces.
Tips For Choosing And Purchasing Artificial Grass

Greatmats offers dozens of the top artificial grass products available and is happy to help you find the right one for you.
What Size of Ground Protection Mat Do I Need?

Greatmats' guide to ground protection mat sizing.
How to Clean EVA Foam Tiles or Mats and Vinyl Covered Gym Mats

Greatmats answers the question of - How do you clean foam mats or tiles? Greatmats tutorial offers tips on cleaning both interlocking EVA foam mats, tiles & vinyl covered gym exercise mats.
How to Use The Virtual Room Visualizer Tool

See what different flooring options look like in your room before you purchase with Greatmats free online Room Visualizer tool.
How to Choose Dog Agility Turf

Greatmats offers a guide to dog agility artificial turf and names the four best options in the industry.
Transition Free Tile To Carpet Flooring

Get rid of those transition strips. Connect your carpeted space with smooth flooring without tools or accessories.
How to Install StayLock Playground Flooring Tiles

A hard, level surface is critical to maintaining the safety of your playground floor. Playground flooring installation doesn't have to be difficult.
How To Install StayLock Tiles Over Tile, Concrete or Carpet

Discover just how easy StayLock Floor Tiles are to install over hard surfaces with this easy installation video.
How To Cut Rubber Gym Mats and Tiles

No more figuring out how to boost your rubber mat high enough to use a power saw to cut. Just lay it over a 2x4 and use a sharp utility knife to cut rubber mats. It's simple and easy!
How to Buy Modular Flooring

Greatmats offers an concise overview on instructions for purchasing modular flooring.
PVC Tile Installation with Hidden Interlocks Made Easy

Learn how to install Greatmats HiddenLock Tiles
How to Find the Best Flooring Types
Home Dance Subfloor Installation Video

1-minute installation tutorial for Greatmats Home Dance Subfloor system.
The Best Gymnastics Mats - How to Choose

Learn the difference between the four most popular forms of gymnastics mats.
Installing StayLock Bump Top Tiles over Carpet Tutorial Video

Installing Staylock Bump Top Tile over Carpet is Quick and Easy!
BJJ Technique: How to Perform a Mount Escape with Comprido

Rodrigo Comprido and Marcelo Kropotkin demonstrate a mount escape on Greatmats Pro MMA Mats Smooth 1x2 meter mats.
How to Do Pushups with CrossFit Duluth's Dale Collison

CrossFit Duluth's Dale Collison teaches differnet pusup techniques while working out on Greatmats Sterling Sound Tiles at his Minnesota gym.
Greatmats Snap Together Flooring Tile Installation Video

Get step by step instructions on how to install Greatmats snap together tiles. Installation of these modular tiles is easy on any hard, flat surface.
Cheer Mat Connect Strips Installation Video

See just how easy it is to connect Gmats Cheerleading Mats.
How to Install Rubber Gym Flooring Tiles - ShokLok Interlocking Mats

Installing interlocking shock mats for weightlifting is easy when you use ShokLok Rubber Gym Flooring Tiles.
StayLock Bump Fatigue Mats Installation over Concrete

StayLock Bump modular athletic and fatigue flooring tiles are easy to assemble and are fantastic flooring tiles for large-scale installations.
How to Install Foam Floor Tiles - 1x1 Meter Interlocking Puzzle Mats

Learn the best way to install professional interlocking foam tiles using 1x1 meter puzzle mats over hard surfaces such as wood, concrete, or hard floor tiles.
How to Protect Vinyl Flooring from Chair Legs: Furniture Floor Protect

Make sure to protect your floors from heavy and sharp objects such as furniture.
How to Cut and Install Foam Floor Tiles - 2x2 Foam Squares

How to install 2x2 foam tiles for island and wall-to-wall installations.
Are Anti Fatigue Mats Worth It, Anti Fatigue Mats in the Workplace

Improve your health and productivity at work and home through the use of anti fatigue mats.
How to Install Interlocking Floor Mat Tiles

Greatmats offers a quick guide to install interlocking floor mats.

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