Customer Reviews For composite flooring at Greatmats:
Most Common Product Questions For composite flooring at Greatmats:
Hello does this product require a sub-floor or can it be used without?
This floor does not require a subfloor, and a subfloor will make the surface less hard.
Can this product be used outdoors? Does it stand up to rain? Please advise, thank you very much, Elisa...
This tile is designed for indoor use.
what tools required to cut the mat?
A sharp utility knife. One trick is to place a 2x4 ft board under the tile, after the first cut pass, which will allow the tile to bend down and open up the seam in order to make the final passes with the knife. Several passes are required to cut through the material. Check out our blog about <a href='/rubber-tiles/how-to-cut-rubber-gym-mats-in-four-easy-step.php'>cutting rubber floors</a>.
How does this mat adhere to the floor. Do you glue it down or does it just lay flat. If it just lays flat will it ever curl.
The 4x6 ft rubber mats will lay flat with no glue needed.
Can you put this mat on carpet?
The rubber tiles might stain the carpet, so we would recommend a sheet of plastic between the two. Otherwise yes, you could install these rubber floor mats on top of a flat carpeted surface.
Can I use this as basement flooring? Just lay it down next to each other?
This tile can be used on any hard flat surface, in a basement would be fine. The tiles do not have perfectly straight edges, so some gaps between the tiles maybe present.
does the mat smell? if so, how bad it is comparing to stall mats?
This rubber mat option has a very low smell.
My use would be in a woodshop to reduce fatigue. Are they a good choice for that use?
I would perhaps consider a foam tile.
Looking for a rubber floor for my home gym that I'm building. 24x30 building, would this be a good choice or what would be your best suggestion. Also going to be doing cardio on it so I'd like it too be somewhat cushioned
We would like to know more about your project. This tile would work in a home gym, we also have other types of interlocking tiles and rolls to consider.
Can this mat be used for kitchen area in front of grill or fryolator ?
Normally this product is for indoor use and not so much in a kitchen. Its for gyms or horse stalls.
If I lay this mat down in my garage, which has a cement floor, would it be safe to drop a barbell and weights onto it?
Yes this rubber flooring mat is designed for heavy weights dropping on this mat. View this <a href='/weight-room-flooring/top-five-gym-floors-for-weight-training.php'>blog</a> about other weightlifting floor options.
so the top surface is truly flat or is there some kind of pattern on the exposed surface?
The surface is very flat, no texture. We have free samples
Do you ship to Hawaii. If so, is there an extra shipping charge?
We do not ship to Hawaii. Customers are responsible for arranging shipping to a freight forwarder.
Will this mat stain or leave marks on a hardwood floor?
We recommend placing a construction paper beneath the rubber mats to help protect the hardwood floor.
I'm trying to install this in the garage, however, I do park in this garage and I'm curious as to how it'll affect overtime with the car on top of it every night. The reason why I'm asking is because I plan on having wall-squat rack in the garage and I'd rather not have an uneven surface due to the car. Any advice would be appreciated, thanks.
We do not recommend parking vehicles on rubber mats or flooring as automotive fluids can cause degradation of the rubber material. There is also significant traction between rubber tires and rubber flooring. If a tire is turned on the rubber floor, it can cause the mats to buckle due to the friction.
How is the durability of this mat in comparison to 4x6 ft 3/4 inch traditional horse stall mats?
The durability is about the same, these mats are lower smell than traditional stall mats are not re-vulcanized. The rev-ulcanized are a bit stronger, but for home use its not needed.