We LOVE our greatmats!!! We had the carpet tiles in the past and after 9 years 2 kids and a total of 5 animals, it was time to replace them. We've had so many compliments on this floor! Our friends commented on how they expected the floor to be hard or cold and were so surprised when they stepped on it! It looks amazing, and helps keep our floors warm. We've had for about a month now, and so far so good. We placed slides under all the heavy furniture to prevent any tearing and limit the indentations.
Wanted to thank you for an awesome product. Very high quality tiles. Great looking and easy to install.
Will definitely be ordering again for future projects.
Attached is a photo of our new family room!
These are perfect ! Really changed our old basement into something comfortable and useable.
The dark wood grain matches our wood floor! It feels so good to walk, play on or even nap on. Installation was easy.
Great product, I have it in my studio and have loved the waterproofing on these, they clean off so easy! They are super comfortable to walk on and add some nice insulation to the room too. Really my only complaint would be the effect a lot of direct light does, bowing them slightly - but they return back to their regular flat shape when they start to cool - honestly not an issue.
Wood grain looks great too, love the medium wood color!
I wholesale cork fashion accessories at trade shows in the fashion industry. I was looking to enhance the image of my booth and make the customer experience more enjoyable with a comfortable area to stand while conducting business. I was looking for foam or rubber in a wood grain that could be easily transported and install that would accentuate my products. The solution from Greatmats was perfect.
They were very helpful when I called them and their product is perfect. So easy to install and transport. And it looks great in my booth. I have found this product to be superior to others that I have seen in use. It is more dense and will hold up better than the cheaper brands.
Has been a month since I did a ~200sqft bedroom with the 1/2-thick 2x2ft standard woodgrain foam tiles... and all seems good.
Cushioning is as hoped, and durability is good... appearance is pretty amazing, for foam tiles; you would not notice the floor as different from hardwood - until you look closely for the puzzle-edge seams, or step on it (then people are amazed that it's foam).
A few notes maybe helpful:
1) YOU CAN COLOR-MATCH: If you really want a ''seamless'' appearance (and want to spend the time) - You can usually dig through the box, as you're assembling... testing tiles and spinning them around 180-deg... until you find a very camouflaged ''color match'' (so the wood grain from ONE tile matches and aligns with the individual grains on the neighboring tile). Sometimes you can even find the piece that appears to have been cut from its neighbor, during manufacturing of the tiles (and in those cases; the puzzle-edge virtually disappears).
2) PRE-FLATTEN: There may be a very slight ''bow'' to the tile when shipped; lifting the puzzle-edges up. In those cases, you can usually pre-bend or store the tile so the bow goes the other way (keeping the puzzle-edges down, vs. lifted)... and that helps the assembly hide the puzzle edges.
3) TEMPERATURE CONTROL: I know the instructions say to leave a small (~1/8-1/4'') gap around the perimeter of the tile assembly... to allow for temperature and humidity expansion of the entire foam floor, without bowing tiles up. But (in my opinion): If you're installing in a temperature-controlled room (i.e., air conditioning... staying between ~70-80F)... vs. large, uncontrolled temperature swings (like 30F in winter and 100F in summer)... you can probably get away with ''snug'' fitting the edges of the tiles against the wall. This gently-forced fit of the tile panels also helps keep the puzzle-edge gaps snuggly closed against each other - further helping hide the seams (and there's enough flexibility in the tile to handle this tiny amount of compression - without bowing up). (And: If you're placing anything heavy on the floor - such as a dresser, night stand, etc. - that weight becomes an ''anchor'' on that spot of the tile flooring, anyway... so it can't expand... so it can't use the wall gap... so... you might as well close that gap, anyway).
4) DURABILITY: As a test, I intentionally made some ugly scars in a test tile, and force-raised the puzzle seam - then vacuumed over that area for several minutes with the vacuum beaters ON... essentially did about 5 years of vacuuming on this one spot... to see if it would survive without delaminating. By the end, I couldn't even see a difference in the top laminate, vs. before the test. So, I (personally) think the tiles do fine with light vacuuming.
5) WALL GAPS: ''shims'' can be made from the tiles - to press into minor, erroneous wall gaps (~1/4 inch or so) - by slicing off slivers from scrap tiles. While not perfect - this match of color will remove the visual gap to the base floor (and also prevent collection of dirt and dust in that gap).
6) FINISHING TRIM: The foam assembly worked well with addition of typical floor edge molding (''quarter round''; some of which are available as stick-on vinyl, now)... and transition/threshold trim (i.e., metal or wood ramp pieces, to transition between the foam tiles and neighboring carpet/tile/etc.). So, if you really prefer a professional ''finished'' look; those trim options (even temporary) work.
7) TOOLS: While people have different preferences and methods of straight edges, markers, measuring, etc... The only thing I'd suggest is; have a few blades. The razor-blade/box-cutter method is the best (scissors squish the tile, so edges are distorted), but... every 20 linear feet or so, of cutting tiles (~10 tiles) - the blade begins getting dull, so it starts to distort and warp a difficult cut. So, plan to change out blades every ~10-20 tiles or so.
8) LAYOUT: If you have a dominating traffic pattern (such as an entranceway which passes straight to another)... you may want to pre-line-up full tile panels, first, along that path. This means foot traffic will primarily only pass over the lateral seams (as the longitudinal seams are offset; to the left and right of the foot traffic). This may mean you end up having to cut more tiles (i.e., to now make manually-cut edges - along BOTH lateral walls - when the final tiles eventually reach the wall), but... the tiles are inexpensive, and this extra effort upfront may end up making the flooring last longer (as the primary foot traffic no longer catches - or sees - as many puzzle-edges).
9) FOOTERS and ''SLIDERS'': While heavy furniture did well moving across the floor with commercial ''sliders'' (the cloth-covered plates that fit under furniture legs, to allow pushing around)... the final placement of heavy furniture may benefit from using spare tiles - themselves - as the final footers and sliders. The matching color of the spare tiles, cut to the size of the feet on the furniture; not only helps disperse the weight of each leg (reducing the crushing of the base foam tile), but also camouflages with the rest of the floor, and still allows some minor sliding during furniture adjustment and cleaning.
10) PLAN FOR SPARES, on TRICKY TURNS: If you've got a really tricky nook (like: Deep in a closet, with installed footers for the shelving - or other complex counter edges, irregular corners, etc.) - where you may have to make 6-8 cuts on ONE TILE, to fit around the various structures; just plan on the first tile being scrap. Cut it to the best fit you can on the first try... then install... and see where the gaps or interferences are... then measure and mark those errors... then pull that ''beta tile'' out... and use that as a template to cut the FINAL tile.
Overall: Kaitlyn at GreatMats was VERY helpful; gave ideal samples beforehand, helped assure the shop was getting the tiles on the truck at the right time, set up the account, did quotes... pretty much from beginning to end; Kaitlyn made it all work.
I called Greatmats at the last minute to provide flooring for a 10 x 30 that I was going to participate in two weeks. The customer service agent was great telling me what was in stock and helping me get my order rushed. The boxes arrived on time for the set-up for the show.
Easy to install and looked great. Comfortable to stand on for the long hours of the show. I will be ordering more for additional booths in the future.
We used the floor tiles in a new basement bathroom designed for my husband who has disability and frequent falls. We’re happy it will be safe flooring.
I would give ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - my master used @greatmats for his school and I've always recommended them for the martial arts schools I've worked at. 👍🏼 Yes, [they are using] the grey color wood grain mats, wife and I love them.
This floor was used in our living room in an apartment to cover tiled floor with two small children, and then followed us to our first home in our basement. It was the best decision to invest into this flooring. For the cost, an area rug this large could not cover all of the area and provide such cushion and style!
This was a good product for our basement laundry area and the prices are good !!
It looked so good we went ahead and ordered another 120 sq. feet. It was easy to install and works really well on our uneven basement floor. The foam really helps cover the imperfections, plus it does provide some sound deadening in the basement laundry area.
The company is good deal with; good customer services.
I have used Greatmats foam flooring in 3 kitchens. Everyone who sees it, and then steps on it, raves about it. It looks great but, more importantly, reduces standing fatigue and joint stress. Before this floor I could not cook for more than 15 minutes. Now I can easily chop, prepare, and cook for an hour. Any spills can be cleaned up by unhooking the tiles and lifting the flooring. Highly recommend.
Great product. Perfect for our basement playroom. It looks great and is exactly what I was looking for. We used the wood look foam squares. They are soft but sturdy. Perfect for our Daughters playroom
The quality of the mats was superb. They came nicely packaged, and were easy to install.
We are so impressed with Greatmats! The mats arrived quickly, were easy to install, and the quality is amazing; the mats are thick and comfortable to walk on. We installed on a concrete basement floor, and has been transformed into a playroom our baby loves! We are ordering more to cover our entire basement. You will not be disappointed!
Update from last review. We went with same product to cover more but ordered from amazon prime. Still the same exact product from great mats but ordering from the actual company is cheaper and free shipping depending on the amount. We love the way our basement playroom is turning out! Still planning to order another 25 or so to finally finish. Can't say enough good things about Greatmats. I put pretty heavy weight on the mats and it holds up great also kids furniture and toys!
We LOVE great mats! Going to order more to cover our whole basement! Definitely recommend. Amazing product and looks just like a hard wood floor. Easy to install and lays flat. Love it!
Worked great even over apartment low pile carpet I'm not allowed to remove. Looks really nice. I'm impressed
Great flooring with insulation and cushion. Looks just like real hardwood. Perfect for garages or basements!
Great looking product with quality materials. Easy to install too!
Check out our awesome basement turned music studio for my son!!! So psyched!!
This product is amazing (wood Grain reversible foam floor). It was incredibly easy to install and I was able to do it quickly. I ordered this product for my basement as it is at risk of getting water on occasion. When the water issue finally did arise (due to a burned out sump pump) I was easily able to lift the mats, wipe them clean and reinstall. I also have a floor that isn't perfectly level and has minor imperfections. This floor floats over the top of those areas seamlessly. We are still in the process of finishing construction and the floor has held up great with us dragging materials (doors, trim, etc.) in and out of the basement. I recommend this floor to everyone. Its worth every penny. The dark color is what is installed in my basement.
great product, I use all the time for tradeshows!! also saves a ton of $$
Temporary fix in bedroom closet. Purchased a condo that had laminate floor in bedroom.
They left old carpet in closet. When I tore carpet out,
was left with concrete slab. I used wood-grain look great mat tiles
as an experiment. The extra tiles I have left from order
I will use on concrete slab in my storage cage in garage.
It works in my bedroom until I have the $ to replace
the entire floor in condo.
Just finished old basement shop into play room for grand kids. Results were awesome! Approximately 40' X 17'' room, rough install complete in under 2 hours. Took several more hours to complete the final trim and fitting around edges and doors. Grand kids love it, not cold like carpet over concrete and very forgiving when they roughhouse on the floor! Had enough left over to finish floor in basement exercise room. Love the product, and it seems durable enough for children to play on without them damaging it. Would definitely recommend this for quick and relatively inexpensive way to finish a basement floor!
I highly recommend this product! After plenty of research and going back and forth on what flooring to put in our basement, we finally decided on Greatmats. We are so glad we did! The flooring is incredibly comfortable and safe for our 3yr old. The flooring was easy to put down and it gives the room a nice finished look! Thank you greatmats for a great product and experience.
Great product! Even after standing on it for over 6 hours during a recent bridal show, my feet felt great! Lots of compliments from other suppliers too!