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Will this flooring retain moisture? Looking for use in the food industry in washdown areas.
Our 3/8" Heavy Duty Rubber Rolls won't retain any moisture. If using these in a washdown area, we would recommend using our Rubber Floor Finish and Sealer to help keep water from getting under the rolls. We would also suggest in conjunction to using our Seam Sealer glue. This will help create a water-tight floor.
Was this helpful?Can you slide weighted sled on this flooring?
You can slide a weighted sled on our 3/8" Heavy Duty Rubber Rolls and all of our rubber rolls. The skis either need to be plastic or have some felt or carpet under them to ensure the sled slides.
Was this helpful?We are looking into installing this flooring in our dog boarding facility. We will be using a floor scrubber with a cleaning solution called ProVet. Will this way of cleaning maintain the floor?
We recommend testing any cleaners on a small indiscriminate area of the floor before using it across the whole floor. As long as the cleaner has no oils, it can be used on our rubber flooring without causing damage.
Was this helpful?Has anyone tried to use car jacks with this flooring?
With success, we have had customers use car jacks on our 3/8" Heavy Duty Rubber Rolls. Depending on how long there is weight on the car jack, there is potential for an imprint of the jack to show permanently.
Was this helpful?Is this rubber roll oil resistant?
Our 3/8" Heavy Duty Rubber Rolls and all of our recycled rubber products are not oil resistant. Engine oil and even cooking oil can, over time, break down the binder in the flooring, causing it to disintegrate over time. If oil will be present in the area where these rubber rolls will be installed, we recommend sealing the flooring or placing mats where the oil may interact with the floor.
Was this helpful?want to cover carpet with a hard surface to enable my mobility equipment (EZ stand patient lift with castor wheels) to roll easily. Is this appropriate?
Our 3/8" Heavy Duty rubber Rolls can be placed over 1/4" thick commercial carpet. Under our rubber flooring, we recommend that the surface underneath be flat and solid. The only surfaces we don't recommend placing rubber flooring over are vinyl and plush carpets.
Was this helpful?Can the 3/8 rubber flooring be placed directly on luxury vinyl plank flooring (floating lock in planks)? Or does the flooring need to be removed and the rubber placed directly on the concrete?
Our 3/8" Heavy Duty Rubber Rolls can be installed over most floors without damaging them. If there is concern that the rubber will damage the flooring, we recommend placing a plastic sheet between the rubber and the floor.
Was this helpful?Will the double-sided tape ruin hardwood flooring? Do I definitely need adhesive over hardwood? Thanks!
When installing our 3/8" Heavy Duty Rubber Rolls, double-sided tape or glue is typically not needed for most residential gyms. If you have to use double-sided tape, there may be some residue left behind if you were to remove the tape. This can be removed with some Goo-Gone.
Was this helpful?Do you have 5' rolls? I need to cover an area 10' x 13'6" and would prefer not to have seams?
Currently, our 3/8" Heavy Duty Rubber Rolls come 4' wide, as well as our other standard rubber roll products.
Was this helpful?We want to purchase flooring for an irregularly shaped room with a sealed cement floor. We want the flooring to cover an approximately 8 x 12-foot area (it would not go all the way to the wall). If the mat is rolled out over the floor, will it slip with activities like plyometrics? Also, is this material safe for babies/young children to sit/play on? Thank you!!
Our 3/8" Heavy Duty Rubber Rolls are pretty heavy, so it is pretty tough to move them, but there are certain exercises that could move them. Most Plyometric exercises won't cause the flooring to move. If, for some reason, the rubber rolls did move, we would recommend placing some double-sided tape under the rolls to keep them in place. Our rubber flooring is safe for children and babies to sit or play on. Our rubber flooring is tested constantly to ensure that it is safe for children of all ages. If you like a copy of the testing that is performed on our rubber flooring, we recommend contacting one of our Flooring Heroes via email, chat, or phone.
Was this helpful?Are both sides of 3/8" Heavy Duty Rubber Rolls exactly the same, or is there a good side that should always be up?
Our 3/8" Heavy Duty Rubber Rolls do have a top and a bottom and are directional. There is a grain to the rubber, so when rolls are not facing in the same direction, they will look different. Some of our rubber rolls may have writing on the bottom, which will indicate that that is the bottom, but most don't. When you receive your rolls, when you roll them out from their rolled-up position, the rolls will roll out top side up.
Was this helpful?Can I order rolls in custom 24 ft. lengths?
Our 3/8" Heavy Duty Rubber Rolls can be ordered in any whole foot increment above 15 linear feet. So, yes, you can order custom cut rolls in 24 linear feet.
Was this helpful?Are these mats easy on knees? Tough but soft? Setting up a gym at home. Are they hard enough to set gym equipment on and soft enough to run a cardio workout session without killing joints and knees?
Our 3/8" Heavy Duty Rubber Rolls are not the easiest flooring on the knees. If you want something that will be easy on the joints and durable enough for fitness equipment, we would recommend using our Impact Rubber Rolls or our black Regrind Rolls. These floors are less dense than our mainline rubber rolls like the 3/8" Heavy Duty Rubber Rolls.
Was this helpful?Is the 3/8 inch heavy duty rubber flooring appropriate for an indoor dog run that gets a lot of sun?
Yes this would be a suitable application. Be aware that direct sunlight may cause the rolls to fade slightly over time.
Was this helpful?I am planning to installed it on my back cement patio which gets lots of direct sunlight.
Our 3/8" Heavy Duty Rubber Rolls are very durable outdoors. These rolls are made from the treads of commercial truck tires, so they would behave the same way as your car tires do in the elements. Rubber flooring is naturally mold and mildew resistant and is also very slip-resistant even when wet. The only thing you will notice is that in direct sunlight, these rolls will fade over time.
Was this helpful?We use a citrus-based cleaner for our gym equipment. Will this damage the flooring or break it down? It is not petroleum-based.
A citrus-based cleaner will not damage or breakdown our 3/8" Heavy Duty Rubber Rolls or any of our other rubber products.
Was this helpful?Can these rubber rolls be used over vinyl flooring for a gym area, or will it chemically react &/or stain?
You can install our 3/8" Heavy Duty Rubber Rolls over a luxury vinyl floor. The reason that you can install it over a luxury vinyl floor, waterproof, or rigid core floor is due to these products having a wear layer that protects the actual vinyl. If you were to install this over a standard vinyl floor, we would recommend placing a plastic sheet between the vinyl and rubber. This will help to prevent any reaction from happening between the rubber and vinyl.
Was this helpful?We ordered the 3/8" product to be installed in a yoga room that is approximately 44' x 22', and there are several seams to be treated in the space. I see previously it was recommended to use the seam glue for these. Is this different from the glue used to adhere to the substrate floor? Can the seams be welded instead?
Our 3/8" Heavy Duty Rubber Rolls can't be heat welded. If you want to seal the seams, we recommend using our Seam Sealer glue. Our Seam Sealer glue is the same type of glue that we used to glue our rubber flooring in place, polyurethane, but in a smaller format and is colored black. Our Premium Seam Sealer glue uses the same glue as our EZ Polyurethane glue. So if you wanted to use the same glue throughout your whole install, we would recommend using our EZ Polyurethane and our Premium Sealer glues.
Was this helpful?If used in a covered kennel, would the mat get hot to dogs feet? Also does it hold urine smell?
Our 3/8" Heavy Duty Rubber Rolls won't get that hot if covered and not in direct sunlight. They will actually be cooler than concrete. These rubber rolls are semi-porous and are very easy to clean. To make these rolls non-porous, we recommend using our Rubber Floor Finish and Sealer and our Seam Sealer to create a homogeneous floor. The sealer will fill in the pores, and the seam sealer will keep any urine or other liquids from seeping to the subfloor below. If you don't seal the floor, a dog could urinate on the floor, and the urine would not immediately get in the pores. So if you clean up the urine pretty quickly, you can help to mitigate any issues with urine smells. If urine does get in the floor, we recommend cleaning the floor with our Rubber Floor Cleaner and Degreaser and flushing the floor with a lot of water. This will help to keep the urine smell down.
Was this helpful?Can the ⅜" Heavy Duty Rubber Roll flooring be used to drop a barbell with bumper plates? 200 pounds overhead (jerks, etc.) and 400 pounds from the hip (deadlifts).
You can drop a barbell with bumper plats on our 3/8" Heavy Duty Rubber Rolls without damaging the subfloor. This thickness is the most common thickness used in commercial gyms.
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