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Can you give me advice on how to thoroughly clean the floors? Ours is showing dust and wear patterns that we cannot get to look clean.
When cleaning our 8mm Strong Rubber Tiles, we recommend cleaning them with a mild soap and water solution with a synthetic mop head. You can vacuum up any large dirt and debris with a brushless vacuum. If you have a vacuum with a brush, just turn the brush option off is you have the ability to or use the hose attachments. The best way to keep any of our rubber flooring products looking great is to use our Rubber Floor Cleaner and Degreaser and our Rubber Floor Finish and Sealer. Since most rubber flooring is mostly black, footprints, dust, and powders will show quite visibly. With our Rubber Floor Finish and Sealer, you will be able to keep those from showing as much. To apply our Rubber Floor Finish and Sealer, you will want to follow the instructions on the bottle. You will only want to use mild soap and water solutions when mopping the floor. When the sealer is ready to be reapplied, you will need to remove the sealer with our Rubber Floor Cleaner and Degreaser and then reapply per the instructions.
Was this helpful?How well does your rubberized flooring hold up to ice skates?
Our 8mm Strong Rubber Tiles have been used as flooring in ice skating rinks, but are not a durable as our vulcanized tiles. Examples of vulcanized tiles are our Rubber Gym Tiles. These tiles are more durable and are stronger, ensuring a longer-lasting product when the metal blades of ice skates are on them.
Was this helpful?Can you install these over carpeting?
Our 8mm Strong Rubber Tiles can be installed over carpet. We recommend installing it over commercial-grade carpet as this type of carpet is flat and will not create tripping hazards due to tile separation. You can install these tiles over plush, thick pad residential carpet, but there is potential for the tiles to separate due to the pad depressing. This, in turn, could create a tripping hazard.
Was this helpful?Does the 8mm flooring for a home gym have to go wall-to-wall or can it be used for a 12'x12' "mat"? The room is very large, and we do not need it all to be covered.
You can install our 8mm Strong Rubber Tiles as a mat or as a whole floor. The tiles interlock together, and due to the weight of all the tiles interlocked together, the flooring will not move when in use. If for some reason the tiles did move when not installed wall-to-wall, recommend placing some double-sided tape or glue around the edge of the mat.
Was this helpful?We have 8mm black tiles, and they look great. Boxers sweat profusely! We need recommendations for cleaning and disinfecting.
You can easily clean our 8mm Strong Rubber Tiles with a mild soap and water solution or our Rubber Floor Cleaner and Degreaser. You would just sweep or vacuum any large dirt and debris and then mop the floor with a mop that has a synthetic mop head. To disinfect these tiles, we recommend using our Gym Cleaner / Disinfectant. This will help to keep any harmful microbes at bay. To further aid in cleaning and disinfecting, we recommend using our Rubber Floor Finish and Sealer. This will help to seal up the small pores found in our flooring and preventing dirt and bacteria from getting caught in them. If you use this, you will want to clean the floor with mild soap and water, as the Rubber Floor Cleaner and Degreaser will strip the sealer off the floor.
Was this helpful?We want to update our small fitness center at our school. Will the 8mm rubber tiles be the best option for a school fitness center? It is used for personal training time as well as physical fitness during gym class. The class sizes are no more than 10-15 at a time and not used every period.
Our 8mm Strong Rubber Tiles will work great in any commercial environment and would be perfect for a school fitness center. The tiles are 1mm thinner than the standard 3/8" floors seen at most gyms. So they will provide you with the same great qualities as their thicker cousins at a better price.
Was this helpful?I have a round room that I would like to cover the floor with 8mm Strong Rubber tiles. Can you cut a group of tiles so that I can install them into my round room. The room is twelve feet in diameter. What would be the cost for tiles and the cutting for a round room?
You can easily cut our 8mm Strong Rubber Tiles with a sharp utility knife and a tool to keep your cuts straight. These tiles cut as easy as a warm butter knife cuts butter.
Was this helpful?Would the 8mm Strong Rubber Tiles be suitable for exercises such as lunges, squats, burpees and jump rope? I need an anti-slip surface and some shock absorption.
Our 8mm Strong Rubber Tiles can be used for all types of exercises and have been used as flooring in both commercial and residential gyms. These tiles will provide a very slip resistant surface to work out on even when wet and are shock absorbent. With certain exercises, there is potential for the tiles to pop out of place. If you run into this, you can use some double-sided tape in the areas that have this issue.
Was this helpful?What is the maximum pounds per square foot allowed on the rubber tiles to hold up?
At a static load rate of 1000 pounds per square inch, these tile depressed less than .020 inches. So they will be able to withstand a good deal of weight before they indent.
Was this helpful?What is your suggestion for a rubber flooring for outside use? Children will be playing on this floor.
Our 8mm Strong Rubber Tiles can be used as flooring outdoors, but we would not recommend them as flooring for a playground. For playgrounds, we would recommend using one of our playground tiles. We offer a wide range of tiles, mulch, and mats that would be great for use in any type of playground. You can find these products on our playground flooring page.
Was this helpful?What is the size of the tiles?
Our 8mm Strong Rubber Tiles are 23" x 23" in size. All tiles are this size whether they are corner, border, or centers and the interlocked size is 23" x 23" as well.
Was this helpful?Do these tiles off-gas and have an odor? I want to use them in an enclosed trailer but can’t tolerate the smell of off-gassing rubber.
Our 8mm Strong Rubber Tiles do have an odor to them, but it is not as strong as most rubber floors. To help dissipate this smell, we recommend mopping the floor with a mild soap and water solution with a synthetic mop head. We would also recommend letting the flooring air dry in a well-ventilated room. You may have to do this a few times to get the smell to dissipate truly.
Was this helpful?Do these provide a slight cushion as compared to concrete flooring for workouts (p90x/insanity)?
Our 8mm Strong Rubber Tile will provide ample cushion compared to concrete when doing workouts like p90x or Insanity. Our 8mm Strong Rubber Rolls are the same flooring surface that you would find at any major gym.
Was this helpful?How do I create a "T" configuration with the 8mm strong rubber tiles? When I attach a center tile to an Edge tile to start to create the top of the "T," I get a small gap at the corner of the tile.
When installing our 8mm Strong Rubber Tiles in an odd-shaped room, we recommend using all center tiles. The reason we suggest this is that not all tiles will interlock properly with each other. Center tiles can interlock with border tiles, but they will not interlock with corner tiles properly. Due to this fact, we recommend just cutting our center tiles to fit the space so that you can get a floor that looks uniform and professional.
Was this helpful?Would this work as a dance floor to practice ballet on or other types of dance? Would it have the right amount of give/support?
Since our 8mm Strong Rubber Tiles would have superior traction, they may not be the best flooring option as the main floor for Ballet or other styles of dance. These tiles would be great as a subfloor for our standard line of dance flooring, which can be installed over these tiles. If you are looking for rubber tiles or rolls that would give you the proper controlled-slip that is needed, then some product examples that we offer are PaviGym's line of rubber tiles, our Impact Roll - Wood Series rolls, and our Impact - HD Series rolls.
Was this helpful?Any slipping/separating doing p90x on these tiles?
Our 8mm Strong Rubber Tiles will not slip or separate when doing p90x or similar types of exercises. These tiles interlock very tightly and will stay interlocked.
Was this helpful?Do you start the tile installation from the center of the room and work your way towards the walls?
If you are installing only center tiles, we recommend installing our 8mm Strong Rubber Tiles from the center of the room. If you are installing your floor with center and border tiles, we recommend starting in one corner of the room and installing in a perpendicular pattern from the starting point.
Was this helpful?We are revamping a large box truck into a tactical command post. Could get muddy and wet depending on weather. Is this a good item to put down for flooring and if so what is preferred cleaning method? How hard the tiles to cut to custom fit inside the box truck? The command post will be outfitted with chairs, conference table, computers and TV's.
Our 8mm Strong Rubber Tiles would be great as flooring in a converted large box truck. These rubber tiles are very easy to clean. For large dirt and debris, all you have to do is sweep it out of the truck. For stuck on dirt and mud, we recommend using a mild soap and water solution and a synthetic or sponge mop to clean the floor. You would then let your flooring air dry. These rubber floor tiles are very easy to cut with a sharp utility knife and straight edge. They cut as easy as cutting butter and can be made to fit any space. Furniture can be placed over these tiles without damaging them or creating indents in the floor.
Was this helpful?Would heat over 100 degrees damage the tiles? I live in Arizona, and that heat is common in the summer.
100-degree heat would not damage our 8mm Strong Rubber Tiles. These tiles are made from the same material as your car tires and can withstand extreme hot and cold without losing integrity.
Was this helpful?Do you have corner or border tiles with options for a perpendicular beveled edge? Some of our tiles will be facing out into the room.
Our 8mm Strong Rubber Tiles do not have beveled edging as an option. These tiles have a straight edge but to get a beveled edge, we recommend purchasing our Rubber Floor Ramps.
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