How To Layer Plywood And A Stall Mat

It is assumed the matting will be a single layer of horse stall matting.

How to layer plywood and a stall mat.

Coat the top layer of wood with linseed oil then a few coats of polyurethane. The sub floor is concrete. Measure the distance from the plywood to the edge of the osb on each side. I have basement gym and it s basically a regular stall mat over concrete.

Side by side with the plywood. First drill the screws into the 4 corners of each mat leaving about 1 from the edges. I ve considered adding plywood for a proper platform but honestly if a stall mat can handle a 2 000 pound horse i m not sure what you gain by plywood. Using a straight edge measure and mark the rubber mats.

This is much like some cf gyms ive seen. I did similar for underneath my rack except two layers of plywood under the stall mats. Two 3 4 layers of osb topped with stall mats and 3 4 maple or other hardwood ply. For a home gym over a carpeted floor put down a layer of 3 4 plywood and stall mats on top of that as discussed above regarding stall mats.

The plywood will help it feel like a solid gym floor like there s no carpet under it at all. Screw the final pieces of rubber in place. No movement no complaints. I could do a 1 2 plywood subfloor for the entire gym space for about 150 and then it would be level or i could just put anywhere from 1 2 to 1 5 only under the squat rack but i don t know how annoying that difference in elevation would be if the rest of the space is only a single layer of 3 4 stall mats from tsc.

1 point 3 years ago. High pile carpet would still be an issue but typical carpet is fine. Continue drilling screws down the length of the mat every 5 75 inches. I mean honestly i don t know but it is so damn dense i don t see feel or have any signs of it giving.

Below describes the planned construction method. Score the rubber mat with a box cutter or cut it with a reciprocating saw. The designers plan is to have the plywood be seamless and flat into the floor that is completely covered by horse stall mat.