Non-black rubber gym floor mats - any leads

[Adam2]

So we now have porcelain tiles laid in the gym/study and need some decent floor protection under the equipment. Concern is mainly the weight rack and free weights that could accidentally be dropped. Am thinking 12-18mm dense rubber mats - of which there are many, if you like black or black with a colour speckle! That's not acceptable to the boss lady so looing at something in a colour - maybe blue. Not having much luck with this - came across some foam options but these won't do much I think to help impact resistance.

 

Something like this could be OK - but would prefer less joins as these are 50cmx50cm

 

An option I guess could be getting the cheapest dense black rubber matting and covering with a coloured layer and using an edge like this

 

Any ideas appreciated 🙂

 

[SteamyTea]

I just did a search

 

X rubber gym mats

 

where X is the colour.

 

(expletive deleted)ing loads.

[Adam2]

Thanks @SteamyTea - Yes I've done plenty of searches. While you may get a lot of results you don't get many of what I am looking for unfortunately. Lots of black with blue flecks and lots of EVA foam and lots of smaller sizes. BUT tadaaa I did find Cannons seem to have something suitable in light grey which might be OK 🙂  shame the sloped edges & corners are only available in black but this is the closest I can find in 20mm 

[SteamyTea]

If you can find latex sheet in the colour you like, you could glue that onto black mats.

[Adam2]

Yes that weas my other possibility if all else failed but I have the seal of approval on these in grey so job done - apart from moving them down 3 floors and fitting of course 🙂

 

 

[LaCurandera]

I understand mats for horse stables are regularly used for gym mats (and come in colours)

E.g. https://www.gym-flooring.com/products/rubber-stable-mats-for-horses

[saveasteading]

https://www.gerflor.co.uk/search-professional.html?search=gym

 

But I doubt they would be interested in domestic size orders.  They supplied the London Olympics,

You can always ask.

[SteamyTea]

@Adam2

 

Just a thought, you don't have underfloor heating in the gym do you?

[Adam2]

16 hours ago, SteamyTea said:

@Adam2

 

Just a thought, you don't have underfloor heating in the gym do you?

Yes I do which I know is of course far from ideal. The floor area is 40% for my study section and 60% for the gym area so partly uncovered - there are 2 UFH circuits in this room  so maybe will turn off the circuit under the mats. Don't need a lot of heating in that room really.

[JOE187]

https://www.jaymart.co.uk/  offer a good service very knowlegable. 

[Adam2]

1 hour ago, JOE187 said:

https://www.jaymart.co.uk/  offer a good service very knowlegable. 

Thanks hadn't found them before. I see they do coir mats in a range if colours which is great news!