Rubber Cal Elephant Bark Floor Mat

Build a home gym over PLUSH carpet in a few easy steps! 1. Measure room and have Home Depot cut you 1/2” plywood sheets to fit. Place directly on carpet. Allow dog to inspect. 2. Tape sheets together with extra thick black gorilla tape (add to your Amazon order!) 3. Roll out floor and push together to align. Run rolls opposite the seams of plywood. So HEAVY that I didn’t even need to tape it down. 4. Place equipment on top! You’re done! I cannot BELIEVE how much money I saved with this product. Our home gym floor is sturdy, no slip, catches weights. Haven’t tested drops over 200 lbs but very durable so far! No curling so no tripping. Sweep clean. All of this over brand new super high pile carpet. Cheaper than stall mats. Medium odor that dissipates to very low odor in a couple days. Just has a traditional gym-like smell that I very much enjoy. The smell doesn’t make it out to the hallway. Incredibly minor variation in cuts, about 1/8” in length. Seriously, save hundreds and pick this floor!

I don't often review products, but this product deserves the time it will take. I searched and compared hundreds of different brands and options for my indoor gym floor. I first bought and immediately returned the "horse stall" mats due to the smell and concern over the safety of the source of rubber (China). If you are doing an indoor gym, save yourself the time and hassle and go directly to this RubberCal product. The smell from off-gassing is significantly less and the install is significantly easier. The other recommendation I have is to go for the thinner material, which is contrary to the advice of most home gym bloggers or youtubers. The thinner (6 or 7 mm) product still lays flat and seams are not an issue with carpet tape. It also makes the cutting and install much, much easier. I took out my carpet and left the padding, then put down the rolled rubber over the pad. Perfect balance of cushioning and firmness for a variety of workouts. If you are deadlifting or dropping heavy weights, just get a thicker mat for that area. One last tip: use cheap quarter-round trip along walls to cover up cutting imperfections... you will never be able to get the mat to go perfectly along the wall, no matter how straight you cut. If you cant tuck under the existing wall trim, just add quarter-round trim. I wish I had more honest reviews when I debated for hours on which product and thickness to get. The bottom line is this: get the clean/USA-sourced rubber, opt for thinner material for ease of install, use quarter-round trim to hide imperfections of cutting along walls.

I bought this to cover the floor in my tack closet in the barn. It's perfect. It's heavy enough so that it doesn't move around and stands up to the dirt I constantly track in. So far all I have to do is sweep it off but looks like I can easily hose it down in the spring if it gets really dirty.

Flooding required I remove the flooring and carpet in my basement "creativity" room. I decided this was a better idea than more peel and stick flooring, just in case. It's certainly pricey, but if it lasts at least a decade, it'll be worth it. It's not heavy, which is great for being able to move it around while setting it up, but it's not good for it needing to lay flat. I ended up using double sided tape to stick the edges to the floor. It works... okay. When I roll my office chair around, sometimes it pushes the material up in front of the wheels, making me wish I had put tape along the centers as well, so I have to ease off. When installing, I was on my knees a lot. They ended up with black stain on them from the flooring. I haven't noticed it in a while, so I'm guessing it's remnants of the production and over time they get cleaned away. Which leads to a questions of cleaning. I'm not sure how I'm supposed to clean them. I sweep the surface from time to time, but I don't know if I could also use a damp mop, if needed, especially to help along any remaining stain that I might find on my socks. They did smell for a while. Not THAT bad, but noticeable. After about two months, I don't know what I notice it any longer. It cuts pretty easily with a shop knife, just be careful that it's laying straight when you want to cut it. I'd have loved a wider size. I may do the rest of the basement with it if it proves to be a lasting option. I'll also need to see how cold it is during the winter.

As described and works for intended purpose. I wouid purchase again.

I love this flooring! It was incredibly easy to install (we just used carpet tape on the bottom.) I ordered two 4’x10’ rolls to cover our lifting area. They are made from recycled tires and are super durable! There was almost no rubbery smell upon opening the box like I expected, which was nice. One thing I will note, they are not cut exactly the same. I know our house is old and not every room is squared, so this may have been part of our issue. There is a small gap between the baseboard and the mat, but my curtains make it barely noticeable. No biggie, I was able to get the outside edges, the obviously visible ones, squared off without any cutting and that was what was the most important! They also lined up perfectly side-by-side without any bowing in the middle. Overall, I am 100% satisfied with this purchase and I am sure our gym floors will outlast us!

It came and we installed it I our new sunroom. It is a 3 season room and so far it looks great and feels like it will work well. Had a little challenge with the order one box came UPS and the other two boxes came USPS after I called asking about the other rolls problems was fixed quickly and it arrived in a timely manor. So far the biggest draw back is it shows foot prints on the black and I have not yet tried to wipe them up so will see how that goes.

Needed 48 inches length but It's only 45 inches long even though it was sold as 2x4 foot long very disappointed rubber material looks good

I cut the 20ft section in half to make an 8x10 gym area. Small seam between the two pieces, but the materiel is square enough that I didn't bother to tape the pieces together. I'm on a tile floor over concrete. This gives a nice grippy surface to work out an, and protects the tiles.

Amazing floor mats.

Nice and thick - easy to cut with a pair of scissors. I used this as a base for my inflatable hot tub. It worked great, and I feel a lot better having this laid down instead of just putting the tub on my wood deck.

Good mat, perfect for a Gym

At least 8 years ago i started using this recycled ruber called elphant rubber and was a very good purchance.I was amazed on how strong and eaasy to install that product is. My first use was for outside porch. It does not have to be glued or tied down an stays in place. You can drop any thing on it and does not even make a mark; easy to keep clean, snow or ice does not stick to it, it does not discolor etc... My second purchace now; after 8 years is for my garage floor. IT IS STRONG !!!!!!!!!