will weights damage the floor?
735839
any weight will leave an indentation on this material, however as the weight in removed it will spring back, this may take sometime. It is important to have a solid sub floor under the mats. If you drop the weights to the floor it may still damage the sub flooring, they can withstand a limited amount. They should work well for your purposes.
735840
As others have noted, weights will likely damage the tiles. In short time, numerous permanent indentation marks were made by my dumbbells. I never toss my weights, but I'd estimate that setting weights down on the tiles that are more than 50 pounds is where damage might begin to occur. These mats are advertised as gym flooring; however, they are not suitable for a weight room. My solution was placing rubber mats on top of them. Rubber mats are much more expensive, but are what I'd recommend for somebody looking to set up a weight room.
735841
I am unsure about how much weight your weights weigh, but we had these in the garage and had several things on them; moved to another town and had them in a basement again with many shelves, kids play things, exercise equipment etc; moved one more time and didn't need them sold them at a garage sale, they still looked great and got almost what we paid for them.
735842
definitely, if put on directly. If you place the weights on something that can distribute the weight, you may be ok. I use a spare tile as a "mat" to put things on to protect the floor.
695169
No dumbbells should ever be dropped. This is what a-holes at the gym do when they want people to look at them and how much (usually not very much) they just lifted. This is dangerous, rude, and disruptive. Weights, as you can see on here, are very expensive, so why try to shorten their lives by dropping them? If you can lift the weight over your head, you can definitely lower it to the floor.The only thing worse at the gym than people who drop weights, are the gym owners and/or trainers who allow it to continue.
1391114
It doesn't seem to be a problem. It's a few inches of gap. It does not affect the bench. I will say this. It is not commercial grade gym quality bench. It can get a little wobbly when using heavy weight. I bench 225. It's great for dumbbells and the preacher curl is a huge plus but again a little wobbly with heavy weight. I find this bench to be one if best out there.
929710
I don't use any. The rack doesn't move around and if you don't slam you weights the floor won't crack. I love this rack
1921159
Not quite that low, but aren't u worried about the one end damaging the floor?
1558053
Yes, it'll decline where the bar is. The bench isn't very sturdy if you're a big person. The rack was fine. I had no issues loading up my weights.
1459646
Hi. These mats are very thin for heavy equipment. They should work as far as preventing the floor from scratching, but in my opinion, you would need a thicker mat for exercise equipment.
500358
They have plastic insert bottoms, so the metal should not touch the floor. You might be able to attach felt pads to the bottoms as well.
542004
I'm not sure that I can answer the question. It actually didn't work for me, with my back problems, it was too heavy to lift. I gave it away soon after I got it. I don't think that it scratched the floor though. It is nice though, very stable, if you are able to move it around or it stays in one place.
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I have tile flooring and there was no damage to it. Because of the footplate is made a of a heavy plastic material, I think you will be fine. Also, the footplate can be raised and placed out of the way if necessary. I purchased this product for my visiting mother-in-law. She was with us for three months and this product made all the difference in the world for her.
1666951
I have used it only on solid floors. I just tested it on my carpets, two different types, did not work. Weights would not even register.
444486
no problem on a second floor of a residence..I would put some kind of rubber mat under it to help absorb any vibrations it may cause if the weight stack is dropped. As long as the equipment is used properly it won't cause damage..as far as it crashing through your ceiling and landing in the family room...I don't see it happening.
27178
Well I weigh 238lbs and have walked on the floor with no problems. You could add some extra support to the floor.
116944
If your floor is concrete there shouldn't be a problem. I also think that floorboards with adequate covering would also work. It's a great way to work out- go ahead place the order.
1892723
Unsure of that but my husband is an electrician he weights over 200 pounds and works fine. Just don't use it on hardwood floors.
639944
I have my mat in my kitchen over hardwood floor and have had no issues with any damage to the flooring. It is a high quality mat.
512915
Yes, the weight changes when I move it. I also have uneven linoleum on certain parts of my floor though. My replacement scale has been fairly accurate on level ground. Weight only fluctuates up or down by no more than a quarter pound. So... My replacement scale is semi-accurate on a hard even surface. I can live with very small weight variations.