Do you remember when the school gym floor had a new coat of varnish on it? It would smell, and grip your shoes so they would squeak. That floor was made of solid maple and still is the standard of excellence. The only change is that varnish is considered to be too toxic for such use and new polymer coatings are used.
Today you also have options. If the budget, or the site conditions won’t allow for solid maple there are materials that will work. Materials like solid rubber, sold vinyl, carpet, cork, and linoleum are also in use. That’s the good news. The bad news, like solid maple, they are all moisture sensitive. As a floor-covering expert, Interior Specifications will guide the specifier to the most valuable selection.
Interior Specifications, the specifier has work for several private health clubs, and designed dance floors for The Dance School of the Pacific, and, several religious centers, and the Kirov Ballet of Leningrad.
Interior Specifications, the forensic investigator has handled dozens of sports floor failures. We were brought in by 24 Fitness, Bally’s Fitness, Gold’s Gym, The City of Orange, CA, The City of Huntington Beach, CA, The City of Las Vegas, and The City of Los Angeles, for forensic investigation.
The moisture vapor under this high school sheet rubber gym floor has emulsified.
Why did this Gym Floor collapse?
Interior Specifications was a city’s consultant for this installation.
