Rubber Flooring Solutions

Built for Impact. Built to Last.

Rubber flooring is no longer just for commercial weight rooms. As home gyms, workshops, and versatile garage spaces become standard in South Jordan homes, rubber has emerged as the premier choice for durability and safety. It offers a unique combination of shock absorption, slip resistance, and acoustic dampening that concrete or epoxy simply cannot match.

At South Valley Flooring, we install high-density recycled rubber surfaces that protect your subfloor from dropping weights, heavy machinery, and extreme foot traffic. Unlike the cheap, smelly mats you buy online that curl at the edges, our professional-grade rubber rolls and tiles are precision-cut, fully adhered (or tight-locked), and virtually seamless.

Why Rubber is the Ultimate Utility Floor

Rubber is an elastomer, meaning it recovers its shape after compression. This property makes it uniquely suited for:

• Home Gyms: Provides critical shock absorption for heavy deadlifts and protects your joints during high-impact cardio. It is naturally anti-microbial and non-slip, even when sweaty.
• Garages & Workshops: Resistant to oil, grease, and chemicals. Unlike cold concrete, it provides insulation, making your garage workshop comfortable year-round. Dropping a wrench on rubber is silent; dropping it on concrete is deafening.
• Playrooms: Offers a soft, safe landing spot for kids that is easy to wipe clean and essentially indestructible.

Rolls vs. Interlocking Tiles: Which is Right for You?

We help you decide based on your specific space layout and usage:

Rubber Rolls

The seamless professional look. This is what you see in commercial Gold's Gyms or Planet Fitness locations.
Advantages: Fewer seams mean fewer places for sweat or water to leak through. Lower cost per square foot for large areas.
Installation: Requires precise cutting around pillars and walls. We usually glue it down fully for a permanent install, or use double-sided tape for a semi-permanent option.

Interlocking Tiles

Puzzle-lock squares that fit together tightly.
Advantages: Easier to replace a single damaged section—just pop it out and put a new one in. Can be installed as a "floating" floor (no glue), making it great for rentals or temporary setups.
Installation: Fast and clean, but requires careful alignment to look professional. The seams are visible up close.

Choosing the Right Thickness

Don't under-spec your floor. The thickness determines the protection level:

• 1/4 Inch (6mm): Basic protection. Good for cardio areas, spin bikes, and light dumbbell work. It prevents scratches on the subfloor but offers minimal shock absorption.
• 3/8 Inch (8mm - 10mm): The Industry Standard. This is what we install in 90% of gyms. It is thick enough to protect concrete from dropped dumbbells and plates. It feels solid but forgiving.
• 1/2 Inch+ (12mm+): Extreme Duty. Required for Crossfit boxes, Olympic lifting platforms, or areas where 100lb+ weights are dropped from overhead.

The Smell Factor

One common concern is the "tire smell." Cheap rubber flooring is made using sulfur-based bonding agents that smell like a tire fire forever. We only source low-VOC, virgin or premium recycled rubber. While all rubber has a faint scent initially, our products are designed for indoor air quality compliance and become odorless within a few weeks.