Day 1:
1. Buy the materials:
1 set of foam interlocking gym mats
3x3 foot particle board or plywood (I used particle board)
1 box of vinyl or laminate flooring (I used vinyl)
2-3 bottles of liquid nails (I used 3 but probably could have gotten away with 2)
You'll also need:
Some type of saw (I used a portable circular saw).
Optionally, a sander can come in handy (any type of orbit, sheet, or hand sander is fine).
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| Good ol' Home Depot |
2. Put together your gym mat and cut the particle board to size. If your particle board is rough, you can optionally give it a quick rough sanding so it's easier to work with.
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| These will be the bottom 2 layers |
3. Apply an even layer of liquid nails to the particle board and glue on the smooth side of the gym mat.
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| This took me just over 1 bottle of liquid nails |
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| Glued together |
4. Weigh it down and let it sit for a day.
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| You can use anything to weigh it. |
Day 2:
1. Apply an even layer of liquid nails to the particle board and add on your vinyl flooring. I applied a strip of liquid nails and added one piece at a time.
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| Adding the first vinyl piece |
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| Adding the second vinyl piece |
2. Weigh it down and let it sit for a day.
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| Weighing it down again! |
Day 3:
1. Cut off all the edges to make it even, and you're done! You can optionally hand sand the edges so that they're not too sharp.
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| My vinyl pieces were initially uneven lengths because I used some extra pieces that were lying around. |
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| First edge cut |
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| All 4 edges cut |
2. Enjoy your new portable tap floor!
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| Top |
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| Bottom |
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| Side |
Here's how the sound changes as you add the layers on. Pretty cool!
