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26th September 2005, 06:31 PM #1Deceased
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Workshop floor covering
Like most workshops the floor in my workshop is concrete which is not the most comfortable to work on for long periods. There is insufficient height in the shop to build a timber floor on top of the concrete and in periods of prolonged rain I get water seepage so any floor covering would need to be waterproof and removable.
I am looking at putting in rubber matting and in particular to foam rubber based interlocking gym mat tiles available from Clarks Rubber.
What have you done to improve your shop floor and has anyone any experience of these foam rubber mat tiles.
Peter.
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Originally Posted by Sturdee
Get lots and lots of $100 bills, throw them about willy nilly, like Scrooge Mc Duck.
Really good to walk on, good for the feet, so I'm told.
Al
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26th September 2005, 06:44 PM #3
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Originally Posted by ozwinner
Thought of making an exception with the floor and get a good but ( relative :eek: ) cheap solution for it.
Peter.
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Originally Posted by bitingmidge
Midge, your solution would never do as they don't have any toe protection. The mat tiles I am looking at are $ 10 each for 600*600 which is quite reasonable if they are suitable.
Peter.
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26th September 2005, 07:42 PM #7
Personally I use sawdust and shavings keep about 100mm all over + you don't need a broom .
Mind you I feel a lot safer now i've stopped smoking.
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26th September 2005, 07:44 PM #8
I have used old carpet in the past, good to work on.
Bit of work sweeping up fine sawdust though.
I would use it again
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26th September 2005, 07:47 PM #9
G'day Peter,
Like you, my shed has a concrete floor, and it's certainly hard on the feet. My, somewhat inelegant, solution was to buy some off-cut lengths (generally about 1.5 ~ 2m) of the rubberised mesh-like matting.
I have a few bits strategically placed, e.g. in front of the workbenches. This actually works quite well, and is easy to move if I need to.
Cheers!
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26th September 2005, 09:06 PM #10Originally Posted by Auld Bassoon
I have a similar setup with the mesh-like matting, the ones I have are interlocking, picked up when the machine shop was upgraded at work and these where discarded, I have seen them around second-hand at the odd garage sale or Trash and Treasure market at a reasonable price of a few bucks per sqr mtr. New, they are a bit more expensive, and are sold by the tile, although mine had seen better days in an industrial situation, they should last me a lifetime!...
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26th September 2005, 09:51 PM #11Banned
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Originally Posted by bitingmidge
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26th September 2005, 10:56 PM #12
G'day,
I bought one of those 40mm thick high density foam pool side beds from Clark rubber & cut it into pieces that I put where I stand at various places around the shed. It was yellow the last time I saw it. It's burried in the shavings now.
Mind you, even with all the shavings on the floor, I can still tell when I'm standing on it 'cos it makes a big differance.Cliff.
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27th September 2005, 12:27 AM #13
Peter,
my shed is not solid concrete, but concrete squares 500x500. What I did was to put down some builders plastic, then on top of that some carpet underlay and finally on top of that 12mm plywood. It works a treat as the carpet underlay has some give and this is soft on the knees and feet. I have seen this idea used on some of the WW shows on TV as well. I have also seen some people cover the garage concrete floor with 12mm plywood. Thinking of doing that for mine as well. Dropping tools with sharp edges on concrete is also a BAD idea.
Regards
Les
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27th September 2005, 01:52 AM #14
I use "Steel Blue" workboots most comforatble footwear I've ever owned, comes with a 30 day comfort garuantee. Cost about $130 a pair. They usually last me a year or more (including wearing them for firefighting)
Mick"If you need a machine today and don't buy it,
tomorrow you will have paid for it and not have it."
- Henry Ford 1938
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27th September 2005, 04:02 AM #15
Yep agree with Mick, in you're situation Sturdee a good pair of work boots(with gel inner soles?) will do a better job than mats, as they are always under you're feet and probarly cost a whole lot less too.
I go through 2-3 pairs a year at work(hostile enviroment...), have found the John Bull "trek safe" to be the best for comfort as they are lace ups not that elastic sided crap that gives you little ankle support, in your situation they'd last several years easy.....................................................................
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