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Gymnasium and Athletic Flooring

Gymnasium floors were traditionally made with basketball and volleyball in mind. Lately though, they’ve had to adapt to broader uses including other athletic sports like floor hockey and dance. Even communities use athletic floors for events and concerts. With all of the choices, these days it comes down to the use of the facility. Anderson Ladd, now H2I Group, will work with you to find the right type, material, and subfloor you need to create the perfect athletic space.

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Experts in Finding the Right Gym Flooring Solution

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Gymnasium flooring is typically designed and installed to meet the needs of volleyball and basketball courts. These sports generally prefer to play on a wood floor system specially designed for resilience, shock absorption, and ball bounce. This kind of floor can also protect the athlete and promote fast, high performance play. But as stated before, many modern gyms need to be more versatile. While gym floors can be designed for a specific sport to maximize performance and play, there are general use options with compromises to accommodate all users. The three most used top floors are synthetic, hardwood, and rubber.

Synthetic Gymnasium Flooring

Synthetic floors typically come in 3 different forms: pad and pour polyurethane, rubber, and vinyl, all of which offer customization of style and comfort. Pad and pours are seamless polyurethane poured over a layer of sheet rubber.  The underlying sheet rubber can be of different thickness depending on the type of facility and level of shock absorption needed. Poured urethane surfaces are good choices for outdoor and indoor track flooring. They are the most durable indoor surface with the lowest life cycle cost. 

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Hardwood Gymnasium Flooring

Wood gym floors are the most common for their basketball or volleyball court performance characteristics.  A well designed floor and sub system will provide the highest combination of shock absorption for the athlete’s joints, foot slide characteristics and highest ball bounce for fast play. Wood flooring can be customized with different subfloors and finishes, allowing you to tailor your gym to the specific use of your space. Customized graphics on top can give your space a branded finish.

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Rubber Athletic Flooring

Rubber flooring is another common type of synthetic flooring. Rubber usually comes in either rolls or tiles, depending on type of facility.  Rubber typically has better grip, preventing sliding, making it the preferred choice for a running surface. Vinyl is an option for someone looking for the look of real wood without the cost. Vinyl flooring is incredibly durable, making it a great option for areas with high traffic.

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Artificial Turf

When it comes to the perfect outdoor playing surface, sometimes you have to go inside. High-end artificial grass can feel like running, jumping, and playing on the real thing. Practice sprints in your weight room or train in your football facility during the cold months. Artificial turf is also perfect for keeping your outdoor fields in perfect condition.

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Can't decide?

Can’t decide what option is best for you? Our team of experts will walk you through the process, asking questions along the way. They are knowledgeable of  which floor type and subfloor will fit your budget, timeline, maintenance abilities, and needs. 

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Designing the Perfect Gymnasium Floor​

What can make a floor unique is the combination of sub floor, attachment, and top surface materials. The endless possibilities of combinations can be customized to meet the needs of the users. A properly designed sub floor is key to provide the safety, performance and durability required for decades of successful use. Top surface materials like maple, synthetic, rubber and others also affect safety, performance, aesthetics, maintenance and durability. While designs are limitless, your goals for the space will help us design a perfect floor for you.

Design | Build | Maintain

Design

The greatest facilities begin with the greatest designs. Let our team of experienced designers work with you or your architect to layout a facility perfect for whatever sport, or sports, you're playing.

Installation

Every piece of equipment has its own unique installation procedure, but there's no need to worry about that.We only work with experienced and certified installers with years of flooring and equipment installations.

Maintenance

Once you have a world class athletic facility you'll want to keep it that way. From parts and repairs to annual maintenance, our team will help keep your equipment running safely and smoothly.

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Bismark High School

BISMARK, NORTH DAKOTA

Bismark High School is an example of total flooring solutions. The school utilizes hardwood flooring in their gymnasium, synthetic and rubber flooring on the raised track and aerobics rooms. Anderson Ladd was also involved in the auditorium with stage flooring solutions.

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