Gymnasium and Athletic Flooring
for K-12 Schools, Colleges, and Pro Sports Teams
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 to protect the athlete and to promote fast, high performance play.
Today, gym flooring has had to adapt to broader uses including other athletic sports like floor hockey and dance to community uses like events and concerts. Gym floors can be designed for a specific sport to maximize performance and play or for general use with compromises to accommodate all users. The sub floor, attachment, and top surface materials can vary to meet the needs of the users.
A proper 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.
Synthetic Flooring
Polyurethane, Synthetic, and Vinyl
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.
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.
Hardwood Floors for Gyms
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.
Courts for Sports
Basketball, Volleyball, and Racquetball Courts
Our team of athletic flooring experts will design your facility the best courts for sports. We make the process simple and will provide a free floor consultation. Anderson Ladd offers a variety of court surfaces from hardwood to synthetic. Our flooring specialists offer products and services for all sizes of courts from small home gyms to large professional sport team facilities.
Gym Floor Maintenance
Athletic Floor Design
Customize, design, and view your gym flooring before the construction phase begins.
Installation Service
All of our floor installations are performed by AL installers with gym flooring certifications.
Gym Floor Repair
Our repair service include spot repairs, hardwood cleaning, complete resurfacing, and total replacement.