Gym Flooring for Home, Garage & Commercial Gyms

Match the thickness to the heaviest thing that will hit the floor. 4–8mm rubber suits cardio machines, stretching and bodyweight training. 10–12mm suits home gyms with light dumbbells and studio classes. 16–20mm is the all-round choice for dumbbells, kettlebells and most home, garage and commercial gyms. 30mm is for deadlifts, Olympic lifting and barbells dropped from overhead. If you are between two sizes, go one step thicker. Read our gym flooring thickness guide.

For most UK home gyms, interlocking rubber tiles 16–20mm thick are the best all-rounder: they lay without glue, protect the floor from dumbbells and reduce impact noise. Choose 30mm tiles if you lift heavy barbells, a 10m rubber roll to cover a large area on a budget, or 12mm EVA foam tiles for yoga, stretching and bodyweight work. Shop home gym flooring.

Lay rubber gym tiles or rolls straight onto the concrete; no underlay or glue is needed. 16–20mm interlocking tiles handle racks, benches and dumbbells, and 30mm heavy-duty tiles protect the slab from dropped barbells. Rubber copes with the cold and damp of a garage better than foam. Shop garage gym flooring.

Rubber tiles (12–30mm) are the easiest to fit yourself, come in the thicknesses needed for lifting and can be replaced one at a time. Rubber rolls (4–12mm, 1m wide) have fewer joins and cost less per m² over large areas, but a full 10m roll weighs 47–127kg, so plan for two people. Many gyms use rolls in cardio areas and thick tiles in the free-weights zone. Shop rubber gym tiles or rubber gym flooring rolls.

At September 2026 prices, rubber rolls cost about £20–£45 per m² on a full 10m roll, or £39–£79 per metre cut to length. Rubber tiles and 17mm gym mats cost about £40–£55 per m² for 12–20mm, and 30mm heavy-duty tiles cost £75 per m² in the 1m × 1m size. 12mm EVA foam tiles cost about £21.50 per m². Delivery is free on every UK mainland order.

Multiply the room length by the width to get the area in m², then add about 5% for cuts. A 5m × 4m garage is 20m², which is 20 of our 1m × 1m tiles, 80 of the 500mm × 500mm tiles, or two 10m × 1m rolls. Use the gym flooring calculator.

Not for most home and garage gyms. Interlocking tiles and mats are loose-laid on a flat, dry, hard floor such as concrete, screed or floorboards. In busy commercial gyms, rolls are usually glued or taped at the joins so they do not creep. Add acoustic underlay only where noise matters, such as an upstairs room or a flat. Do not lay rubber over carpet for weight training.

Yes, for most home setups. Rubber flooring spreads the load and reduces impact noise; our 30mm acoustic rubber tiles, or acoustic underlay beneath tiles, give the biggest reduction. No floor covering makes a room completely soundproof, and heavy racks or dropped barbells upstairs need a floor strong enough to carry them, so check with a builder if you are unsure.

New recycled rubber has a rubbery smell. It fades over the first few weeks with ventilation, and airing the tiles or roll in a garage or open room for a few days before fitting speeds this up. EVA foam tiles have very little smell. A free sample lets you check before you order. Request free samples.

Delivery is free to UK mainland addresses with no minimum order. Orders placed before 2pm on a working day are dispatched the same day and usually arrive within 2–3 working days. Unopened flooring can be returned within 14 days of delivery. See delivery details.

Yes. Samples are free and posted to you, so you can check the thickness, grip, colour and smell in your own space before ordering. Request free gym flooring samples.