Comments on: DIY Basement Workout Room Step 4: Getting Muddy on the Rubber Floor

By: alex

alex — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:21:21 +0000

great legs on her!

By: brian

brian — Tue, 31 May 2011 20:21:45 +0000

great site
Mrs K was my highlight and inspiration as a wife/husband team—this project is exactly what we have to do, and are worried that we will add to the value of our home.

I grew up in Andover NY,now live in MD

By: Kris Rzepkowski

Kris Rzepkowski — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:12:32 +0000

Joe,
It looks as good as the day we installed it. We’ve had a pretty harsh winter, and we have ve seen no issues whatsoever. I wouldn’t say that our basement temp swings hugely though. If this were in the garage I could see it freezing and thawing maybe. My wife trains clients on it every day, and the surface is fairly scuff resistant as well. Not 100%, but pretty good. So far, I would continue to highly recommend this product. Thanks for your comment!

By: Joe Magarac

Joe Magarac — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:28:53 +0000

Kris -

Hope you see this comment a long time after the fact. I am researching basement flooring and this Flexi-Tile seems like a great solution. But a review of a similar product at Lowe’s says that the tiles will warp and bend when the temperature changes, forcing you to reinstall the floor at every change of season. Have you had any problems like this with Flexi-Tile? Any other positive or negative impressions after 1.5 years?

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By: Kris Rzepkowski

Kris Rzepkowski — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:13:53 +0000

Hi Gary. I fished on Chautauqua Lake as a kid but haven’t been in a long time. So far I’ve been very pleased with the approach I took. The basement has been nice and warm this winter so far, and I’m confident that the material is the best to hold up to slightly damp walls every once in a while.

I thought about using construction adhesive to glue the Styrofoam insulation to the walls, but I never ended up taking that step. I don’t regret it either is it was less cost and work. The furring strips held up just fine.

Drywall is certainly an option for the ceiling, but keep in mind it makes all of the plumbing and wiring in the floor above inaccessible. In my first house I had a drywalled ceiling in the basement and ended up having to cut holes in it and patch it when we installed various things. Not the end of the world though.

Good Luck! Take lots of pictures and post them some place so I can see them.

By: Gary Madar

Gary Madar — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:47:35 +0000

Kris: Thanks for the great description of the exact project I am about to begin! I’m a fellow Western NYer living in Bemus Point on the shores of Lake Chautauqua. I intend to begin the project soon and your blog has made alot of my planning decisions easier. My home was built in ’01 on a sloped lot so only half the basement is below grade. I get no water in the basement at all but like you was concerned about whether I should stud the walls or use furring and the insulation. I’m pretty certain I will do as you did. Are there any drawbacks to using that method that you have since encountered? Did you glue the panels to the wall as well? I think I’m going to put a drywall ceiling rather than paint. Either that or I’ll hire a painter to do the ceiling. Thanks again for the great resource!