Official Home Gym Building Thread

happysappy said:
I've been working out at home in my bedroom thats on the second floor of my house for the past year or so and the weights i'm using are increasing to the point where i'm getting increasingly scared i'm going to fall through the ceiling and then through the floor straight to china. Would this excercise mat be acceptable to protect the floorboards?

http://www.powerhouse-fitness.co.uk/bodymax-6-x-4-x-10mm-commercial-rubber-gym-mat.php

Has anyone used these mats or similar ones because i've heard they have a strong rubber smell. Does anyone know of a better alternative? I know some suggest horse stall mats but those have an even stronger smell apparently. Obviously the situation isnt ideal and i'm not going to be doing power cleans any time soon but i think if i'm carefull, buy a decent mat and lower the weight carefully it'll probably be ok. Any helps appreciated.
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the best people to ask would be the supplier you are purchasing from. even if when they do turn up and they smell. just leave the window open in that room for a few days/weeks. buy some scented candles and stuff or buy some poorboys car cleaner (smells like bubble gum) and just lightly spray it all over the mats.
 
It's been raining and I went into the garage and saw this, that's where I'm planning on putting my new gym equipment!



I looked outside the garage and this is the gap between me and the neighbours:



Below is the other side of the garage where you can see the garage is on a platform.

 
elrasho said:
That looks really good for the price, it has spotter parts too. Can you adjust these higher so I get spotting when doing bench press?
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Unfortunately, no. The spotter catchers are fixed in place.
On the bright side, the bar holders do extend to a good height and are rated for 250kg apparently.
I'm around 6',5" and they go high enough for me to squat comfortably. The catchers are maybe a little on the short side for squat safety though.

For benching, the height of the catchers means they aren't really suitable on anything but decline press.
(Btw, don't try to guess the height of the catchers from the pics. They've photoshopped the bench and the squat stands into one picture that makes the catchers look higher than they are).

A CF415 would be better, but no package deal on that :/
 
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Go with the CF475 package - Powerhouse are even offering 0% themselves!

Take your £200 as a deposit and it's just under £50 a month for 12 months. Sorted. I would get that leak looked at too :)
 
Would putting mortar across the inside of the wall stop the damn getting through? I can't get inbetween the two garages its just too narrow.
 
elrasho said:
Would putting mortar across the inside of the wall stop the damn getting through? I can't get inbetween the two garages its just too narrow.
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do you actually know where the water is coming from?

i don't know much about these things but i would ask 3 different people in the trade to have a look and give you a quote.

also ask them several questions and gauge from said questions which one actually knows what they are talking about.

damp is not good for metal plates / equipment obviously, i had to get a weatherseal for my garage door.
 
elrasho said:
Would putting mortar across the inside of the wall stop the damn getting through? I can't get inbetween the two garages its just too narrow.
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Ingress would be through standing water soaking through the concrete/existing mortar. Yes: it happens.

The best thing to do would be to agree with your neighbour to cover that part of the garages to make sure water doesn't get in there in the first place.

Second, find a very small person to paint some waterproofing compound (Wickes Water Seal or whatever an equivalent may be) across the join after applying either mortar or polymeric sealant to it.
 
I live in a flat and have a decent squat rack and Olympic weights, but for deadlifts the cast iron weights and the hardwood floor is a bit much. My biggest plates are 15kg so would it be worth me getting some Olympic sizes 20kg bumper plates to help with the noise/risk to the floor? If so where from?
 
It rained today so I went into the garage to see if the cement did it's job. I'm happy that the area at the back corner of the garage where the power rack and bench is going to go is dry:



However it looks like water has been coming through from under the garage door:



I'm thinking of getting some rubber sealant and applying it to the bottom of the garage door from the inside. So when its shut it forms a seal. Would that work? Something like this: http://www.diy.com/nav/build/insula...um-Garage-Door-Rubber-Seal-Aluminium-10908012
 
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elrasho said:
It rained today so I went into the garage to see if the cement did it's job. I'm happy that the area at the back corner of the garage where the power rack and bench is going to go is dry:


However it looks like water has been coming through from under the garage door:


I'm thinking of getting some rubber sealant and applying it to the bottom of the garage door from the inside. So when its shut it forms a seal. Would that work? Something like this: http://www.diy.com/nav/build/insula...um-Garage-Door-Rubber-Seal-Aluminium-10908012
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type this into ebay

Weather Defender Heavy Duty Garage Door Floor Seal Strip with Adhesive
 
elrasho said:
Thanks, so that goes on the floor inside the garage. Much easier to fit than the one from B&Q
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you will need a hacksaw, a large pencil or marker for the floor and one of those gun things which you put a tube of sealant into.

you clean the area with a brush.

put the rubber thing on the floor and mark on it where you need to cut bits so it can be pushed under the garage door.

cut out the bits, put in place and then shut the garage door.

now from the inside push it under the garage door so it is a slightly tight fit (not too tight).

use the marker to draw an outline from inside the garage, then open the door and draw an outline for the outside.

put sealant into the middle of said outline and then place the rubber on top.

gently press down all over the rubber strip until it's firmly stuck then shut the garage door and leave it for 24 hours.

i bought one a few weeks back, im terrible at DIY and it hasn't fixed the problem 100% but that is because i couldn't cut the left hand side of the garage door bit right, but it has made a remarkable improvement from before.

someone who is competent at DIY should be able to do a pro job of it though. i literally cannot do any DIY apart from basic IKEA furniture stuff.

that being said when i tested it out i was using a hose and aiming underneath the garage door. i shall wait for heavy downpour and see if rain can actually get into it. i dont think it will hopefully.
 
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Moving my home gym from the living room to the garden shed. The floor seems a bit flimsy in certain areas. Will rubber mats be enough or do I need to install new flooring?
 
phoenix575 said:
Moving my home gym from the living room to the garden shed. The floor seems a bit flimsy in certain areas. Will rubber mats be enough or do I need to install new flooring?
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garden shed wont have any foundations.

im not a builder or anything but i would think a decent floor would be needed on something with zero foundations.
 
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