Engineered hardwood flooring lends a sense of strength, durability, and beauty to the interiors of many institutions. It has been a popular commercial flooring choice for centuries. With proper care, these floors can last for many years. But even the best-maintained floors can wear down over time and need reconditioning in the form of resealing.… Read More
When it comes to athletic flooring, expectations are high. Clients want safe, resilient, durable, high-performance floors for their gymnasiums, and at Sports Floors Inc., we are determined to provide products that are capable of not only meeting but exceeding those expectations. We demand quality, integrity, and accountability from our team and our services, so when… Read More
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Today’s sports world is fraught with turnover. To accurately calculate the cost of your sports surface over its life cycle depends on a combination of factors, including investments in installation and maintenance. At Sports Floors, we know that it’s hard to find a college basketball coach who stays loyal to their program when faced with… Read More
There are tremendous branding opportunities that basketball courts allow for both their teams and their sponsors. These opportunities have helped to create the spark behind a growing list of unique court designs in the NBA and NCAA, and even in high schools. Sports Floors has helped Tulane University and the Memphis Hustle of the NBA… Read More
Wood gym floors are very versatile and can host a plethora of events. However, in some cases, extra precautions need to be taken to protect the floor from damage. High heeled shoes, tables and chairs without padded legs, and podiums can scratch or dent a wood floor. Sports Floors, Inc. recommends using a gym floor… Read More
Keeping your floor clean A dirty gym floor doesn’t just look bad, it’s also hazardous for your athletes. A floor covered with dust, dirt, and debris can cause athletes to slip, twist an ankle and get seriously injured in a number of different ways. Not only that, when dirt collects on a gym floor, it… Read More
Rule 1-13-2 : Adding New Coaching Box Lines In accordance with rule 1-13-2, the coaching box shall be outlined the side of the court on which the scorer’s and timer’s table and team benches are located. The area shall be bounded by a line drawn 28 feet from the end line towards the Division line. At… Read More
Water on Your Gym Floor Hurricane Harvey brought heavy rains and flooding never seen before in Texas and the Southeast. Naturally, there is big chance that water came in to contact with your gym floor. If you suspect this may have happened, act quickly! Even if there doesn’t appear to be visible damage, water often settles… Read More
Original article at http://campusrecmag.com/what-is-damaging-your-maple-gym-floor/ Six things that could be causing damage to your maple gym floor. After performing over 200 field inspections on maple gym floors in North America over the last 20 years, a few takeaways have been the most common ways to damage your maple gym floor: Using tape for temporary markings. Using… Read More
Sanding Your Gym Floor In my opinion, the most interesting projects we get to do are sand jobs. They are usually the most drastic before and after stories that don’t involve going from a concrete slab to a wood floor (as new installs do). You see a floor go from drab, a little yellow, with… Read More
Caring for Your Wood Floor “How do I take care of my wood floor?” This is probably the question we hear the most. And it’s a good one. When this question goes un-asked, those floors almost always have problems pop up down the road – problems that could have easily been prevented with proper care… Read More