For most home gyms, 20mm flooring is suitable. This will give you a cushioned, protective surface for training on and will protect both your equipment and your home's foundation.

If you're lifting particularly heavy, or plan on dropping heavy barbells on the ground, then it's a smart idea to upgrade to 30mm thickness. You'll notice how these feel sturdier under serious amounts of weight and help to soundproof your gym more effectively given the added thickness.

Yes, our flooring comes with connector pieces that slot into the edge of each tile for an even firmer hold. There's no need to glue them down; 20mm tiles weigh 17kg and 30mm tiles weigh 25.5kg, so between the sheer weight and connecting tiles your flooring won't be going anywhere once it's laid down.

To look after your gym tiles, give your floor a quick hoover to pick up any loose debris and then wipe it down with a mop, some warm water and a diluted floor cleaner. Don't use bleach or industrial cleaners. It's a good idea to limit how often you go into the gym in outside shoes, but it's not the end of the world if you do. It'll just need cleaning more regularly on account of the mud and bits of stone your shoes will track in.

20mm tiles can, while 30mm tiles tend to hold their shape year-round. In uninsulated spaces like garages or outbuildings, 20mm tiles can shrink a little in cold winters and expand back in warmer months. This is normal and won't disrupt your training.

It depends on the size of your garage. A standard single UK garage is around 5.5m × 2.5m, but sizes vary. Rather than taking the risk of guessing, use our flooring calculator above. All you need is your measurements (be as exact as possible) and it'll work out exactly how many tiles you need, including an allowance for offcuts and waste.

Rubber can have a noticeable smell when it's first delivered. This is normal and not harmful. It should fade after a few days, and if you're able to leave a door or windows open that will speed the process along further.

You'll need a Stanley knife and plenty of replacement blades. And we mean plenty: when our installers cut floor tiles, they can go through as many as one blade every three tiles.

If you are installing the flooring yourself, be precise with your measurements and don't discount the idea of using a professional installer, whether that's through us or somebody else.

Laying tiles in a brick pattern is our preferred method since it distributes where the tiles join rather than having them run in a single straight line. This makes your floor significantly more stable underfoot, not to mention it looks better.

Your walls are unlikely to be truly even. If you start at a wall that varies by 50mm from end to end, that unevenness carries through the whole floor. Starting in the middle lets you lay all your full tiles evenly first, with any cuts and discrepancies hidden at the edges where the wall covers them.

No. Prolonged exposure to the rain, direct sunlight and temperature extremes will degrade the rubber and void the warranty. Rubber gym flooring is designed for indoor use only.

We don't recommend it. Carpet is an uneven, unstable base for equipment as heavy as ours, especially when you factor in racking and re-racking a barbell against the rack.