I've just moved in to a house with another purple belt from my gym, and our plan is to turn the main living room into a matted space for drilling and sparring. I was thinking of just making the mats myself, as it'd cost half the price and it's only a semi-permanent thing. I'd also want to be able to pick them up and carry them to the park for some outdoor rolls.
I'd use one 1/2' thick 8x4 OSB per mat, cutting and staggering to the size of the room, with some carpet padding and a tarp stuck to each one; then another tarp over the whole matted area.
All of the Jigsaw mats I've found in the UK so far have been upwards of 25 quid per square metre. I'd need 16 of those to fill the room, so it starts getting expensive. I gathered that making my own would be better for my wallet.
tl;dr - Does anybody else have any experiences with matting out a room in their house at low cost?
I'd use one 1/2' thick 8x4 OSB per mat, cutting and staggering to the size of the room, with some carpet padding and a tarp stuck to each one; then another tarp over the whole matted area.
All of the Jigsaw mats I've found in the UK so far have been upwards of 25 quid per square metre. I'd need 16 of those to fill the room, so it starts getting expensive. I gathered that making my own would be better for my wallet.
tl;dr - Does anybody else have any experiences with matting out a room in their house at low cost?
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