Rubber Flooring

SBR is recycled black rubber — strong, cost-effective and the right choice wherever colour does not matter or the floor is indoors.

EPDM is a coloured synthetic rubber that holds its colour under UV and resists ozone. It costs more, so it is normally used as a thin wearing layer over an SBR base rather than through the full thickness.

Thickness is not a quality grade — it is a response to load. Under weights it is about impact energy; under play equipment it is about fall height; on a walkway it is about wear and comfort.

Specifying thickness without knowing the use is how projects end up both over-priced and under-performing.

Indoors, rubber is usually loose-laid or spot-bonded over a level screed and the main concerns are flatness and joints.

Outdoors, drainage decides everything. The base has to be firm, level and free-draining so water never sits under the surface. Almost every premature outdoor failure we are asked to inspect turns out to be a drainage problem, not a material problem.