| Major Considerations when Comparing Sport Floors |
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Questions to ask when choosing a sport floor for your needs |
- Safety
- Coefficient of Friction
- Multi-purpose Applicability
- Maintenance
- Life Cycle Cost
- Durability / Preservation of Properties
- Warranty
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- New construction or renovation?
- What is the size of the area?
- Is it a multi-purpose application?
- Which sports are going to be played on it?
If more than one list sports in order of importance.
- Level of competition to be played on this floor?
Who is going to use the floor (athletes, adults, children,
teenagers, handicapped)?
- What is potentially the most abusive athletic or
non-athletic activity that the floor is going to be used
for? What will be the frequency of this activity?
- Are there special environmental conditions that need
to be dealt with?
- What is the budget?
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| Common Misconceptions When Comparing Sport Floors |
- Floors of equal thickness do not necessarily offer equal levels of shock absorption - compare shock absorption values not thickness to determine the quality of a sport floor.
- Shore A Hardness is not a measure of shock absorption, but only a measure of surface hardness - a hard surface wear layer combined with a cushion backing can offer superior levels of shock absorption.
- Shock absorption and floor construction normally have little or no effect on ball bounce - almost all synthetic sport flooring and hardwood floors offering higher levels of shock absorption pass ball bounce requirements.
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