Isolating floorstanders - Canadians! Canadian Tire mats

[flyinglemur]

Alrighty,

I heard, on my way own the stairs, that my floorstanders are coupling into the floor too much and probably p-ing off the neighbors. Just so you know, chaps in Canada, that CT are selling these :

Grid Iron Step Floor Tiles, 24 x 24-in | Canadian Tire

Chop some to fit under, off I go (hopefully!).

 

[Cal Weldon]

Linkee no workee

 

[Cal Weldon]

Try this one

Grid Iron Step Floor Tiles, 24 x 24-in | Canadian Tire

 

[flyinglemur]

Both are failing. Well that's just the damndest thing. They have four sheets of 3/8" 2x2' rubber matting for $9.99!

L

 

[Cal Weldon]

Now yours works and mine does too. Go figure.

 

[doorman]

Now yours works and mine does too. Go figure.

Huh?
Nada!?
Don

 

[Cal Weldon]

Alas, now neither work. Sigh.

 

[taj]

Both work for me.

..tj

 

[Speedskater]

OK, try:
Home | Canadian Tire

And then search for:
"Grid Iron Step Floor Tiles"

I think that their web site does dynamic changes with searches.

I wish we had a store like Canadian Tire down here.

 

[planet10]

I believe that the same thing (BTW, the 1st link works for mr), is available in more colourful tiles as a childrens floor mat product. I picked up a tile of yellow and red for $2 at a garage sale, and am using them as protective surfaces for my driver production. I have a friend that has even more colours as he has a ~14x14' room tiled with them.

Here, also at the Flat Tire store Kids Reversible Tiles, 24-in. | Canadian Tire

Pictures not good, but i believe is similar -- 2x the price thou Stats 4 Pack Colour Foam Mats - Yellow - Stats - Toys"R"Us

dave

 

[flyinglemur]

Chaps! I wish I had brought my accelerometer from Ireland with me to measure the effects of these when I mount my floorstanders on them. Watch this space

 

[doorman]

( Still) Can't connect to any CanTire links--- just me?
Don

 

[fandersen]

I think that their web site does dynamic changes with searches.

Yes, the session id in the link confirms this.

( Still) Can't connect to any CanTire links--- just me?

Go to canadiantire.ca and search for "grid iron step"

 

[flyinglemur]

So - three layers under my floorstanders and there is a profound difference in low-end response. They are no longer as badly floor-coupled as before and hence the overwhelming <100Hz has abated. However, there are still vibrations being transferred to the floor (far less though!) and I'm wondering: one layer of mat, a thick block of granite/other hard substance and then more foam?

L