A Soft Landing ~ Benefits of Sports Wood Flooring for Dance Studios and Ballrooms

This question often arises. Is wood flooring suitable for dance studios, gyms and ballroom despite the fact that solid timber flooring requires a lot of work and cost in terms of maintenance and upkeep? Well, it is up to the dance studio owner to decide which flooring options is best for them. However in most cases. the dance studio owner may consider using sports timber instead of solid wood.   

Here are some of the benefits of sports timber for dance flooring.

1. Shock Absorption

Whether you are planning a highly active hip hop dance class or something as gentle as ballet, there will be lots of jumping moves and action. Sports timber is engineered in such a way, within its structure, it has layers of wood and "cushions" that makes the entire floorboard.

2. Air Quality

Natural wood greatly improves indoor air quality in the atmosphere. This is because natural wood does not acculmulate dust mites which may be an agent for asthma; hence therefore, dance studio owners can rest assured of the purity and clean quality of fresh air in its premises.

3. Green Sustainable Material

Good quality sports timber flooring is usually manufactured in a sustainable and audited manufacturing process and source. In such a way, that property owners who installed sports flooring in their premises, can appreciate the beauty of contributing one's part to the Eco environment.

4. Nature of Warranty

Look for sports timber flooring products that are able to provide you a period of warranty by the manufacturer. Typical rule of thumb on the warranty for commercial sports hall, ballrooms or dance studios should be in the range of 5 years. Flooring buyers hence need not worry should the flooring need to be repaired or replaced within the period of warranty as the liability will be absorbed by the manufacturer instead. One important pre-condition for the buyer should be to do a research on the credibility of the flooring manufacturer.

5. Certified by Sports Regulators

Good sports timber usually has approval certification by sports regulators such as the Federation International  De Basketball (FIBA), Womens Volleyball Federation (WVBA) and internation sports certification body. In this way, the specifications especially the safety aspects of the flooring will also be taken into account. What it means to property owners even for non-sports related owners such as dance studio owners, is that they can rest assured and be confident of the standard and quality of such flooring.

Advancement in technology such as sports wood has somehow improves the function of traditional wood flooring into something useful and comfortable for athletes on the sports flooring and the dancers on the dance floor.