My shop has concrete floors and I put down rug to soften my work area - have to wear good boots or my feet hurt at the end of the day. Just wondering what everyone else is standing on???
Posted by Michael Latham (Member # 4477) on :
My shop floor is also concrete with a rug on it. The previous tenant was a suntan place, the rug is purple with faded spots where the beds were. I told the landlord to leave the rug down (glued anyway) and I would deal with the color. Mine seems to have some padding, but still considering walking pads where I work most of the time.
Posted by KARYN BUSH (Member # 1948) on :
normal flooring with carpet in the studio and cement in the shop. i hurt every minute of everyday(but its my elbow) i need vicodine!
i really love my merrills(shoes) they are really comfy.
Posted by Dave Grundy (Member # 103) on :
Concrete and stepladders...I prefer the concrete!!!
Posted by Harris Kohen (Member # 2139) on :
Usually the cat is under my feet, but I do have carpet down on the floor.
Posted by Dale Manor (Member # 4858) on :
Concrete at the present moment....but my feet are curved to fit perfectly over the round tubes of scaffolding....but then that might just be my imagination too?
But I do prefer to be several if not many feet above the earth!
Posted by Gene Golden (Member # 3934) on :
I have those rubber/foamy/mat thingies (that's a technical term) wherever I have to stand a lot like around the workbench. Got them at Costco.
Posted by rene st-pierre (Member # 4116) on :
my floor is on cement an i put on a big ruber carpet (1" still be soft) i like work whit my work boots or bike boots the ruber carpet help alot for be good on this floor its a good question no one have the same floor c-ya bye
Posted by Steve Racz (Member # 4376) on :
Hello Camille,
What Gene said. The mats really do make a difference.
Concrete is really hard on your joints as well as letting the cold seep up into your body.
Heavey soled work boots also help but the mats are the best.
Thanks, Steve
Posted by Bob Rochon (Member # 30) on :
I have old wooden planks, much better than concrete.
Posted by FranCisco Vargas (Member # 145) on :
Concrete will wear you down, take a car battery for instance, let it set on the concrete and it will drain the life out of it, same with you. You either need some good padding and carpet or good padded shoes or padded work boots.
Posted by Mike Pipes (Member # 1573) on :
I have carpet under my feet but a really high quality chair under my butt.
I used to work on my feet all day every day, never again - I'm getting myself into good habits early, I don't want to be like both my parents who hurt every waking minute just because of their past working conditions.
Posted by Sheila Ferrell (Member # 3741) on :
Work boots with lots of chunky tread . . . have 2 pair... one pair steel-toe with padded insoles for construction days ...pretty comfortable . . .(favorite brands - Wolverines or Brahmas)
Gave up on tennis shoes long ago...they just do'nt last and do NOT work for me...specially on ladders...simply not enough support . . .and they also fail miserabley when I drop that sheet of aluminum or lumber . . .
[ November 30, 2004, 08:09 AM: Message edited by: Sheila Ferrell ]
Posted by Donna in BC (Member # 130) on :
My office/vinyl area has carpet with high quality underpad. It's designated as my clean area. Someone suggeted going to a floor but I've never been sorry for the carpet. The forest green with a subtle pattern shows no dirt!
Where I install vehiciles or paint or saw wood is cement. Whenever I work on cement, I ensure I wear my cushiest runners. (sneakers to the Americans )
Mike, standing (on a quality surface that is) is better for you than sitting. Keeps the metabolism going. I've personally never weighed more and this is the first job where I've actually gotten a chance to sit. I'm paying for it now! Posted by Jerry VanHorn (Member # 4704) on :
we have hard wood and carpet in the office and concrete in the shop. I always wear running shoes. I have about a 50/50 split time split between my office chair at the computer and working in the shop. I don't ache, but I'm not that old yet.
Posted by Dave Cox (Member # 3517) on :
shop is my garage... I throw down those foamy puzzle pieces, and it makes everything all better!
[ November 30, 2004, 01:54 AM: Message edited by: Dave Cox ]
Posted by Rick Sacks (Member # 379) on :
I remember a story of a king in a long ago land that discovered how nice it was to walk on an animal skin rug in his palace. He then declared that he wanted all the animals of that group slaughtered and their hides covering the trails across his land so everyone could enjoy the luxury. Then one of the village idiots asked why don't we just make enough hides to cover our feet, and then the hide will be everywhere we go?
I like my New Balances.
Posted by Monte Jumper (Member # 1106) on :
Around my work table I have a one inch thick foam mat that interlocks like a puzzle(each piece is 2'x2')...you can get them at Walmart or even Toys r us...they are meant to be play room tiles ...they are multicolored and very durable...cost for 4 panels less than 15.00
Best thing I've ever found...especially for the money.
They are also easy to pick up and clean around and under and can be moved in a moments notice.
I recommend them highly!
[ November 30, 2004, 09:23 AM: Message edited by: Monte Jumper ]
Posted by Jillbeans (Member # 1912) on :
Weezer, usually. Love....Jill
Posted by Kelly Thorson (Member # 2958) on :
I'm with Monty on this one Camille. The mats I have are from Home Depot (SofStyle) and are $12 Canadian for 4 square feet. I like them better than the first ones (multicolored)I got from WallMart, for a number of reasons: 1. They were $12 vs $19 2. They have interlocking trim pieces that make the ends straight 3. They are a medium grey color that hides the dirt well, and looks a little more professional than the four color ones I had. 4. They are a little thicker and retain their "sponge" better than the colored ones.
I actually bought two cases of them and interlocked them to form paths on all my well travelled areas. I then made a bunch of smaller mats (2'x4',2'x6',2'x8') that sit in front of all my work stations. They are very light and easy to move, hold up surprisingly well, I grab the 2'x4' one all the time if I have to kneel to do something. You can easily pull them apart and spray them down to clean them, yet you have to look closely to tell they are interlocking. I can't believe the difference they have made in how I feel at the end of the day. Standing on concrete not only hurts your feet but it physically drains you. Can you tell I love them Posted by Mike Pipes (Member # 1573) on :
Donna,
I make up for sitting at a computer with exercise. If my metabolism were fired up any higher I'd spontaneously combust!
I can only take sitting in very short doses. Usually after a half hour or so I gotta get up and move around a little, which is a big change since losing that 100lbs.
Posted by Kimberly Zanetti (Member # 2546) on :
Funny you should ask! I JUST this morning ordered new carpeting for our whole house!!! Merry Christmas to me - I'm so excited. I've hated the course berber carpet here since we moved in over 3 years ago. A week or so ago, a duraflame log fell out of our fireplace and burned right through the living room carpeting. That pretty much made the decision for us.
As for when I'm working in the kitchen, a thick pad is important for standing on.
We had hardwood floors in our house in Los Angeles and they may have looked pretty but my feet hurt all the time.
I bought the thickest plushiest carpet I could find to do the house in - a dark taupe color. The only bummer about it is going to be moving EVERYTHING outside...now THAT'S gonna be a project. I guess I'd better get painting too - I'd planned on redoing all the baseboards. Might be a good idea to paint them BEFORE we get the new carpeting!
Posted by David Harding (Member # 108) on :
I have a ceramic tile floor in the office, concrete in the shop. The tiles are 12", which helps me with layouts--I can visualize the size of something on the floor to decide if it is the right size for the environment.
Posted by Jake Lyman (Member # 3280) on :
Concrete floors with radiant heat in them. I love it, your feet are never cold and the heat coming out of the floor isn't so great that your feet sweat. In the office/vinyl area we put the (I think it is called) VCT tile over the concrete to make it look better.
Posted by Dave Grundy (Member # 103) on :
Kimberly!!
Be very very very careful about that baseboard painting!!!!!!
Last year I decided to paint the ceiling in the dining room...Only cost about a gallon of paint EH?
WRONG!!!!
THAT ceiling made all the rest of the ceilings look bad so I painted them too...
Then all the ceilings made the walls look bad so I painted ALL of them too...
Then the carpets got some paint drops on them so I had to replace all the carpets...
Then the carpets made the furniture look bad so we replaced it too...
THEN the baseboards needed replacing so we did that too!!!!
That first gallon of "ceiling white" paint sure did cost a LOT more than the the sticker price!!!!!! Posted by Alan Johnson (Member # 2513) on :
I stand on 3/8" rubber from a stone convayer belt, if you have a stone quarry near by ask if they have any riped belts, they are always breaking, offer to buy or maybe letter that truck on the scale for a trade, I barter just about everything I can . DON"T STAND ON CONCRETE ALLDAY!! "maintain" AJ
Posted by Kissymatina (Member # 2028) on :
Do not skimp on shoes!
No matter what you have in your shop, there will be the on-site job that has the concrete floor.
Only problem with going for the shoes that actually have support & padding is when you have small feet & can't find good shoes.
Posted by Brad Farha (Member # 931) on :
Part of my shop is concrete (fabrication, workshop & vehicle bays,) part is concrete with thick rubber mats (computer & application room,) and part is wood with indoor/outdoor carpet (assembly/weeding.)
Posted by Dave Draper (Member # 102) on :
Have any of you thought to use the "gellen" pads in your shoes? So you can be "gellen like Magellen"
(TV commercials are on all the time about this product---you couln't have missed this add campaign even if you live in a cave!"
Then you'll be comfortable EVERYWHERE you walk, not just on a floor mat. Posted by Rick Beisiegel (Member # 3723) on :
Dave........
Are you Jellin?????
Posted by Murray MacDonald (Member # 3558) on :
110 year old hardwood (maple). Slants in a few directions, but comfy. Still in wonderful shape after all these years...the floor, not me! MUR
Posted by Belinda Palmer (Member # 4628) on :
We have concrete floors with rubber fatigue matts from Homier Tools (cheap tool wholesaler) 2'x4' x 1/2" thick $10.00 ea. very nice to stand on. In the office we have very expensive carpet with thick pad that we bought used as a remenant $20.00 for a 20'x 20' with pad
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