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Today, I got my hands dirty with a kinda specific project – putting together some keel basketball beech assembly wooden flooring. Sounds fancy, right? It’s basically the stuff you see in pro basketball courts, and I decided my little home gym deserved an upgrade.

First things first, I cleared out the space. This involved moving a bunch of old weights, a dusty treadmill, and a surprisingly heavy punching bag. I almost threw my back out with the punching bag, to be honest. Note to self: get a friend to help next time.

Getting Started

Then, I had to prep the subfloor. My gym is in the basement, and the concrete floor was, well, let’s just say it wasn’t exactly level. I used some self-leveling compound – messy stuff, but it did the trick. I poured it on, spread it around with a trowel, and hoped for the best. It took a good 24 hours to dry completely.

While that was drying, I unpacked all the flooring pieces. They came in these long, heavy boxes. Seriously, my arms were already tired, and I hadn’t even started the real work yet. I laid them out in the room to let them, like, acclimate to the temperature and humidity. I read somewhere that’s important.

The Assembly Process

• The keel system is these metal track things that the wood planks snap into. That part was surprisingly easy. I just laid them out according to the instructions – which, thankfully, were pretty clear.
• Next, I started laying down the beech planks. This was the real test. You have to tap them together with a rubber mallet and a tapping block, so you don’t damage the edges.
• Getting the first row straight is super important. If that’s off, the whole floor will be crooked. I spent a good hour just making sure that first row was perfect. Used a chalk line and everything.
• After that, it was just a matter of tapping, tapping, tapping. Row after row. My knees were definitely complaining by the end of it.

Finishing UP

Once all the planks were down, I installed the transition strips where the wood floor meets the doorway. These just cover up the edges and make it look all nice and finished. Simple.

Finally, I gave the whole floor a good sweep and a damp mop. Stepping back and looking at it, I gotta say, it looked pretty darn good. My little home gym suddenly felt a lot more professional. And my knees? Well, they’ll recover. Eventually.

All and all, I spend almost a whole day to finish up the project, and cost some money as well. But it looks good, I love it.