Starting This Messy Project
So my neighbor saw me tripping over old tiles while practicing salsa moves last month and yelled “Bro, you need dance-friendly floors!” That got me thinking hard about redoing my practice room. Found out beech wood’s springiness could absorb shocks – good for knees and spins.
The Goofy Buying Part
Went to three lumber shops before getting decent planks. First guy tried selling me cheap pine saying “same thing” – nah man, beech’s density matters! Ended up with 15mm thick boards after measuring my 4m×4m room twice. Almost ordered wrong sizes when distracted by noisy truck outside.
- Measure space: Dragged tape measure while dodging furniture corners
- Buy wood: Argued with sales dude about quality checks
- Underlay hunt: Tested five foam types by jumping on samples
Nail-Biting Installation Drama
Cleared the room sweating buckets – shifted speakers, vinyl collection, those weird yoga balls. Laid moisture barrier first after wiping concrete floor. Then came the squishy rubber underpad that kept curling up at edges like stubborn carpet. Biggest headache? Cutting boards around radiator pipes without wrecking blades. Sawdust everywhere – looked like flour bomb exploded in kitchen!
Testing Like Crazy Person
Stomped on every single board checking for creaks before final nailing. Did cha-cha slides in socks, bare feet, dance shoes. Epic moment: dropped bowling ball from hip height – bounced without cracking wood! Three planks near window squeaked so pried them up angrily and shoved extra padding underneath.
Why Bothered Doing This
My knees stopped aching after two-hour practice sessions! Floors give gentle bounce during jumps – feels like wood’s hugging your feet. Yeah installation took whole weekend plus extra $100 for unexpected tools, but man… sliding across smooth beech surface doing tango glides? Pure happiness beats backpain any day.
