Okay, so today I decided to finally tackle that shock-absorbing dance floor project I’ve been eyeballing forever. You know, the one made from plywood and wooden flooring pieces? Figured I’d walk you through my whole mess… I mean, process.

First off, I dragged all the stuff into my garage – plywood sheets, tongue-and-groove flooring planks, foam underlay, and a mountain of glue screws. Got my circular saw charged up too. Important thing? Measuring the darn space twice. My dance area’s kinda wonky near the back wall, so I traced the shape right onto the plywood with chalk. Sketchy lines everywhere.

Cutting the plywood base was wild. That saw kicked like a mule halfway through. Had to clamp everything down real tight. Made five plywood panels – not perfect rectangles because of my weird corner, edges looking like a jigsaw puzzle. Sanded them rough spots smooth, though. Didn’t wanna get splinters later jumping around.

Next up, laying that squishy foam underpad. Unrolled it across the plywood, kinda like a yoga mat. Cut it with kitchen scissors – way easier than sawing plywood, lemme tell ya. Made sure the foam covered every inch, no gaps. Almost slipped face-first stepping on it ’cause that foam’s slick!

Now the fun part: attaching the wood planks. Started from the corner slapping glue onto the foam. Slapped the first plank down – thought, “This ain’t so bad!” Boy, was I wrong. By plank #3, the grooves wouldn’t mate. Had to beat ’em together with a mallet and scrap wood block. Felt like a caveman hammering rocks. Sweatin’ buckets too.

My big uh-oh moment? Cutting planks around that cursed irregular wall. Misjudged the angle. Wasted two planks before eyeballing it better and scoring with a hand saw. Not precision carpentry, folks. When all planks were finally down, I screwed through the plywood underneath every 10 inches. That sucker ain’t shifting now.

Tested it immediately, obviously. Jumped around like a sugar-high squirrel. Huge difference! My knees didn’t ache like on concrete, and the bounce felt springy without being wobbly. Whole thing creaked a bit near the wall cutouts. Might go back with extra screws there later. But for now? Mission accomplished.