Okay, here’s my blog post about putting together some cushion volleyball maple assembled wooden flooring, written like a regular person sharing their project:

Alright, so I wanted to put down some decent flooring for, you know, some light volleyball practice and general messing around. I ended up going with this cushioned maple stuff – figured it’d be easier on the joints. The “assembled” part just means it comes in panels, not like, individual planks you gotta nail down. Way easier.

Getting Started

First thing, I cleared out the space. This was probably the most annoying part, honestly. Moving furniture, boxes of junk… you know the drill. Then I gave the concrete floor a good sweep and a quick mop, just to get any dust and grit up.

Laying Down the Underlayment

Before the actual wood, I rolled out this foam underlayment. It’s supposed to help with sound and make the floor a little softer. It was super lightweight, just unrolled it and cut it to size with a utility knife. Taped the seams together with some packing tape I had lying around – nothing fancy.

Putting the Panels Together

This is where it got kinda fun. The panels had these little tongue-and-groove edges, so they just clicked together. Seriously, like giant puzzle pieces. I started in one corner and just worked my way across the room.

• I made sure the panels all had same directions, just in case!
• Had to use a rubber mallet a few times to get them really snug, especially near the walls.
• Used a saw that cut woods, that borrowed from neighbor to cut the end pieces so it is fitted to the space I had.

Finishing Touches

Once all the panels were down, it was pretty much done! I added some trim around the edges, mostly to cover up the gaps where the floor met the wall. Just nailed those in, real simple.

The whole thing took me, like, a solid afternoon. Not bad for a DIY project. Now I’ve got a pretty sweet space for some casual volleyball, or whatever else. It’s definitely springier than the concrete, which is what I was going for. And it looks pretty good, too! I think I use some coat to make it look better, but that’s it!