Home-Court Advantage: Redoing Your Gym Floor From Start to Finish

Home-Court Advantage: Redoing Your Gym Floor From Start to Finish

Your home court is your home team’s territory: it’s where they practice, it’s where they play, and it’s where they feel most in their element. Everything from the fans in the stands to the designs on the court can hype them up to give their best performances, so making sure your home court is durable,… Read More

Subfloors: There's More to Sports Flooring Than Meets the Eye

Subfloors: There’s More to Sports Flooring Than Meets the Eye

Coaches, players, and fans may take it for granted, but the structure beneath a sports floor plays a major role in athletic performance and safety. This unseen actor is responsible for upholding the entire wood floor, which could affect both the fans cheering in the stands and the players making points on the court. It’s safe… Read More

Highlight Reel: Our Top 3 Favorite Jobs

Highlight Reel: Our Top 3 Favorite Jobs

It’s the new year, and there’s no better way to kick off 2023 than with a highlight reel. It was difficult to choose our top 3 favorite jobs – especially when all of the work we do is so unique in look, feel, and use – but after narrowing down the list, we’ve got quite… Read More

Branding Your Gymnasium Floor

Branding Your Gymnasium Floor

Everyone loves their school’s mascot! Even if you attended high school years and years ago, we’re sure you can remember your mascot’s face plastered all across the school – and that’s why branding your gym floor is so important. Not only does branding encourage your students to get excited about home games, but it also… Read More

Preventing Peeling & Chipping Finish

Preventing Peeling & Chipping Finish

Protecting your gym floor is one of the most pressing tasks on your to-do list if you’re the owner of a gym, athletic facility, or studio, and for good reasons. With proper care, a well-maintained gym floor could last up to 75 years – that’s almost a full lifetime!  Part of the maintenance includes taking… Read More

Unique Ways to Use Different Grades of Maple Flooring

Unique Ways to Use Different Grades of Maple Flooring

Maple floors have been a constant feature in almost every gym since basketball was invented in the late 1800s. This standard wood sets the tone for the court, provides a laundry list of benefits compared to other woods, and creates an aesthetically pleasing appearance that never fails to get the crowd going.  Using a maple… Read More

Creative Ways to Use Stain

Creative Ways to Use Stain

Whether you’re at a high school, college, or rec center, your gym floor is one of the highlights of your athletic department. A well-designed athletic floor can energize your audience, improve your team’s performance, and add passion to the sport.  At Sports Floors, Inc., we’ve come a long way from the traditional, single-color wood floors… Read More

Selling Sponsorships On Your Sports Floor

Are you looking for a way to make more money off your recent sports floor investment? Sports Floors, Inc. is here to help you learn how! Offering advertising space on your athletic court is a great way to boost your program’s income and support your local economy. By sourcing local businesses, you can build mutually… Read More

Water-Based Finish vs. Oil-Based Finish

Oil vs. Water Taking care of your sports floors can come with many decisions, and when you’re investing in the practicality and aesthetics of your gym, you want to be sure you’re making the right ones. One of the decisions you’ll be making is between water-based vs. oil-based finishes, both of which have pros and… Read More

Sports Floors: Certified Local & Women-Owned

Sports Floors: Certified Local & Women-Owned

At Sports Floors, Inc., we go the extra mile. Since Paulette Heney took over as president and owner in 2020, we’ve been working to make the Sports Floors experience even better for our customers across the Mid-South.  That’s why we are so proud to announce that we are officially a Certified Women-Owned Business Enterprise and… Read More

How To Know When To Sand Your Floors

How To Know When To Sand Your Floors

Everyone loves the squeak of sneakers on a well-maintained gym floor. That sound reminds fans to stand up and cheer to support their team or daydream about the good old days when they were on the court. There is something so simple about that sound, but it wouldn’t be possible without a high-quality properly maintained… Read More