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iksnizal t1_j271mxu wrote

I don’t know what your budget is but if you want it to be a workout space check out stall mats. They are just rubber mats like you’d have in a gym, usually in 4x6 foot pieces. They could just be laid over the asphalt floor and could be cut to size pretty easily. Local farm supply stores would likely have them if you are in the US.

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cassie_w t1_j275enb wrote

I would definitely go this route or a garage interlocking floor over self leveler. Self leveler is a compound that's not meant to be a finished floor, and is definitely not meant to go over a material that can shift like asphalt.

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iksnizal t1_j277ls6 wrote

Right! Plus the mats would be great for working out and could easily be removed for resale.

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jeffersonairmattress t1_j27z3x2 wrote

I inherited 80 stall mats from a closed preschool. Shop floor, garage floor, under the above ground pool, workbench tops, playhouse floors for the neighbour kids and I roofed a treehouse in giant “shingles” of the stuff. Those things are so useful.

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Pining4Michigan t1_j28i7vh wrote

And be super careful about the dust and "fumes" from leveler products.

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DV8_2XL t1_j27mqv6 wrote

That's exactly what I used in my basement gym room. You have to let them off gas outside for a while so your house doesn't smell like a tire shop. They handle dropped weights very well.

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EllieMental t1_j29o6p0 wrote

It's definitely not common in the us. Asphalt driveways, maybe, but not garage floors.

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