Garage Gym Basics: Flooring, Rust, Heat and Cold
How to set up a garage gym that works year-round, covering flooring on concrete, sharing space with a car, overhead door clearance, rust and humidity, heat, cold and safe heating.
Small Spaces
How much room and ceiling height you need, plus flooring and noise for apartments and garages.
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How Much Space Do You Need for a Home Gym?
Rule-of-thumb floor sizes for a mat corner, a dumbbell-and-bench station and a barbell setup, why the 7.2 ft bar decides the width, and how to measure your room.
What Ceiling Height Do You Need for a Home Gym?
How to work out whether you can overhead press, fit a power rack or do pull-ups under your ceiling, with the simple formula our planner uses and fixes for low ceilings.
Apartment Home Gym: Flooring, Noise and Neighbor-Friendly Tips
How to protect your floor and keep the noise down in an apartment home gym, comparing rubber stall mats, gym tiles and foam, plus lease, floor-load and training-habit tips.