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High-Tech Home Gym A fitness-minded couple turns a basement storage room into a smart and high-tech home gym. From "Tech Out My House" episode DTMH-101

	Matt and Heather France
	Matt France with Tech Out My House host Regina Lewis.

Matt and Heather France are an active and fitness minded couple, but they've traded some of their workout time for time spent with the kids. With a new house, two growing boys and two advancing careers, their exercise routines have taken a big hit. To help remedy that, hey want to turn some of their basement storage space into a workout room. Regina Lewis, host of DIY's Tech Out My House and tech expert Ryan Lampel help the couple turn their extra storage room into a high tech home gym.

The Tech Out My House team help adds a wall-mounted plasma screen TV monitor complete with cable, DVD and internet capabilities. The couple is also introduced to online personal trainers, a CompuTrainer high tech bicycle training system, space-saving high-tech free weight systems and more.

Tech expert, Ryan Lampel starts with the floor, laying down sleek rubber tile flooring worthy of an exclusive health club.

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	The France's basement room. . .
	BEFORE the renovation.

Install Rubber Flooring

Materials:

rubber tiles
measuring tape
carpenter's chalk line
rubber mallet
utility knife
threshold cover
cordless drill and screws

Steps:

• When laying down tiles, they should be laid from the center out. First, measure and mark the center of each wall.
  

• Snap a chalk line between the two opposite walls (figure A) and begin laying down the first row of tiles along this center line (figure B).

  Figure A

  Figure B

  
  

• The tiles lock together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle (figure C), but in order to ensure a tight fit, use a rubber mallet to pound the seams. With this type of tile, gluing the tiles to the floor is optional.

• As you come closer to the walls, use a utility knife to trim the tiles in order to make them fit (figure D).

  Figure C

  Figure D

  
  

  Figure E

• Once the center row has been laid, begin filling in tiles on either side (figure E).

Continue filling in tiles until you have covered the entire floor surface. Use a threshold cover to cover any edges at any doorways.

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