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... how thick the rubber matting for a trailer needs to be? Have just finished renovating an old Sinclair trailer and need some rubber mats. Have looked on ebay and there are hundreds of different types, with thicknesses ranging from 10mm - 22mm. Does anyone know what the minimum thickness should be? But hopefully not too heavy so easy to take in and out to clean etc
 
There's no legal requirement for thickness - no trailer MOTs so no one to check!

I would say get it as thick as you can lift it - the thicker the better for wear and tear, so the shoes don't make holes in it really quickly - but not so thick that you can't move it.....

We have put granulastic flooring in our trailer -hot rubber which melts onto the floor and seals it tight - no risk of rot underneath and you can hose it out :)
 
Thanks for that. Yes I've heard of this granulistic flooring but is it used for wooden floors? Mine is a wooden floor (recently renewed) and thought if I put this sealed rubber floor down wouldn't be able to renew the floor if I needed to? But then I suppose if its sealed so no water/urine can get through it, wouldn't need to renew it. Was is very expensive to fit?
 
Rubber matting for trailers doesn't need to be particular thickness. It will get much less wear and tear than stable matting, and they will only be standing on it, so you would be fine with the thinner stuff, which will also be cheaper.

I think the liquid stuff is quite expensive.
 
personally if it had a wooden floor I would get the rubber mats that you can lift up, as you need to be v careful that the floor doesnt rot through, so weekly checks :)

no idea re. thickness, probably middling as the thicker mats = heavy?
 
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