Sealant for rubber matting

[alexomahony]

Hey

Has anyone had their rubber matting sealed?

I’m about to install large rubber tiles - the 45mm deep ones that are almost more like outdoor play area type floor and I don’t plan on ever moving them again once they’re down. Is it a silly idea to have the seams sealed? Not sure it it’s a thing or not - all my matting previously has been moveable.

 

[PurBee]

I bought secondhand rubber crumb mats from a childrens play area years ago that i thought were impermeable to liquids but turned out not to be! Theyre 1inch thick and 1mx1m tiles. If i was using them in a stable under bedding i’d need to seal them to make them fully waterproof. Theyre so heavy when wet - i use them outside mainly.
If your mats are a closed-cell rubber, the mats themselves should be completely waterproof, leaving the seams exposed to potential pee-flow underneath. I’d seal the seams personally, but only if i was gluing the tiles down, as any movement of them by horse getting up/down, could cause breakage of seals.

My horses shifted the 1 inch thick tiles i trialled in the stable with bedding on top, mainly by getting up after laying down.
I’ve had them flip the mats in half by their antics so its easy for them to shift smaller tiles. I can see why most rubber mats are the 6x4 foot massive heavy ones for horses, if not glued-down.

 

[suestowford]

I tried sealing in between the mats once, it didn't last five minutes and was a waste of effort. I resigned myself to heaving the mats out every so often to scrub everything clean. I have the ridiculously heavy mats and heaving them about was a horrible chore until I got a mat gripper for Christmas one year

 

[Lady Jane]

Mine were fitted & sealed by the supplier - onto floor and edges. Worked well for me

 

[Edgehog]

My mats have been sealed down for many years with no problems. They were done by Quattro who did a great job but they also sell the adhesive for DIY https://quattrorubberandresin.co.uk/product-category/resin-coatings/adhesives/

 

[Jambarissa]

Oh god, if it's the rubber crumb playground mats I suggest you just don't. They absorb pee which stinks and rots the mats. They're just the worst thing in the world.

Obviously if this is a product intended for horses ignore me!

 

[alexomahony]

I bought secondhand rubber crumb mats from a childrens play area years ago that i thought were impermeable to liquids but turned out not to be! Theyre 1inch thick and 1mx1m tiles. If i was using them in a stable under bedding i’d need to seal them to make them fully waterproof. Theyre so heavy when wet - i use them outside mainly.
If your mats are a closed-cell rubber, the mats themselves should be completely waterproof, leaving the seams exposed to potential pee-flow underneath. I’d seal the seams personally, but only if i was gluing the tiles down, as any movement of them by horse getting up/down, could cause breakage of seals.

My horses shifted the 1 inch thick tiles i trialled in the stable with bedding on top, mainly by getting up after laying down.
I’ve had them flip the mats in half by their antics so its easy for them to shift smaller tiles. I can see why most rubber mats are the 6x4 foot massive heavy ones for horses, if not glued-down.

I tried sealing in between the mats once, it didn't last five minutes and was a waste of effort. I resigned myself to heaving the mats out every so often to scrub everything clean. I have the ridiculously heavy mats and heaving them about was a horrible chore until I got a mat gripper for Christmas one year

I’ve heard these mat grippers are fab!

Ah I’ve decided I won’t deal - the lady at the yard who’s got the same ones as I’ve just got has had them down forever and never don’t anything with them and they still look great and don’t smell or anything so I’m just going to do that x

 

[alexomahony]

Oh god, if it's the rubber crumb playground mats I suggest you just don't. They absorb pee which stinks and rots the mats. They're just the worst thing in the world.

Obviously if this is a product intended for horses ignore me!

A lady at the yard has some of the same material and they’re brilliant. I’ve bought them from a horsey person and they’ve come out of stable and aren’t smelly so guessing it’s not rubber crumb? No idea of the actual material - it’s off but doesn’t appear to absorb anything!

Our stable doors are really high so they’ll be a godsend for my 14.2 to look over without inverting his neck x

 

[poiuytrewq]

Mine were fitted & sealed by the supplier - onto floor and edges. Worked well for me

My work had this done. It’s brilliant