How It Works | Fort Wayne Gym Floor Match

Step by step

1. Survey and moisture testing

Boards, fasteners and subfloor are inspected and moisture readings taken. A floor that is cupping from humidity needs the cause fixed before any sanding is scheduled.

2. Containment and ventilation

The space is sealed off, HVAC managed so finish fumes are not distributed through the building, and access controlled. In an occupied school this planning is most of the logistics.

3. Abrade or sand

For a recoat, screening with the appropriate abrasive. For a full refinish, successive sanding passes to bare wood, followed by repairs and acclimatisation of any replacement boards.

4. Lines and logos

On a full sand, lines are laid out, taped and painted, and artwork reproduced, with dry time between colors. This step frequently governs the overall program.

5. Seal, finish and cure

Sealer then finish coats with abrasion between. Return to play waits on cure, not on dry-to-touch, and rushing it produces exactly the finish failures the job was meant to fix.

What you can do before we arrive

None of this is required — it just makes the visit quicker.

Establish a maintenance cycle and stick to it, because a floor recoated regularly may never need a full sand, and one that is neglected certainly will.
Fix humidity control before scheduling, since a gym that swings widely in relative humidity will cup boards again regardless of how well the finish is applied.
Book the work into a genuine window with cure time included, rather than the last week before a season starts.
Audit what your cleaning contractor actually uses on the floor, because the wrong auto-scrubber chemical is a common cause of both slickness and adhesion failure.
Photograph and document existing game lines, logos and their exact dimensions before a full sand removes them.
Confirm whether your governing body or insurer requires slip resistance testing, and if so build it into the handover.

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