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Wood Floor Systems for Given Slab Depressions

Matching a Floor System to Your Slab Depression

Slab depression Information Multipurpose Channel System - Harvard Floor

Working with a pre-existing slab depression? Horner Sports Flooring has dozens of floor systems of various thicknesses. Below are our common floors and their overall thickness. If you can’t find what you are looking for, call us and one of our staff engineers can assist you in putting together a floor/pad combination that will work. Even if your specifications call for 33/32 flooring and you only have room for 25/32 flooring, our Long Life™ flooring option can make it happen.

Use the input  below to highlight floors that have an overall thickness matching your slab depression. Enter you slab depression using the following format, example “2-1/2” or “76mm”

Slab Depressions

AllWood (All-Wood)
Depression Flooring Thickness Pad Used Sub-Floor
2-1/2" (64mm) 25/32" (20mm) No pad 1"x6" SPF
2-3/4" (70mm) 33/32" (26mm) No pad 1"x6" SPF
2" (51mm) 25/32" (20mm) No pad Plywood
2-1/4" (57mm) 33/32" (26mm) No pad Plywood
1-7/8" (48mm) 25/32" (20mm) No pad OSB
2-1/8" (54mm) 33/32" (26mm) No pad OSB

BPS
Depression Flooring Thickness Pad Used Sub-Floor
2" (51mm) 25/32" (20mm) 7/16" (11mm) BPS
2-1/4" (57mm) 33/32" (26mm) 7/16" (11mm) BPS
1-13/16" (46mm) 25/32" (20mm) 1/4" (6mm) Foam
2-1/16" (52mm) 33/32" (26mm) 1/4" (6mm) Foam

BPS LP
Depression Flooring Thickness Pad Used Sub-Floor
1-5/8" (41mm) 25/32" (20mm) 1/4" (6mm) Foam

CRP
Depression Flooring Thickness Pad Used Sub-Floor
2-1/8" (55mm) 25/32" (20mm) 7/16" (11mm)
2-3/8" (60mm) 33/32" (26mm) 7/16" (11mm)

Echo Panel
Depression Flooring Thickness Pad Used Sub-Floor
2-1/8" (55mm) 25/32" (20mm) 7/16" (11mm)
2-3/8" (60mm) 33/32" (26mm) 7/16" (11mm)

Fixed Sleeper
Depression Flooring Thickness Pad Used Sub-Floor
3-1/8" (79mm) 25/32" (20mm) No pad
3-3/8" (86mm) 33/32" (26mm) No pad

LS Laminated Sleeper
Depression Flooring Thickness Pad Used Sub-Floor
2-3/4" (70mm) 25/32" (20mm) 3/4" (19mm) Safe™
3" (76mm) 33/32" (26mm) 3/4" (19mm) Safe™
2-1/2" (64mm) 25/32" (20mm) 7/16" (11mm) Safe™
2-3/4" (70mm) 33/32" (26mm) 7/16" (11mm) Safe™

MPC Multi Purpose Channel
Depression Flooring Thickness Pad Used Sub-Floor
3" (76mm) 25/32" (20mm) Any depression over 3"
3-1/4" (83mm) 33/32" (26mm) Any depression over 3"
For new install spec 3-3/8" (86mm) depression for 25/32 flooring
For new install spec 3-5/8" (92mm) depression for 33/32 flooring

Safe
Depression Flooring Thickness Pad Used Sub-Floor
2-11/16" (68mm) 25/32" (20mm) 7/16" (11mm) Safe™
2-15/16" (74mm) 33/32" (26mm) 7/16" (11mm) Safe™
3" (76mm) 25/32" (20mm) 3/4" (19mm) Safe™
3-1/4" (83mm) 33/32" (26mm) 3/4" (19mm) Safe™

Safe 1
Depression Flooring Thickness Pad Used Sub-Floor
3-1/8" (79mm) 25/32" (20mm) 7/16" (11mm) Safe™
3-3/8" (86mm) 33/32" (26mm) 7/16" (11mm) Safe™
3-7/16" (87mm) 25/32" (20mm) 3/4" (19mm) Safe™
3-11/16" (94mm) 33/32" (26mm) 3/4" (19mm) Safe™

Safe 2
Depression Flooring Thickness Pad Used Sub-Floor
2-7/16" (62mm) 25/32" (20mm) 3/4" (19mm) Safe™
2-11/16" (68mm) 33/32" (26mm) 3/4" (19mm) Safe™
2-1/8" (54mm) 25/32" (20mm) 7/16" (11mm) Safe™
2-3/8" (60mm) 33/32" (26mm) 7/16" (11mm) Safe™

Sta-Loc 2
Depression Flooring Thickness Pad Used Sub-Floor
1-1/4" (32mm) 25/32" (20mm)
1-1/2" (38mm) 33/32" (26mm)

TAC (Thrust-a-Cushion)
Depression Flooring Thickness Pad Used Sub-Floor
2-5/8" (67mm) 25/32" (20mm) 3/8" (10mm) TAC™ pad
2-7/8" (73mm) 33/32" (26mm) 3/8" (10mm) TAC™ pad
2-7/8" (73mm) 25/32" (20mm) 5/8" (16mm) TAC™ pad
3-1/8" (79mm) 33/32" (26mm) 5/8" (16mm) TAC™ pad

TAC1
Depression Flooring Thickness Pad Used Sub-Floor
3-1/8" (79mm) 25/32" (20mm) 3/8" (10mm) TAC™ pad
3-3/8" (86mm) 33/32" (26mm) 3/8" (10mm) TAC™ pad
3-3/8" (86mm) 25/32" (20mm) 5/8" (16mm) TAC™ pad
3-5/8" (92mm) 33/32" (26mm) 5/8" (16mm) TAC™ pad

TAC1a
Depression Flooring Thickness Pad Used Sub-Floor
3-1/8" (79mm) 25/32" (20mm) 3/8" (10mm) TAC™ pad
3-3/8" (86mm) 33/32" (26mm) 3/8" (10mm) TAC™ pad
3-3/8" (86mm) 25/32" (20mm) 5/8" (16mm) TAC™ pad
3-5/8" (92mm) 33/32" (26mm) 5/8" (16mm) TAC™ pad

TAC2
Depression Flooring Thickness Pad Used Sub-Floor
2-1/8" (54mm) 25/32" (20mm) 3/8" (10mm) TAC™ pad
2-3/8" (60mm) 33/32" (26mm) 3/8" (10mm) TAC™ pad
2-3/8" (60mm) 25/32" (20mm) 5/8" (16mm) TAC™ pad
2-5/8" (67mm) 33/32" (26mm) 5/8" (16mm) TAC™ pad
1-7/8" (48mm) 25/32" (20mm) 1/4" (6mm) foam
2-1/8" (54mm) 33/32" (26mm) 1/4" (6mm) foam
2-1/8" (54mm) 25/32" (20mm) 1/2" (13mm) foam
2-3/8" (60mm) 33/32" (26mm) 1/2" (13mm) foam

Vari-Cushion
Depression Flooring Thickness Pad Used Sub-Floor
2-1/4" (57mm) 25/32" (20mm) 3/8" (10mm) TAC™ pad
2-1/2" (64mm) 33/32" (26mm) 3/8" (10mm) TAC™ pad
2-1/2" (64mm) 25/32" (20mm) 5/8" (16mm) TAC™ pad
2-3/4" (70mm) 33/32" (26mm) 5/8" (16mm) TAC™ pad

Zenith
Depression Flooring Thickness Pad Used Sub-Floor
1-7/8" (55mm) 25/32" (20mm) 7/16" (11m) Eco™ pad

Zenith LP
Depression Flooring Thickness Pad Used Sub-Floor
1-3/4" (44mm) 25/32" (20mm) 7/16" (11mm) Eco™ pad
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Our employees don’t just work for Horner Sports Flooring, they work with us. Horner is a family owned and operated flooring mill that produces wood flooring primarily for the sports industry and school gymnasiums. Our high quality maple flooring and the flooring systems that use it, are found at many NBA, WNAB, NCAA and international events. Horner Sports Flooring has been in business since 1891.

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Horner Sports Flooring location in Michigan’s upper peninsula

Looking for a new career? We would like to talk to you. We can offer the right candidates an opportunity to work with a world class business and live in an area most can only dream about. Our plant is located just 15 minutes from  historic Houghton MI, home to Michigan Technological University. The Houghton Hancock area also offers world class boating, fishing, hunting and hiking. Consider making the Keweenaw Peninsula in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula home.

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Horner Sports Flooring About Us

About Us - Horner Sports Flooring

Welcome to Horner Flooring, the oldest and longest-standing member of the Maple Flooring Manufacturers Association (MFMA), with roots dating back to 1891 – the same year the game of basketball was invented by Dr. James Naismith.About Us - Horner Sports Flooring Summer League Floor Over the past century plus, Horner’s commitment to quality of both product and services has been demonstrated most importantly by our relationships. These include providing the NBA All Star Floor for 30+ years in a row, 20 plus years of providing special event flooring for the NCAA, Olympics Games and Common Wealth Games. Our track record of over 11,000 floors installed across the United States since 1980 alone continues to secure Horner’s place as the leader in the sports flooring industry.

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Horner’s R&D continues to lead the industry with innovative sport floor systems for which Horner has been recognized for many decades. Horner’s cutting-edge flooring solutions continue to meet the needs of the most discerning customers, from elementary schools to NBA and Olympic caliber competition. Partnering with only the highest quality flooring contractors allows Horner to provide the essential assurance to architects and end users that the sport flooring system will be installed on schedule and maintained in accordance with the high standards prescribed by Horner.About Us - Horner Sports Flooring flooring in plant

Quality will Always Remain the Hallmark of Horner and its Dealer Network.

Our product line includes wood and synthetic systems that cover the gamut of surfaces for virtually every sports activity. All Horner systems are engineered for the very best in athletic performance, structural integrity, trouble-free maintenance and long lasting appeal.

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Our goal has always been to be the best – and LEED documentation gives us another opportunity to demonstrate why Horner will always be an industry leader in sports flooring. By developing Horner’s own LEED logistics documents based on USGBC submittal forms, Horner has taken the guess work out of all LEED construction.

We welcome the opportunity to demonstrate to you first-hand, why Horner is recognized as the leader it is. This position in our industry has been earned. We look forward to earning your trust.

To learn more about Horner Sports Flooring and its products, contact us by calling 800-380-0119.

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The Horner document library contains additional non-system specific information. If you need information on a specific system, use the above menu system and go to WOOD SYSTEMS or SYNTHETIC SYSTEMS or to RESOURCES, SPECIFICATIONS for system specific information. Still don’t see what you need? contact us here.

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Horner Document Library For Decision Makers

What are PUR and DIN? Learn more about standards and the governing bodies behind them.

Learn how to care for your new Horner sports flooring.

Learn the ins and outs of maintaining your Horner sports floor.

The ProKing® portable basketball floor for multi use arenas and venues.

Horner Document Library For Influencers

How the 2014 NBA Summer League basketball court was made

Learn about sustainable forestry and how Horner Sports Flooring is involved

Learn how Horner Sports Flooring makes it easy to import a new floor into your country.

The ProKing® portable basketball floor for multi use arenas and venues.

Learn about LEED green building solutions and Horner Sports Flooring’s participation in this program.

Learn more about Horner Sports Flooring

Horner Document Library For Specifiers

Learn the details of game line and logo application, standards and guidelines.

Learn how to care for your new Horner sports flooring.

Learn the ins and outs of maintaining your Horner sports floor.

Horner Sports Flooring Systems and competitor equivalency chart.

Horner Sports Flooring synthetic flooring maintenance guide

Horner Sports Flooring resilient pad line-up

The ProKing® portable basketball floor for multi use arenas and venues.

Other Information

Learn about LEED green building solutions and Horner Sports Flooring’s participation in this program.

Learn more about Horner Sports Flooring Long Life™ flooring option

Learn more about Horner Sports Flooring

The ProKing® portable basketball floor for multi use arenas and venues.

Horner Dance Studio Flooring

Dance Studio Flooring and The Performing Arts

Dance studio flooring for the performing arts often requires the same level of performance as professional sports. For decades, Horner Sports Flooring has supplied the needs of the performing arts. We can tune our resilient floor systems to be as soft or firm as you like. From studios to performance hall stages, Horner’s dance studio flooring has protected artists and allowed them to reach the pinnacle of their career.

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Choosing the correct flooring for your dance studio does not need to be difficult. Contact Horner Sports Flooring and speak with one of our flooring specialists. They will ask you a few questions about the studio’s environment, things like humidity and temperature and if this is a new studio or an existing one. Then, we’ll help you understand the benefits of the various systems we offer for your use case.

We strive to make the process fun and educational. If you are working with an architect or builder, please include them in the call, or have them call us direct as they will have all the information we need to make sure you get exactly the floor you need and want.

If you are renovating or building a new performance hall and need a world class surface for your stage, Horner Flooring can provide it. Our installers have experience in the nuances of installing a stage surface.

Whatever your needs are in the area of performing arts surfaces, you can count on Horner’s decades of experience to get you the perfect floor for the perfect perfomance.

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