Plan your home or garage gym before you buy anything

Gym Space Guide helps you check your floor, ceiling, climate and storage first, so the equipment you buy actually fits your space.

What we cover

Flooring

How thick garage gym flooring should be, what to do about moisture, and what holds up under a rack.

Space and ceiling height

How much ceiling a squat rack, bench or overhead press really needs, and how to lay out a small room.

Climate

Keeping a garage gym usable in summer heat, winter cold and damp air.

Storage

Getting plates, dumbbells and barbells off the floor without wasting wall space.

Equipment for small spaces

Adjustable dumbbells, benches and all-in-one machines, and who each one suits.

How we work

Every guide is built from manufacturer specifications, manuals, warranty terms and patterns in buyer feedback, and says plainly who a product is not for. Read how we evaluate products.

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