Professional refurbishment recommendation for your sports hall
Flooring, walls and ceilings in sports halls are exposed to particular and frequent high stresses, usually all year round. It is of course also important to the operators that the condition of the sports hall is suitable for sports practice and that the safety of pupils and athletes is guaranteed. At some point, however, a refurbishment measure to maintain the properties is due, which should therefore be well prepared. It is important to first examine the condition of all installation elements to determine the actual need for refurbishment and to identify which sub-elements can be retained in the event of renovation. But many sports hall operators find it difficult to determine whether refurbishment is necessary and, if so, to what extent.
To help you, as the operator, meet all these requirements, a refurbishment report for the flooring and the walls your sports hall, as offered by ISP GmbH – Institut für Sportstättenprüfung, is the ideal solution. A hall inspection is conducted by our specialists to evaluate the condition of your existing sports hall flooring and the impact protection surface systems of your walls. Based on the findings, they will be able to ascertain the need for renovation, derive options for further action and discuss these with you as the operator. Of course, all inspections are carried out in accordance with the prevailing standards and regulations that are currently in effect. A refurbishment report provides valuable planning certainty, saves costs and guarantees the longevity of the renovated sports hall. Furthermore, it helps to ascertain whether refurbishment is required at all at this particular point in time.
Inspection of the existing flooring – what can be preserved?
What does the refurbishment report include? Among other things, the comprehensive inspection of the existing floor. When replacing the surface of a sports hall flooring, the layers and installation elements such as the underfloor heating system can be retained if their condition still meets the applicable standards and guidelines. Therefore, the condition of the individual layers and the entire sports flooring system installed under the surface must be tested accordingly.
Is there any damage to the individual layers? Is the insulation still effective? Are the thickness and composition of the elastic and load distribution layers still standard-compliant? Have the layers changed over time? And are the other components of the system even compatible with the new sports flooring surface if the type of surface covering is to be changed?
It is the inspection of the existing flooring which will provide answers to all these questions. As the operator of a sports hall, you do not need to worry that the inspection will compromise the functionality of the surface until the necessary renovations have been completed. The inspection will be carried out in a way that will ensure that the sports field can continue to be used afterwards without any restrictions (unless major damage is discovered that would jeopardise the safety of the athletes).

Refurbishment recommendation – professional expert assessment

In addition to the results of the on-site inspections, the refurbishment report also contains a renovation recommendation. This recommendation is based on the condition of the sports hall flooring (and, if applicable, the impact protection systems for walls and ceilings) as well as the necessary and recommended modernisation measures. Such a recommendation goes well beyond simply analysing the current condition. The specialists who carried out the inspections can also predict how the remaining elements of the sports hall flooring will develop over the next few years until it is refurbished.
In addition to the results of the on-site inspections, the refurbishment report also contains a renovation recommendation. This recommendation is based on the condition of the sports hall flooring (and, if applicable, the impact protection systems for walls and ceilings) as well as the necessary and recommended modernisation measures. Such a recommendation goes well beyond simply analysing the current condition. The specialists who carried out the inspections can also predict how the remaining elements of the sports hall flooring will develop over the next few years until it is refurbished.
ServicesHave your gyms and sports hall inspected.
Before replacing your sports hall flooring or your impact protection surface systems for walls, it is advisable to commission ISP GmbH – Institut für Sportstättenprüfung to prepare a refurbishment report. This will provide you with a professional assessment of the scope and necessity of modernisation. It involves assessing the condition of any remaining components of your sports hall flooring estimating the volume of material that needs to be disposed of and providing recommendations for refurbishment.
We can also check impact protection walls and ceilings for their condition and the need for renovation.
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Sports hall flooring
Systems | Test criteria |
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point-elastic | Sports function |
area-elastic | Protective function |
combined elastic | Technical properties |
mixed-elastic |