drums on my nice shiny new floor

well, my studio is done. . . and i just have a question about the drums. 1) whats the simplest thing to put the drums on to prevent them from sliding/moving? if i just lay a piece of carpet on the floor will that do the trick? the drummers i deal with hit hard, really hard. or can i screw a 2x4 to the edge of the carpet for the kick to press into? just looking for simple things others have done. i don't want the kit to move, and i don't want any unnecessary scratches in my sexy new floor. my build is here if you're wondering. http://www.johnlsayers.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=8205

my brother and drummer uses a carpet from the living room carpet we had replaced. If I were concerned about your floor losing its sheen, I would put padding between the two - it's softer than the fabric on the bottom of most carpet. There have been issues with stability with stands though - the highhat stand in particular wobbles so I cut a small peice of plywood out to rest that peice on. I even put small nails through that plywood so they stuck out the bottom end and kept the plywood from sliding. But yes, a carpet you don't care about works great. A carpet you care about will wind up with holes near the kick pedal and other contact points. hope this helps.

I would lay some carpet down with padding and use some carpet tape (double stick type) to hold all in place. The tape probably won't take the finish off the wood. I plan to do this in my studio build as well. Check with you drummers to make certain they have rubber baby buggy bumpers on their stands and especially the Kick and Hi Hat stands. The sharp points on a Kick will mess up your floor in a heartbeat. Good luck, Jon

My sugestion is carpet BUT - the kind that has rubber on the bottom (sort of like a bathroon carpet has) will work without fail. That room looks pretty. All the wood, the gear, geat job Mike.

Do a search for Rubber Stable Mats... Dave.

I will give you my thoughts. I have an epoxy coated cement floor. I used the rubber backed office floor mats with the carpeting on top to "protect " my floor and to keep the drums from sliding. The first drummer I had in did not have all his spurs concealed so they went through the mats and damaged my new flooring. What I have planned to do is glue rubber mats to the underside of some exterior grade plywood and make a place for the drums that not only reflect the snap of the snare drum but also allows a wear surface that is easily replace or painted. You can always use a rubber backed door mat for the kick to keep it from sliding, but at least the floor is protected.