Recycled Bowling Lanes as Floor in Live Space...?

I have an unusual flooring question: I am tearing down the woodworking shed in my back yard and am building a bigger 24'x24' garage for my studio. I recently drove by a bowling alley that went out of business. There were contractors there cutting the actual bowling lanes out in 10-12 foot sections and throwing them out. They told me I could have all I wanted, so now I have enough to floor at least the live space. It's essentially a bunch of 1x2" pieces of hardwood glued together, supported by 2 inch angle irons underneath every 2 feet (very, VERY heavy). The garage will be on a concrete slab and although I don't need it, a bowling alley floor would be unique! In your honest opinions, was getting these a waste of my time? It took a LOT of work getting them to my house and I'd like to use them if at all possible.

I would think the hardwood would be a nice addition, just because it has an interesting history. The metal angle with the hardwood, on top of a concrete slab...remember what those bowling allies sound like? Someone can correct if need be, but this is reads like a mass/air/mass configuration. I do not know how that affects you but I am thinking your noise floor level literally raises. I'd look into removing the metal angles and keeping the wood. That stuff is expensive to purchase so I would keep it, even if I only used it in the house bathroom ;)

I'd love to see a photo of the bottoms of these sections. Sounds interesting. You gonna have a shoe rental booth? Bowling shirts? No?

Please accept my apology for not getting these pics out sooner! Here are a couple pics of the bowling lane flooring. In addition to the angle iron, you'll see there are the thin slats of pressed board that I could use as well. In fact, I grabbed a bunch of those just in case... As far as the build goes, I am waiting for an update for the surveyors. A creek runs at an angle behind my house and I have to verify I will still be at least 100 feet from that. Their results will determine if I can simply enlarge the 24'x14' to a taller 24' x24' building. If they tell me that my proposal is too close, then I'll come begging for help on a creative shape for the building (or I'll just have to move :wink: ) -Joe

I forgot that the flooring was joined with the longer width running verticle.. A very strong and stable flooring. That will be a very nice addition to any studio. My ideas are swimming... You could even pick an off color stain to join these sections together when you install it. I'd use this for any sort of rec room in a heartbeat. It looks to be about 1'' of a profile for those metal supports right? That would create air space in between that and the subfloor/concrete. Sweet find indeed!

I think I'll have shirts available for optional attire... As long as I have SOMETHING in that small air space, I should be OK, correct? (extra thought) I suppose if the city Planning dept won't let me build the structure any wider, I COULD build it longer! Add a couple gutters and I could record the drummer in lane 1, bass in lane 2... Is "Rock-N-Bowl Recording" taken???