A spring floor is usually the single largest thing a cheer gym ever buys, and it is the one purchase where nobody wants to publish a number. Most supplier pages route you to a quote form, which makes it almost impossible to budget before you have already started a sales conversation. So this guide uses only prices that suppliers actually put on their own product pages, size by size, with the deck and the foam priced separately so you can see where the money goes.
We do not sell floors. Everything below comes from published listings, and the figures move with sales, so treat them as a current snapshot rather than a quote.
How much does a cheerleading spring floor cost?
Between roughly $3,400 for a small deck and about $28,000 for a 42 by 72 foot floor with foam. The number that matters to most gyms is the standard competition size, 42 by 54, which lands just under $21,000 complete. The table below is Glory and Power's published pricing across their whole size run, because they are one of the few suppliers who post every configuration.
| Floor size | Deck only, no foam | With 1 3/8" carpet bonded foam | Typical use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 ft x 72 ft | $19,820.16 | $27,860.40 | Large gym, two full teams working at once |
| 42 ft x 60 ft | $15,605.16 | $23,325.16 | Competition floor with run off space |
| 42 ft x 54 ft | $13,984.80 | $20,932.80 | Standard all star competition floor |
| 42 ft x 48 ft | from $12,447.80 | from $18,543.60 | Slightly short of competition size |
| 42 ft x 42 ft | $10,910.40 | $16,314.40 | Most common compromise in a tight building |
| 42 ft x 36 ft | $9,600.00 | $14,105.00 | Training floor, school gym |
| 42 ft x 30 ft | $7,836.00 | $11,696.00 | Skills and stunt area |
| 42 ft x 24 ft | $6,298.80 | $9,236.80 | Practice strip |
| 42 ft x 18 ft | $4,875.00 | $7,127.88 | Tumbling lane only |
| 42 ft x 12 ft | $3,390.13 | $4,995.00 | Single lane, small studio |
Prices as listed on gloryandpower.com at the time of writing, sale prices where a sale price is shown. Upgrading the surface from 1 3/8 inch foam to 2 inch foam adds roughly $1,900 on a 42 by 54 floor.
A second data point, for sanity: Ross Athletic Supply, the official supplier for the USASF Worlds competition in Orlando, publishes a $9,995 to $15,995 band for its single layer competition spring floor deck in 42 by 54, 42 by 42 and 40 by 40, new or demo. That is deck only, boards, springs and H clips, pre-assembled. So a competition sprung deck sits somewhere in the $10,000 to $16,000 range depending on build and whether you take demo stock, and the foam is on top of that.
What size is a competition cheer floor?
42 feet by 54 feet. That is the standard all star competition floor, and it is built from nine carpet bonded foam rolls, each 6 feet wide by 42 feet long, laid side by side to make up the 54 foot dimension. Because the rolls are 6 feet wide, floors scale in 6 foot steps, which is why every size in the table above is a multiple of six on one side.
A 42 by 42 floor takes seven rolls and is the usual compromise for a gym that cannot fit the full length. It works for training almost everything, but a team that only ever practices on 42 feet of length gets a surprise the first time it runs a full out on a competition floor, because the spacing and travel of the tumbling passes are different. Gyms in that position typically tape out the full competition footprint on the surrounding surface so athletes at least learn the real distances.
Before you order anything, measure the room, not the floor. You need clearance around the mat for coaches, spotters and athletes waiting their turn, and you need ceiling height for basket tosses, which in practice means more than most first time buyers assume.
Spring floor or roll out floor: what the extra money buys
This is the real decision, and it is worth being blunt about it. The nine foam rolls that make a competition surface cost roughly $7,600 on their own. The same nine rolls sitting on a sprung deck cost about $20,933. So the springs are roughly $13,000, or about two thirds of the total.
| Roll out floor | Spring floor | |
|---|---|---|
| Competition size cost | about $7,600 | $20,932.80 |
| What it is | Foam mat on your existing subfloor | Sprung plywood and steel deck, foam on top |
| Energy return | None beyond the foam | Yes, this is the point |
| Install | Roll it out, fasten the seams | Assembly, needs a flat and load rated subfloor |
| Moves and stores | Yes, rolls up | Effectively permanent |
| Fits | School teams, rec, shared gym space | All star gyms training level 4 and up |
If your athletes compete on sprung floors, they need to train on one, because standing tucks and running passes land differently. If your program is school sideline cheer, or you share a gym you have to clear every evening, the sprung deck is money spent on capability you will not use. Plenty of programs run a roll out surface for years and put the difference into coaching. Our cheerleading mats guide covers the roll out side in detail, including per roll prices and what to check before buying.
What is actually under the foam
A spring floor deck is two layers of Baltic birch plywood, commonly 5 foot by 5 foot panels at three eighths of an inch each, laid with staggered seams so no joint runs through both layers. Underneath, steel springs sit at roughly one per square foot. On the Glory and Power competition build that means a 63 lb, 2 inch by 4 inch powder coated steel spring, bolted through with a T nut, washer, retainer cap and end cap, with hook and loop fastener joining the boards. That floor carries a 12 year warranty.
Baltic birch is specified rather than pine plywood or OSB because it holds up under repeated flex without shearing. It is the single spec worth checking on any quote you receive, along with the spring count, because those two things are where a cheaper floor gets cheaper.
Warranties across the category run from 5 to 12 years. A deck that is reset periodically, meaning the foam and plywood come up so the springs can be checked and swapped, lasts a great deal longer than the warranty. Nobody does this often enough. Put it on the same calendar you use for everything else that has to happen once a year, because a dead spring under a landing zone is not obvious from the surface.
Deck only or complete floor?
Buying the deck and the foam separately is normal and often sensible. The foam is the consumable half: it takes every landing, it compresses, and it will need replacing long before the plywood and springs do. Pricing them apart lets you replace one without touching the other, and it lets you stage the purchase across two budget years if you already own usable rolls.
The one thing not to do is mix dye lots across a visible floor. Foam colors vary between production runs, and nine panels from three orders look like nine panels from three orders under competition lighting. If you are buying a full surface, buy it as one order.
Can you buy a used cheer spring floor?
Yes, and the deck is the safer half to buy secondhand. Plywood and steel springs either work or visibly do not, and there is no hidden service life the way there is with equipment that protects an athlete in a fall. Suppliers list their own demo and used stock: one 20 by 20 foot single layer used floor with blue carpet bonded foam is listed at $3,030 against a $4,590 original, and demo competition decks appear in that $9,995 to $15,995 band.
Inspect the two halves separately. On the deck, look for cracked or delaminated plywood, missing or compressed springs, and whether the seams still sit flush when you walk them. On the foam, walk the tumbling lane and feel for permanent divots, check whether the edges curl upward, since curled edges rarely flatten again and are a genuine tripping hazard, and price the rolls as a consumable rather than as part of the floor. The used cheer equipment guide covers the inspection in more detail, and programs list surplus mats and gear to each other in the cheer marketplace.
The best used floors rarely reach a listing site at all. They move when a gym closes or upgrades, and they move through people who already know each other. Being on good terms with the other gym owners in your region is worth real money in this specific transaction.
What a floor costs to own, not just to buy
The invoice is not the whole number. Budget for freight, which on a floor this size is not trivial, for a subfloor that is flat and rated for the load, and for the install itself. Lead times are the other thing that catches people out: mat suppliers in this category commonly ask for weeks of preparation time before an order ships, so a floor you order in July is not necessarily a floor you tumble on in August.
One thing that goes unsaid: a spring floor is a capital asset, not an expense. It sits on your books, it depreciates on a schedule, and if you ever sell the gym it is part of what a buyer is paying for. Owners weighing a five figure purchase against a lease are usually surprised how much the equipment column moves what the business is actually worth when somebody sits down to value it. That does not make the floor cheaper, but it changes how you argue for it. If you are building the wider numbers, our cost to start a cheer gym guide puts the floor next to rent, insurance and staffing, and cheer gym software keeps the roster, attendance and season admin in one place while you pay for it.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a cheer spring floor cost?
A complete 42 by 54 foot competition cheer spring floor, foam included, is listed at $20,932.80 on sale against a $23,767.75 list price. The sprung deck alone is $13,984.80. Smaller sizes scale down: 42 by 42 with foam is $16,314.40, and a 42 by 24 practice strip is $9,236.80.
What size is a competition cheer floor?
42 feet by 54 feet, built from nine carpet bonded foam rolls that are each 6 feet wide by 42 feet long. Gyms that cannot fit the full length usually install 42 by 42, which takes seven rolls, and mark out the real competition footprint on the surrounding surface for full outs.
What is a cheer spring floor made of?
Two layers of Baltic birch plywood, commonly 5 by 5 foot panels at three eighths of an inch each, laid with staggered seams over steel springs at roughly one per square foot, with carpet bonded foam on top. Baltic birch is specified because it outlasts pine plywood and OSB under repeated flex.
Is a spring floor worth it for a school cheer team?
Usually not. School sideline programs rarely tumble at the level that needs energy return, and most share a gym they have to clear, which a permanent sprung deck cannot do. A roll out surface at roughly $7,600 for competition size, or a shorter run for less, covers what a school team actually trains. Spend the difference on coaching and travel.
How long does a cheer spring floor last?
Warranties run from 5 to 12 years, and a well built deck lasts considerably longer if it is reset periodically so the springs can be inspected and replaced. The carpet bonded foam wears far faster because it absorbs every landing, so treat the surface and the deck as two separate replacement schedules rather than one.
Can you build a DIY cheer spring floor?
People do, and the materials are not exotic, but the two things that make a floor safe are the spring rate and the plywood spec, and both are easy to get wrong in a way that only shows up under a landing. If you are going to build, copy a published spec exactly: two staggered layers of Baltic birch, one spring per square foot, and proper carpet bonded foam on top rather than generic foam sheet.
The short version
Budget just under $21,000 for a complete competition sized cheerleading spring floor, or about $14,000 for the sprung deck if you already have usable foam. Under that, a roll out floor at roughly $7,600 gives you the surface without the springs, and for a lot of programs that is the honest answer. Check the Baltic birch and the spring count on any quote, buy the surface as one order so the colors match, measure the room rather than the mat, and put the spring reset on a calendar the day the floor goes in.