What you should do: Make sure you know EXACTLY how much you’re going to need (then buy a few pieces extra).

What I did: Go off the estimate that your landlord gave you and buy about 11 pieces too many.

What you should do: Drag those bastards whenever possible.  Don’t get tough and try to carry them when you don’t have to.

What I did: Got tough and tried to carry them.  I have close to a 3x BW deadlift and my back is KILLING ME.

What you should do: While dragging them arc the mats so that the edge you’re carrying makes a frowny face.  This makes it 10x easier to drag.

What I did:  Well I did this once I figured it out.  Don’t let it sag in the middle though.  It makes maneuvering them much harder.

What you should do:  Use the 90 degree angles whenever possible.  If the spot your trying to fill has a 90 degree angle place the corner of the mat in it then cut from there.  

What I did: Never try to manufacture a 90 degree angle.  You can’t do it well; I don’t care how much of an artist you think you are.  You’ll screw it up.

More to come on this because this was a HUUUUUGE pain in my ass and I don’t wish anyone through the hell that I’ve been through the past few days. 

Edit: I’ve got 14 extra pieces of matting.  Anyone need any?  $35 a mat.