Abstract: A floor platform or matt for placing over a portion of existing flooring. The matt having a composite structure including a bottom hardboard layer, a middle hardboard layer adhered thereto. The bottom and middle layers cut into two pieces forming seams running the length of the matt, and the seams being displaced from each other. The matt also having a top hardwood finish layer consisting of a plurality of interlocking tiles. The tiles consist primarily of several individual hardwood strips flexibly held together by metallic strips, and the tiles are adhered to the middle layer. Reduction trim pieces are attached to the perimeter of the bottom and middle layers and include grooves for interlocking with the tiles. A support structure is secured to the bottom of the central region of the matt. The support structure includes gripping appendages integral therewith and extending therefrom.