What about using some old carpet tiles in the intermediary period.
Helps deaden the noise a bit too!! 8)
i'm sure gym members will have old ones knockin' about in attics and suchlike. Give you a bit of time to find what your after.
Save your walls too
Alternatively, just scream maniacally at the next person to lean a plate against the wall and everyone will be too sh1t scared to go near the walls again
Or is that not helpful!?
