softer plastic material including santoprene u00ae the padding is over molded to the base of the tray an adhesive is applied between the tray surface and the bottom of the flooring surface multiple adhesive materials and application patterns can be used depending upon the combination of plastic resin used for the tray the flooring material and the profile of the flooring material for tile application adhesive is applied to the ridgelines on the bottom of the tile to maximize contact with the tray surface the modular flooring assemblies of the present invention may be used in any size embodiments the modular flooring assemblies of the master tray substrate are usually a square or rectangular shape the square shaped modular flooring assemblies have four sides of equal length other sizes may be used however these sizes are generally used in the flooring industry further a combination of the 6 inch and 12 inch modular flooring assemblies may be used in combination to provide a unique appearance the present invention may be further modified to include other combinations of different sized modular flooring assemblies during assembly of the present invention the modular flooring assemblies are snapped together to form an overall flooring.