A flooring assembly and method of manufacturing a flooring assembly includes forming a working surface by depositing a plurality of heated flexible strands of material onto a surface and cooling the plurality of heated flexible strands so that a first end of each strand is directly physically coupled to a first end of at least one other strand in the plurality of strands so that the coupled first ends of the plurality of strands define a plurality of openings and a second end, opposite the first end, of each strand is physically independent from each second end of each of the strands in the plurality of strands so that each second end of each strand is able to move independent of the second end of each other strand. The method further includes providing a mesh underlayment having an upper surface, an opposing lower surface, and defining a plurality of openings spanning from the upper surface to the lower surface and permanently adhering the coupled first ends of the plurality of strands to the upper surface of the underlayment.