25 Jan
2016
25 Jan
'16
10:45 a.m.
As others have said, it depends on what is under it, and what your budget
is. The Charlotte Dance Gypsies inherited the dance floor from the
Palmetto Bug Stomp, and have installed and extended it in their current
hall. It is plywood, with small slats of wood that hold the plywood off
the (concrete) floor, and then carpeting on the slats to pad them. The
pieces of floor attach to each other, and not to the building itself. They
then finished the whole thing. It's a fabulous floor to dance on, makes
good sound when you stomp, and cost them something around $2000 to install
(volunteer labor).
Jack
On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 12:38 PM Suzanne Girardot via Organizers <
organizers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
The Emerald City Contra Dance in Seattle at the
Phinney Neighborhood
Center built a dance floor over (I think) linoleum and concrete some years
ago. They used skilled volunteer labor and laid down a bamboo floor, which
has been delightful to dance on. I think it is sprung somehow, but perhaps
Amy Wimmer, one of the organizers, can say more about it.
Suzanne Girardot
Seattle
-----Original Message-----
From: Orin Nisenson via Organizers
Sent: Jan 25, 2016 7:45 AM
To: Jeff Kaufman
Cc: organizers(a)lists.sharedweight.net
Subject: Re: [Organizers] Fw: New Floors
The new Grange floor is finished. The board in the photo is before it was
laid down.
Orin
On Jan 25, 2016, at 10:43 AM, Jeff Kaufman <jeff.t.kaufman(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
The new Grange floors are unfinished, right? That wouldn't stand up well
to less careful groups spilling soda etc, which it sounds like Chrissy is
needing to consider.
On Jan 25, 2016 10:28 AM, "Orin Nisenson via Organizers" <
organizers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
I would stay away from using laminate floors. I
feel they are too thin
and will not last considering the abuse of contra dancing.
Others from the Guiding Star Grange will have to tell you what the
process was. Here is a photo of the before (result of 75+ years of dancing)
and new.
Orin
<IMG_0195b.jpeg>
On Jan 25, 2016, at 9:53 AM, Mac Mckeever via Organizers <
organizers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
The trend seems to be for venues to go with laminate flooring due to cost
and low mainrtenance
The surface is not too bad - maybe a little slick
There is a padding called 'dance padding' that has pretty good reviews
from dance studios that have used it. It looks like it might be just under
1/2 inch thick.
I have no actual experience with this setup (but I have danced on
laminate)
Mac McKeever
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*From:* Chrissy Fowler via Organizers <organizers(a)lists.sharedweight.net>
*To:* organizers shared weight <organizers(a)lists.sharedweight.net>
*Sent:* Monday, January 25, 2016 8:36 AM
*Subject:* [Organizers] New Floors
Hi all,
A) If you were giving advice, about replacing a 45'x55' wooden floor, to
the owners of the hall that you and another organization rent about 5x/mo
for traditional dancing, but that is also used for things like Bingo and
private events, what advice would you give?
(Wood type, installation methods, ballpark cost, finish suggestions,
care/maintenance etc)
B) If you were giving advice to the two dance groups about how to work
with the owners to be sure your interests in a danceable floor are factored
into the plans, what advice would you give?
Thanks!
Chrissy Fowler
Belfast ME
PS I know we might get helpful info from MontpelierVT's Capital City
Grangers (& friends of) and GreenfieldMA's Guiding Star Grangers (& friends
of). Any other groups who've relatively recently replaced a floor?
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