Re: [Callers] Dance floors

2012-05-22 Thread Liz and Bill
Hi Jim, We put in such a floor in our house. A retrofit is tricky as we couldn't add much height to the floor because of the existing doors and window. In the end we designed a sprung wooden floor that is added just over 1 inch. The basic design was heavy neoprene pads 2"x 2"1/4" about 1 foo

Re: [Callers] Dance floors

2012-05-22 Thread Jack Mitchell
The Charlotte, NC dance group had put a great floor down on concrete that they built themselves. The floor itself is plywood, and it is suspended about a half inch off the concrete by padded bumpers. Copying Dean Snipes on this -- he was one of the main folks building the floor. Tapestry fol

[Callers] Dance floors

2012-05-22 Thread Jim Hemphill
We are currently adding on to our house and when done will have a 50’ x 20’ family room/dance hall. Ultimately we want wood flooring, but our starting point will be finished concrete. I am looking for advice on and experiences with installing wood floor over concrete. Thanks Jim Hemphill arca