How do i make a dance floor?
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I am having a wedding coming up and the hall I rented does not have a dance floor. I am seeing if I would be able to make one myself. Does anyone know exactly what i need (type of wood, polish,…) and how to make it?
Thanks
I am having a wedding coming up and the hall I rented does not have a dance floor. I am seeing if I would be able to make one myself. Does anyone know exactly what i need (type of wood, polish,…) and how to make it?
Thanks
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I also inquired about renting a dance floor from various companies, but I’d much rather build one so I can also use it when other family members of mine get married
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O.K.I' ve probeerde nooit dit, maar here' s een idee om u begonnen te krijgen. Hoe over de bouw van een kader de grootte die u wilt, behandelend het in 3/4" het triplex en toen u kon goedkope, gelamineerde houten bevloering over het zetten. (En de schroef alles samen zo u kan het losschroeven om te demonteren.) Het enige probleem I' m dat is heeft, dat u don' t wil het zeer hoog hebben opvoeren, zodat mensen don' t reis en daling van de rand. Misschien zou u moeten gaan bekijkt de huren, en dan kopiÃërt de manier zij theirs? maakten? That' s waarschijnlijk het beste idee:)
Gelukwensen & Goed Geluk!
I don’t think you are going to want to do it, because the result is heavy and awkward, but you need to begin by finding what are called coffin locks – these are flat hook locks that are openned and closed with a big allan wrench. They will be used to lock the sections together. One place to get them is Austin Hardware in Rowlett, Texas, about $6 each. You will need to make the dance floor in multiples of 4′, say 12×12 or 16×16.
each 4×4′ section requires two sheet of 3/4″ plyood and a square of dense carpet, the kind rated indoor outdoor. (not grass)
You will put a lock and its socket on each side, say with the locks on the left 1′ from the corner and the sockets on the right 1′ from the corner so any side of any square will lock to any other.
You will have to cut away the carpet and some of the wood to install. You may have to add blocks to take the screws of the locks.
Using thinned wood glue, coat both faces of the squares, place the carpet and ***** the sandwich of 3/4-carpet-3/4 at several places around the edge with wood screws.
Now apply oak hardwood flooring using standard gluing and nailing techniques. If the flooring is not prefinished, sand and coat with satin polyurethane varnish.
The panel is now 1-3/4 to 2-1/4 inches thick depending on how thick the flooring you used is. That is much too tall to expect people to step over, so you need ramps all the way around. You can build these either as 4′ by 18” add ons (with corner pieces) or you can make 4′x4′ squares which have a flat section and then a tapered section. You will need 4 corners ramped in both directions and enough side pieces for the size of your floor. To make the ramped part you will have to scarf (cut to a thin edge) the bottom 3/4″, omit the carpet, scarf 1/2 ply (with a spacer to match the 3/4″ and perhaps use some other thinner surface material than oak flooring.
To get an idea of the weight, pickup a sheet of 1″ x 4 x 8 plywood, that is roughly the two pieces of 3/4 ply plus flooring.
Doesn’t it seem a good idea to rent?