@BillConnerFASTC In what sense? Stop the surface, stop the sprung construction? Stop trappable construction? Stop in what sense?
One venue I am in the wood stage(sleepers on concrete with 3/4 ply and 1/4 5 ply birch) stopped at wings. butt almost flush to concrete. I used ardex feather finish to smooth it out about 2 ft off stage. It holds up well.To clarify - built up resilient wood floor with plyron top to 30' or so off centerline, and concrete to wall at 43' off centerline - what could be some curtain settings be considered the "stage wing". (I don't believe in trying to break the entire stage area (code definition) into partslike wing, performance area, etc.) The slab in teh wood floro area would be depressed and the wings not - so nominally the surfaces are flush.
Also, I should have asked for comments from people who work in high schools, as this is for a high school. It's the contractors attitude of "we've done lots of high schools where the stage floor stops at the end of the masking" and I was looking for comments one way or the other.
Colin - obviously you have been backstage. Those are the views I'm am looking for.
I would love to hear from folks that work on stages where the stage floor does stop at the end of the masking and transitions to concrete, and how it works. I don't mind fighting the good fight but I do like to hear the views of the people who must deal with them on a daily basis.
Thanks.
Just a quick note that the age of pine/spruce floors has ended long ago. We do have to put up with those old installs but back in that day we did not have the heavy caster loads and high tack tape that are common now.A note on LWinters post
Years ago my hs drama coach said a spruce stage should never be sealed, that it should be oiled. He stated that nail holes and even damage from old style stage screws would close up on a well oiled floor. And that painting or sealing the floor would cause it to dry out and loose it’s abilty to self restore.
This has always been a big deal for Apple stores and the new Apple "spaceship" campus. Everything had to be executed within 1/16" of the drawn plans. This is a huge deal for contractor quotes because they all come in about 75% higher because of the precision work necessary.My concern with "smooth as possible" is the vacation between humid summer and dry winter.
This has always been a big deal for Apple stores and the new Apple "spaceship" campus. Everything had to be executed within 1/16" of the drawn plans. This is a huge deal for contractor quotes because they all come in about 75% higher because of the precision work necessary.
I mean now that they're one of the world's largest companies, of course not.I don't feel sorry for Apple.
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