Cannot screw into Deck

[djign]

Hello,
I have an issue, i'm loading into a venue in 2 weeks, the design requires the painting of the floor. We can't paint the floor in the venue, due to turnover time. thought is to lay down maso and paint the maso. The issue is that we cannot screw into the deck. does anyone have any thoughts on how to lay down the maso and keep it from sliding around. Or is there an alternative to laying down maso?

any suggestion will be appreciated thanks

 

[Footer]

Buy a cheap marley floor and tape it down. You can also "float" Masonite and just tape it down. It works.

 

[MNicolai]

I've also seen ground cloths work well. You buy a bunch of canvas to lay across be floor, paint it in advance, and tape it to the floor during load-in at the venue.

 

[DRU]

Is stapling into the floor an option as an alternative to screwing?

 

[oneeyedpug]

I have this same issue at the venue we rent for our musical, we use tape under the Maso tapping the different sheets together and than tape the outer edge down to the stage. We have danced and moved heavy scenery on this before and had no issues.

 

[kicknargel]

If using "masonite" make sure to start with a product that's flat off the shelf, since you can't hold it down with much force. Around here, big box hardboard isn't going to work. Best is the stuff that's tempered on both sides, although it costs quite a bit more. In any case, backpainting will help keep it from warping when you paint the top.