This is the completed
floor. It is made from
two pieces of flooring
that here in Australia is
called "yellow tongue". It
is a tongue in groove
system where one side
has a strip of yellow
plastic along the edge
that fits into the groove
on the side of the piece
next to it. It is what we
call "particle board".
Around the edge is a
strip of pine that is wider
than the flooring so that
it raises the flooring off
the ground. If you didn't
have alot of room you
could make the same
floor with only one piece
of the flooring.
floor. It is made from
two pieces of flooring
that here in Australia is
called "yellow tongue". It
is a tongue in groove
system where one side
has a strip of yellow
plastic along the edge
that fits into the groove
on the side of the piece
next to it. It is what we
call "particle board".
Around the edge is a
strip of pine that is wider
than the flooring so that
it raises the flooring off
the ground. If you didn't
have alot of room you
could make the same
floor with only one piece
of the flooring.
This is underneath the floor. Hubby
screwed a flat piece of pine along the
middle join just to give it support incase
the tongue in groove wasn't strong
enough. We also got some small rubber
"feet" from the hardware store and
screwed them around the edges and
along the middle just to give a little more
cushioning. The actual floor that our
practice floor sits on is a floating timber
floor on a concrete slab so I am a bit
paranoid about injuries due to dancing on
such a hard floor. The rubber feet also
protect the "real" floor from scratching.
screwed a flat piece of pine along the
middle join just to give it support incase
the tongue in groove wasn't strong
enough. We also got some small rubber
"feet" from the hardware store and
screwed them around the edges and
along the middle just to give a little more
cushioning. The actual floor that our
practice floor sits on is a floating timber
floor on a concrete slab so I am a bit
paranoid about injuries due to dancing on
such a hard floor. The rubber feet also
protect the "real" floor from scratching.
This is just a close up of the centre join.
This is the centre join from the top. We
originally screwed it from underneath so that
there were no screws on the surface of the
floor, but ended up having to put this one in
because it was lifting a little. The flooring is
attached to the frame with screws all around the
outside of the frame going into the edge of the
flooring. If you look closely at the bottom right
of this photo you will see one of the screws.
You will need to put lots in, all around the edge.
You could put the flooring on top of the frame
but then you would have to screw down into it
and we were worried that the screws might lift
up and be dangerous.
originally screwed it from underneath so that
there were no screws on the surface of the
floor, but ended up having to put this one in
because it was lifting a little. The flooring is
attached to the frame with screws all around the
outside of the frame going into the edge of the
flooring. If you look closely at the bottom right
of this photo you will see one of the screws.
You will need to put lots in, all around the edge.
You could put the flooring on top of the frame
but then you would have to screw down into it
and we were worried that the screws might lift
up and be dangerous.
Lastly, two photos of the underneath to show how the floor is raised on the frame and the rubber feet that we used. So
far the floor has held up well. About the only draw back is that it is quite heavy so you wouldn't want it to be something
that had to be moved around alot. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me and I will pass you on to
Hubby who would be only too happy to talk building with your Hubby!
far the floor has held up well. About the only draw back is that it is quite heavy so you wouldn't want it to be something
that had to be moved around alot. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me and I will pass you on to
Hubby who would be only too happy to talk building with your Hubby!
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