[SML] Laying a Masonite floor without using fasteners

[Steven Hood]

Carpet tape, or that exterior grade mounting tape...

Steven R Hood
310.756.3555



On January 14, 2015 3:48:37 PM Stephen Rees via Stagecraft 
<stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> I would always recommend that priming the masonite on BOTH sides is
> desirable. The buckling occurs when one side can "breathe" and the
> other can't. It will only get worse with time. The use of "tempered"
> Masonite will preclude much of the warping to begin with, but again,
> it should be primed. The other problem is that the gaff tape may not
> actually be adhering as well as you might like. A heavy, wide,
> commercial double-sided carpet tape (not the skinny residential stuff)
> may perform better. Also, if there as a way to keep the humidity
> constantly low, that will help as well.
> Steve Rees
>
> On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 6:37 PM, Matt via Stagecraft
> <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
> > I'm hoping someone will share their tips on laying a masonite floor 
> without using screws or staples.
> >
> > The floor ithat we are covering up Is linoleum-your typical floor found 
> it in any classroom.
> >
> > We started to lay it with gaffers tape leaving a pennies width of spacing 
> between each sheet. There are several spots that are starting to bubble up. 
> I should also point out that the Masonite is raw and has not been painted 
> yet.  I'm not sure once a gets painted if that will actually help or make 
> it worse.  Let's hope for the better.
> >
> > I would appreciate anybody's brilliant ideas on how to get rid of the 
> bubbling.
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Matt Evans-Technical Director
> > The University of Dayton
> > 513-464-3854
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