[SML] stage floor material

[Stephen Rees]

Also, if you find it necessary to use a double layer of materials, be sure
to offset the joints between the sheets in the layers. In this situation,
priming all four surfaces and all edges will be necessary to control
bubbling, etc.
Steve


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On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 8:01 PM, Mike Katz via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> Do Not use MDO!  It is Medium Density Hardboard as opposed to High Density
> Hardboard that we know as masonite. MDO simply will not wear as well. If
> you really can not find Plyron go with a plywood and an applied layer of
> High density tempered Hardboard. Size the 2 to give you the proper
> thickness.
> The lumber yard has no idea of what we do to a floor.
> Mike
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> On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 4:49 PM, Bill Conner via Stagecraft <
> stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>
>> My spec includes these three, as a result of some research last year.
>> They all basically meet the American Plywood Association standard for
>> plyron.
>>
>> Olympic Products Plyron;
>> Roseburg RigidPly;
>> or Eagle Plywood Industrial Plyron
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 3:02 PM, Ken Zinkl via Stagecraft
>> <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>> > I have a 10 year old Plyron stage floor that has a handful of panels
>> that
>> > are de-laminating. I have tried every lumber yard I can find near me and
>> > nobody carries or can get Plyron. One yard just suggested MDO for my
>> floor.
>> > Assuming I can get the same thickness is their any reason MDO shouldn't
>> be
>> > used for a stage floor?
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> > Ken Z
>> >
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