Thank you, I appreciate that! I'm laid up right now with a back injury, but should be putting out some new episodes once I can sit down long enough to edit them. Have a great day my friend!
Unfortunately I do believe that wooden sports floors are a dying industry, with the exception of professional and college level floors. All I do is wood, no synthetic, can't stand that stuff!
This is also a Robbins system. They are custom made channels that have a pad included inside each channel. Each channel is pinned to the concrete every 2 feet. Plywood is 1/2 inch thick.
Hi. What size plywood are those ? 2 sheets of 1/2 inch ? Also is the plywood floating or you screwed them together ? Appreciate if you reply back because I’m going a gym soon and just wanna get some detail. Thank you
This is a Robbins system. 3/4 inch plywood on a 3/4 inch pad installed on a 45 degree angle, with 6 brackets on each sheet drilled and pinned to the concrete.
I'm installing plywood on top of concrete, do I need to anchor every sheet or every other. We're not going back with gym floor,just a rubber floor over two sheets of 1/2.
@@michaelferguson3725 You'll need a 1/2 inch thick pad/foam for your first layer. This will go on top of the concrete but below the first sheet of plywood. Otherwise the floor will make noise when you walk on it. The plywood doesn't have to be pinned it can float. The first layer of plywood goes long ways wall to wall (opposite of the hoops). The top layer goes on a 45 degree angle from corner to corner. You staple it together using 1 inch staples. Staples are 1 inch leg, and either 7/16 or 1/2 crown. Always crown the plywood down like a U or you'll have deadspots.
Yes there can be. It depends on how many times the flooring has been sanded. If the top plate on the hardwood still has enough height to be resanded again then yes it does. Most old flooring has at least one sand left. Good luck!
I have a question where do you purchase the neo shocks from I’m in need of some for a gym floor I’m going to do but don’t seem to be able to find where to get them
Thanks for not explaining how the floor is secured to the slab. We didn’t need to know that critical part. It was good that instead you highlighted the forklift moving the pallet that was probably more important as nobody has ever seen that before.
the 2 layers of plywood are nailed down to the concrete subfloor, or drilled, depending on if these guys are paid hourly, lol. Then the maple flooring is nailed in through its side into the plywood. the reason for it being to the side is so that the nail can't be seen when another board is installed up against it.
I do not envy you guys. I do vinyl and poured urethane gym floors. Your work is literally back breaking. I do however have a ton of respect for you wood guys.
Love your videos. Any chance you have one or will make one about repairs to maple planks? As in removing and replacing individual planks due to damage?
@@FLOOREDTV thanks for the reply. I have one more question. On the solid blocker for the bleachers. How thick is the wood on the back of the plywood? Right now I'm in residential floor refinishing. I worked with covington sports flooring in Birmingham Al. I worked on the installation and the finishing crew but, never got to see the subfloor installation. I am thinking about offering gymnasium services in my area. That is why i am asking.
@@hardwoodfloorrefinishing9469 It depends on the thickness of the pads. Pads vary from 3/8 of an inch to 1 1/2 inches. You want the blocking to be about an 1/8 of an inch less thick than the pads. This allows the floor to still have some flex when bleachers are out, but solid when they are banked. Hope that helps.
