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Topic: Suggestions For Booth Floor
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Frank Angel
Film God
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Posts: 5305
From: Brooklyn NY USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 02-27-2011 04:41 AM
In one booth we have painted cement. The other carpet, dense like Brad says. Hands down for the carpet. Noise abatement is impressive, but the real beauty that it is really easier to clean, even though it wouldn't seem that way to someone who hasn't worked with both hard floors and carpet. A vacuum cleaner with a GOOD HEPA filter is a must -- we have an upright because it just is easier to work and lends itself to quick once-overs.
Our cement floor, on the other hand, needs to first be washed down with soapy water and then we have to use a wet/dry vac to suck up the soapy water....a pretty labor-intensive and a big production every time it has to be done, so it's harder to get personnel to not to think of it as much more of a chore than vacuuming ever is. That means it usually gets done more often and with less whining.
With the cement floor, we also lay down a thick rubber runner mat at each projector in deference to the projectionist's feet. That has ridges in it which does catch dirt and holds it, but those mats have to be taken out when we wash the floor and have to be hosed down too. Just thinking about and I am whining in my head.
Go with dense, indoor/outdoor carpet -- tiles are a good idea for the reasons Brad suggested.
In the carpeted booth we have never had any trouble with the equipment shifting, or if it has, it's been so insignificant that it was easily compensated for at the projectors themselves with minute adjustments.
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