Thread: Portable Dance floor - Yellow Tongue?

The caveats I can think of are:

• Moisture buildup underneath leading to staining of your deck
• The weatherproof coating on yellowtounge is durable, but not six months outside worth of durable - it'll probably start suffering from swollen edges sometime down the track

If you roller on a coating of one of the waterproofing or cement paints it might add a bit more grip (especially if you chuck in a grip additive) as well as protecting the chipboard from weather for longer.

And maybe some sort of plastic mesh/milk crate bottoms/structure that sits on the joists to raise it slightly off the deck so water can evaporate from the deck boards and not sit there too long.

What about the sound of the tap shoes, I dont know how a dance floor is constructed but a clean sound might be an issue

Originally Posted by Master Splinter

The caveats I can think of are:

• Moisture buildup underneath leading to staining of your deck
• The weatherproof coating on yellowtounge is durable, but not six months outside worth of durable - it'll probably start suffering from swollen edges sometime down the track

If you roller on a coating of one of the waterproofing or cement paints it might add a bit more grip (especially if you chuck in a grip additive) as well as protecting the chipboard from weather for longer.

And maybe some sort of plastic mesh/milk crate bottoms/structure that sits on the joists to raise it slightly off the deck so water can evaporate from the deck boards and not sit there too long.

Hi,

Thank you for your advice. I forgot to mention that the deck is under cover (under a pitched timber/ colorbond awning , but I can see your point in terms of moisture from condensation and from humidity - the drainage is a good thought.

I will look at the waterproofing products. In terms of grip I need to consider that will be ideal between grip and slip for the moves the girls will be doing.

thank you again.

Originally Posted by ClintO

What about the sound of the tap shoes, I dont know how a dance floor is constructed but a clean sound might be an issue

lol, the tapping sounds like a bunch of elephants at the moment! Not sure what the neighbours are thinking, but it's not as bad as the drums they wanted!

They have been practicing on an offcut of yellow tongue and it sounds about right, perhaps a bit drummy but probably because the sheet is small and does move around slightly - larger pieces should be more stable and less drummy

Rescoat plywood or commonly refered to as formply ( The black surfaced ply used for concrete formwork.) Very durable, good spring, not splintery good slip that can be increased with a dust of talc.

How portable does it need to be? If a full sheet of formply is both large enough and portable enough then I think that's a really good solution. You could screw some slim batons to the underside for ventilation, and if you need more than one sheet you could use these batons as connectors.

If you want really portable then perhaps look at readymade bamboo floating flooring - it is extremely durable and the t&g clips together smartly which would obviously allow disassembly and reassembly without tools or complicated connections. $100 would probably cover about as much as a sheet of formply.

I agree that yellow tongue is not the right material for this.