HI all,
I am openning a studio for the first time. Does anyone know the details of what kind of flooring to use or any companies who supply the suspended wood floors?
Thanks!

Dance vision used to have a link to pre-built floors.

http://www.dancevision.com/

OB

While you can buy prebuilt floors, this is the most expensive route. It also limits your ability to customize the floor to your specific location. Most studios just have a local contractor build their floor to you specs.

You want to have a sprung hardwood floor built. Contractors that install hardwood floors should be able to give you a quote on installation. Oak or maple are probably the most durable wood types. Don't try to save money using laminates. while they may be somewhat cheaper initially, they cannot be refinished and will be more costly to repair and maintain over the long term.

Blair

Most good floors here in ireland are Maple. Make sure that the floor segments (the individual maple 'planks') are laid along the long side of the hall (this is difficult to explain!!) otherwise you'll find dancers having to do most of their dancing across the line of the flooring. I've seen floors laid in the wrong orientation and they are less pleasant to dance on - especially as they age and the flooring starts to warp slightly