MAINTENANCE GUIDE
Tips and Tricks for Looking After Your Flooring
If you are taking your floor on the road or just down the block for a single performance, here are a few tips and tricks to make your flooring experience easier.
- Always roll your flooring around a tube at least 6" in diameter. Never store or roll up your flooring without it.
- During transit protect the rolled floor by: a) using touring bags; b) putting bubble wrap on the ends; c) creating protective racks.
- Never transport or store floors on top of each other. Try to store and transport floors on vertically, if possible. (For short term travel, floors may be stacked on one another but must be placed upright or unrolled as soon as possible. Prolonged stacking will cause failure of the floor.)
- Roll out flooring on stage and let acclimatize. Do not tape immediately, especially in cold weather.
- Leave a 1/16 to 1/32 of an inch gap between rolls before top taping.
- Always wet mop floor prior to performance.
- Remember rosin is not recommended for vinyl flooring.
