If you have carpet...

Salfies87 · 2009-09-14T01:03:15+00:00

If you have carpet where your pole is...would it be possible to maybe cut some plywood or something and cut out a little space for the pole (see the picture I attached) and then buy some kind of tile (maybe even hardwood floor tiles...like the cheap vinyl-ly ones) and stick them on top so there is kind of a cheap "stage"...wouldn't really call it a stage, but you girls who have hardwood floors or vinyl, it looks a lot easier to spin around the pole... What do you girls think? I can't get a Platinum Stage because it would suffocate my living room & my boyfriends friends wouldn't like it for Monday Night Football =) SORRY! I'm just so excited to be setting up my pole space!!! =)

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Poleluver · 1/23/2010
I always loved the feel of the wood flooring at the studio> I have carpet and might try putting tape on the bottoms. thanks for the tip!
cringirl · 2/20/2012
I had this beautiful laminate flooring installed just a few months ago. It was really great for dance, but it was really loud and I live next door to a Marmaduke sized dog, and the walls are thin. Then, accidentally, I had a small flood in my townhouse, it ruined a good part of the floor, making dancing on it not doable. I got a deal on a huge plush rug with a 1/2 inch pad, it is great for dancing barefoot and the sound problem is almost nil. Shoes with any grip however are a no go. Very frustrating because, in some ways I think I love the shoes just as much as the dance. I tried the tape but found it would just roll, I even bought the best tape that I could find at Home Depot, and still had the same problem. I experimented on a cheaper pair of shoes. First I tried to wear them down on concrete, still not smooth enough for spins. So then I used a callous scrapper and went to town, a little better, but not what I was looking for. Finally, I got Krazy Glue and coated the bottoms. Bingo! Nice and smooth. The next time I do this to a pair of shoes, however I will protect the sides with tape for any run down because I did get glue on the sides of the shoe (not a huge deal, it is clear) Also, if you do this be careful because when not on the carpet these shoes are not super slickery and dangerous. I had to use an entire container of Krazy Glue for each shoe sole. I find it sold at the dollar store. Happy Spinnin' :)
cringirl · 10/18/2012
Still, the carpet wasn't really what I was going for so one day I saw a box of laminate flooring at a thrift store and voila! I bought a cheap little saw and cut the hole for the middle, that was the most difficult part. I fit the pieces together and used duct tape to tape non-slip rug underlay to the bottoms, fit both pieces around the pole and using pretty gold duct tape taped the edges together tightly. This works perfectly! I have a tiny little dance floor around my pole and carpet past that so I can do spins but it's a soft landing and I can do floorwork on the carpet! The whole project cost less than $25. Yea!