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what about a raised floor, just one or two inches with metal grating or the like and on top of that whatever type of ground you want... crushed gravel would drain well or the fake grass with holes in it. Have your floor slop slightly to one side and have a pvc drain to the out side or a collection area and recirculate the water
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Cheap pallets
We put down pallets (the stronger oak ones, not pine) to make a walkway in wet /muddy areas. Fill in the gaps with slats from other pallets - but not entirely, leave a little space for the rain to go thru.
Wet it down and test it for slipperieness. Sometimes the wood gets slippery. If so, take a skill saw, set the blade to just 1/8" +/-, and rake shallow cuts back and forth to rough up the slats.
A popular pallet size is 40" x 48", makes a good path.
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Jim are your pm's full or is it just that time of the month?! LOL! Ive tried sending you a few about your haunted house stories and didnt get anything back. Stop ignoring me I know where you live! Brewhahaha!
Damon
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Re-Bar Was On Sale!
I needed to make traction inside of the concrete exit tunel. I welded re-bar pieces close together to elevate the feet above the water. As an extra FX bonus standing water reflects from under the re-bar and some people assume they are walking over a deep watery pit.
Re-bar has those little grip castings, so far none of them have worn off(I don't think they will)
I would suggest thinking twice using water for an effect if you live in a northern climate.
I'm not sure but I think the formula for ice involves water.
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Wet mulch sticks together and the more its walked on the better the surface. You would be surprised how little getts kicked around.
It did not get tracked out in our haunt because the rain forest was the last room before exiting . Need to plan.....You dont want to exit the forest room then send them to another room with wet feet on smooth concrete or wood floors. They will slip. Plan..Plan...PlanLast edited by xtremecreator; 03-18-2009, 03:04 PM.
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I can see it now, wet moldy mulch will have to be continously cleaned up after being tracked through out the haunt. How much water does this stupid thing put out? I have a great idea on how to do this without it dripping on people.
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Thats what I would suggest too non slip mats. Maybe somekind of drain system if feasable or able to do it affordably. You may have someone with push squeeges and mops to clean up in between groups but that would get old after a while. If you bought it from Oakisland they should give you pointers on the best way to use it. Or maybe you can just use it in an outdoor area or just outside your haunt maybe on asphault or concrete if there is any. You can put down non slip tape if it makes the surface slick.
Damon
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I don't see that being a major problem at our haunt since we tear everything down every year being that we don't have a permanent building yet.
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Oh, I was wondering....we're good...no problems here. You guys all geared up for the Return of Nightmare in Painesville? If so wish you the best!
JohnLast edited by xtremecreator; 03-18-2009, 11:07 AM.
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No problems. I was just saying that water and organic matter in a dark enclosed space for 5 weeks or more is not a healthy thing for actors. That's all. No attatcks or anything intended.
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Come on Brian. You were there.... where was the mold? There is no mold if you take care of it and rake it out daily. READ ABOVE. You were there. HELLO! So who got sick? Since Im the one in control of the whole production who did that happen to??? None. Did not expect a comment like that from you.... Is there a problem?
JohnLast edited by xtremecreator; 03-18-2009, 10:22 AM.
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The only problem with wet mulch indoors is that it puts actors in the hospital after 3 weekends of mold and bacteria growth.
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Forget all of the above suggestions
We tried everything stated above...no good....we tried rubber matts the whole 9 yards. This is what you do. WOOD MULCH WALKWAYS. The more wet it gets the more stable the walking surface. It absorbs all the water.
We did have floor drains every 8 ft but they did not drain because the mulch would eventually clog them no matter how well you tried to screen them. You want at the very least 4 to 6 inches. We bordered the mulch walkway with railroad ties. Re- Rake daily....keep a pile of mulch on hand to cover over the surface each day .
Our indoor rain forest was on almst continuesly thoughout the entire month. We had to keep it raining because we had live trees, vines and plants that needed to be watered and it was the request of the fire dept. It was the only way they would let us do it. Our rain forest was 20,000 sq ft. Mulch is the best and most authentic looking way of doing it. Rubber matts, artifical grass and so on is just not real looking it takes away of what your trying to accomplish......
JohnLast edited by xtremecreator; 03-18-2009, 09:49 AM.
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Does your building have any floor drains? If you could get your wet scene near a floor drain, and use the industrial floor drainage mats, you'd be set.
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Originally posted by Tom View PostI would suggest a rubber mat with holes in it that commercial sites use. They allow drainage but keep people out of puddles. Attached is a pic of what I'm talking about. You might find cheaper mats on ebay.
Hope this helps.
Tom
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