I have a project at a Douglas Orr building, 1930's.  There is an area
outside the lower dining room and bar that was originally a logia, but in
the 70's the arches were filled in to make it an interior space.  We just
removed the carpet to find a slate patio made up with some slabs six by four
feet.  They are grouted, and the surface fairly uneven.  The design calls
for replacement of the wall to wall carpet with carpet tiles.  Some of the
slates are scaling, but we have removed most of the loose material.
Question:  what sort of underlayment would you use for the carpet?  We have
looked at the Schluter system, Ardex with fiberglass mesh and DSP 520.  The
costs are significantly different, and if you read the fine print, even the
Schluter system will not warrantee.

Thoughts?

Best,

Leland

 

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I m so tired don't know what to do
just been leaning on my shovel all day 
just three little letters makes it OK 
WPA

Louis Armstrong; Jack Tiergarten 1937 "WPA"

One of the great park systems  of the WPA was the Blue ridge skyway  and the
creation of the Appellation trail system
-the stone and trail and causeway work is phenomenal 
so was the cabin and early toilet facilities 
I mention this because the WPA went into the impoverished communities of the
deep south and put in precast commodes in the almost all the out houses  or
more exactly concrete two holers .and ourdoor waste systems for schools 

the  second great park system was the Natchez trace ( from Natchez to
Nashville) I am told if you are a bicycle rider this is a must  ride
......plus it goes near by my school house altier (also WPA ) 
my school house has poured in place hallways; red oak floors; heavy plaster
walls and the big 24 glass pane windows  for 7 class rooms with an
auditorium for 100 kids  They choose the site because it has  excellent well
water and it was thought Polio came from bad water 
; most of the post offices in the South are WPA...
many with murals by WPA artists
   I am not sure but surely parts of Colonial Williamsburg maybe the WPA and
so may be New York's West Side Highway  
I remember a lot of the catskills Park and reservoir system was WPA. And was
not Dewey's, NY State throughway also WPA..
as for quality of work the park systems and thier rustic stonework speak for
themselves .Py


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