[For Sale] Hilton Flooring

[CascadeClone]

What would be the appetite here for 6" or 1ft square sections?

Is $30 for a 6" square section or $50 for a 1' square section reasonable?

 

[JM4CY]

What would be the appetite here for 6" or 1ft square sections?

Is $30 for a 6" square section or $50 for a 1' square section reasonable?

They could charge more and I bet they would be sold out in 10 minutes.

 

[JP4CY]

What would be the appetite here for 6" or 1ft square sections?

Is $30 for a 6" square section or $50 for a 1' square section reasonable?

I don't want a small piece. I'd easily pay $200 for a 2x2 and maybe $300 for a notable painted piece.

 

[acoustimac]

When Hilton flooded years ago they sold of square foot pieces (labeled as to location) and also had larger sections available. Think I paid $100 for mine. Unfortunately, when I got divorced it disappeared.

 

[BoxsterCy]

If this was the Allen Fieldhouse floor I'd totally buy it and resale it bundled as firewood at quick stop stations all over Big 12 country.

 

[cjclone]

My son took sections of the seating from Hinkle when they redid it. Couldn't believe they didn't sell it by the piece. Could be a big money raiser.

 

[theshadow]

That floor has probably been sanded and refinished multiple times. Think of how many times those sections have been picked up and put down, that alone is a lot of wear and tear.

And how many times court markings have been added or changed in the last decade, thanks to the NCAA. Two charge arcs, added at different times. Added a second three-point line for MBB, removed the original line when WBB moved back to match, added another three-point line for MBB again last year.

There's also a ton of wear, scuffs and scratches around the boundary (bench area and courtside seats) from non-player shoes.

 

[intrepid27]

What would be the appetite here for 6" or 1ft square sections?

Is $30 for a 6" square section or $50 for a 1' square section reasonable?

My wife bought me a 1 ft square of the floor that got flooded in 2009. It has a sticker that showed the location and talked about Hilton Magic.
Without the signatures I'm pretty sure she paid right at $100.

 

[nfrine]

Randy Peterson ought to be a bidder. He spent time on that floor...

 

[VeloClone]

That floor has probably been sanded and refinished multiple times. Think of how many times those sections have been picked up and put down, that alone is a lot of wear and tear.

And you can only sand these floors a limited number of times before you start getting too close to the tongue and groove and you start having problems. There are many reasons these floors are at a discount.

 

[CapnCy]

I wish I had some storage, would be fun to sell it off to fanatics in a variety of sizes, etc. I don't feel like doing the math, but I'm sure it could pay off.

 

[CyHans]

On a side note, I think it'd be cool if they came up with some creative floor design for next year.

 

[JM4CY]

My wife bought me a 1 ft square of the floor that got flooded in 2009. It has a sticker that showed the location and talked about Hilton Magic.
Without the signatures I'm pretty sure she paid right at $100.
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That’s pretty freakin awesome

 

[aeroclone]

$3/ft is pretty good for hardwood floors. But i don't need 8,000 square feet.

Speak for yourself, pleb.

 

[Cyclonepride]

My wife bought me a 1 ft square of the floor that got flooded in 2009. It has a sticker that showed the location and talked about Hilton Magic.
Without the signatures I'm pretty sure she paid right at $100.
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We're practically neighbors

 

[Cyclonepride]

Website says it gets redone every summer

My guess would be that they do maintenance coats every summer, with sanding as needed. Our company does gym floors, and that is typically what we do for most schools (we haven't done the floor at Hilton, but we did the new floor at Carver).

 

[Land Shark]

On a side note, I think it'd be cool if they came up with some creative floor design for next year.

I disagree. This last look was our best looking floor since the original Hilton floor. I don't want 3 shades of wood and the outline of the Ames skyline or the Barilla plant on the floor. I don't even want that crap ass Pioneer logo on our floor but I understand why we have it. Simple is better.

Now, if we can just get rid of the black padding on the basket supports we will be in business.

 

[intrepid27]

We're practically neighbors

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I looked it up when I got it ,and had Bobby Knight thrown the chair in Hilton from the home team bench it would have came to rest pretty close to my square.

Maybe we could develop some type of Bingo game. Everyone buys a square and If something special happens on your square you're a winner. Examples could be:
- Bill Self or Mad Fran getting T-ed up
- Any Cyclone hitting a buzzer beater
- Cheerleader getting dropped
-etc

 

[awd4cy]

Jo Bro might want a piece of it. Him beating a 12-20 Iowa State team in Hilton was his biggest win of his career.

 

[BCClone]

And you can only sand these floors a limited number of times before you start getting too close to the tongue and groove and you start having problems. There are many reasons these floors are at a discount.

How many 4x8 sheets are in one? We put the 90s one down too many times.