This was the worst subfloor we’ve ever seen and it had to be made perfectly smooth to accept VCT in a 10,000 square foot retail space with floor length windows along two walls. The substrate had loose rocks and aggregate with metal, conduit and wood buried beneath the surface and complete plumbing penetrations in several spots. Our crews took out over 75 canisters of loose aggregate and fill from the area before we could start grinding, priming and filling. This was a massive filling job using 491 bags of Ardex K-22F, 98 bags of Ardex K-34, 40 bags of V-1200, 20 bags of TL1000, 97 bags of Ardex Feather Finish and 20 gallons of Ardex P-51 Primer. Unfortunately, we never took actual photos of the site, only video walk throughs, so I had to extract the photos from the video, so they are not the pixel size the submission requests. Hopefully they can still be used. After floor prep we installed VCT and Johnsonite 4″ cove base throughout the space. I have included two finish photos to show the level of prep we arrived at.
Nancy Thiel, founder and principal of Thiel Architecture + Design, is a licensed architect and an interior designer. With 40+ years’ experience working with luminaries in the architecture world, including Michael Graves, Robert A.M. Stern, and Rockwell Group, where she served as a studio leader, Thiel’s extensive portfolio includes single-family homes and multi-story residences, hotels, restaurants, retail, fitness clubs, offices, theaters, schools and shopping centers. She is a member of the AIA, holds NCARB certification and is a LEED accredited professional. Prior to her career in architecture, Thiel was a dancer and choreographer.
Thiel Architecture + Design is an award-winning multi-disciplinary architecture, interior design, planning, and product design firm with offices in CT and NY. The firm’s work focuses on high-end residential design as well as hospitality, contract, and retail projects. Thiel Architecture + Design’s work has been featured in Interior Design, Architype, New York and Connecticut Cottages and Gardens, Connecticut Magazine, Archello, and Fast Company magazines. In 2022, the firm received a Connecticut AIA Excellence award for Interior Architecture. Thiel earned a BA from Penn State University and her Master of Architecture degree from Syracuse University.
