Gypsum Underlayment Buyer’s Guide
Gypsum underlayment is a construction material made of gypsum powder, Portland cement, and sand. It is commonly used for floor assemblies, including floor leveling, soundproofing, and fire rating applications. At Nettles, we have decades of experience with gypsum underlayment. In this buyer’s guide, our experts have assembled all the information you may need to know […]
Featured Project: Texas State University – San Marcos, Texas
Project Overview Facility: Texas State University – JC Kellam (JCK) Administration Building Owner: Texas State University Location: San Marcos, Texas General contractor: Flintco Construction manager: Seth Pustejovsky Architect: Gensler Services: Low-density gypsum leveling Project Summary Nettles Construction Solutions was hired to provide floor leveling services for the 11th floor of the JCK Building at Texas State University, […]
Everything You Need to Know About Using Sound Mats for Sound Control
Beginning with the 2003 Universal Building Code, all multifamily residential projects are required to meet a minimum STC/IIC sound rating of 50. The team at Nettles Construction can install high-performing and cost-effective sound mats as part of an underlayment system to meet and exceed those requirements. Since sound deadening systems are so ubiquitous given […]
FEATURED PROJECT: VILLAGE COOPERATIVE OF VERONA HILLS
FEATURED PROJECT: VILLAGE COOPERATIVE OF VERONA HILLS Project Overview Facility: Village Cooperative of Verona Hills General Contractor: MW Builders Service: Gypsum Floor Underlayment The Problem The Village Cooperative of Verona Hills is a multi-family wood frame project. The building’s floor-ceiling assemblies are required to achieve a one-hour floor/ceiling fire rating per code. The client needed an efficient […]
USING GYPSUM UNDERLAYMENT TO ACHIEVE ONE-HOUR FIRE RATING
Building codes mandate that all multi-family wood-frame construction projects must achieve a one-hour fire rating (a one-hour separation from floor to ceiling) in the floor-ceiling assemblies. However, there are more than 125 different ways to achieve this rating using different combinations of materials including rock, plywood, lightweight concrete, etc. At Nettles Construction Solutions, we […]
NETTLES PROJECT OF THE WEEK: CYRUS HOTEL
NETTLES PROJECT OF THE WEEK: CYRUS HOTEL Project Name: Cyrus Hotel Cyrus Hotel912-924 S Kansas AveTopeka, KS 66612 Product Type: USG Levelrock 2500 Project Highlight:This was an existing building with floors out of level. We flattened this floor with thicker than normal material to make it much more level. Owner: AIM Strategies Architect: Design One General Contractor: McPherson […]
NETTLES PROJECT OF THE WEEK: 21C MUSEUM HOTEL & RESTAURANT
NETTLES PROJECT OF THE WEEK: 21C MUSEUM HOTEL & RESTAURANT Project Name: 21c Museum Hotel & Restaurant 21c Museum Hotel & Restaurant / The Savoy219 W 19th St.Kansas City, MO 64105 Product Type: USG Levelrock 3500 over USG SAM N-25 Sound Mat Project Highlight:This is a historic hotel and restaurant in a historic area of Kansas […]
NETTLES PROJECT OF THE WEEK: ARTERRA KC
WESTPRO PROJECT OF THE WEEK: ARTERRA KC Project Name: ARTerra KC Product Type: Accucrete Gypsum Underlayment with Accu-Quiet D-18 Sound mat Project Highlight:This project’s construction type is Prescient (https://www.prescientco.com/) which is a cold-formed steel construction with a concrete panel system on the floor. Prescient’s system makes for fast construction. Architect: HOK St. Louis General Contractor: JE Dunn […]
