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David Favel
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Ashburton, New Zealand
Registered: Feb 2002


 - posted 01-28-2003 05:43 PM      Profile for David Favel   Email David Favel   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
My accountant want to know
a - The life of a seat in a 2 screen
I know that 100 miles away they installed seats 5 years ago & look brand new.
b - when fabric wears out, ballpark, the replacement cost of the fabric.
Looking for actuals as I know that fabric quality varies, but any info to keep the pencil pushers happy will suffice

Cheers

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Mike Blakesley
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From: Forsyth, Montana
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 - posted 01-28-2003 05:53 PM      Profile for Mike Blakesley   Author's Homepage   Email Mike Blakesley   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
What's the traffic in your theatre daily?

We just replaced 20-year-old seats. They weren't in real bad shape, just worn-out and ugly, so we upgraded to a higher quality seat...But we're in a town of 2000 people. In a large city, I'd think the time frame would be shorter!

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David Favel
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Traffic of approx 2000 p/w

really just looking for other peoples actuals.

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Kris Brunton
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From: Napanee, Ontario, Canada
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 - posted 01-29-2003 10:11 AM      Profile for Kris Brunton   Email Kris Brunton   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Properly maintained the metal work of the chair will last a very long time. Rust forms around the foot plate of the legs first but the rest of the metal work is typically fine. Time frame on metal work would be at least 20-30 years.

Foam and fabric would probably last you about 10-15 years. There are some excellent eco safe cleaning products you can use for reducing pop stains, marker vandalism, almost anything but gum.

In our experience I find that mostly the seat foam and fabric gets most of the wear. Back foam will usually stand up much longer.

Ballparking fabric cost would be about $10.00 CDN/yard and I would suggest replacing foam at the same time for about $8-15 CDN
per piece.

I really all depends on the style of your seat and style of foam used in it.

Hope this helps.

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