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Historic Eaton Block and Eaton Hotel, Wichita, Kansas

Wichita, Kansas, 1887. The legacy of the historic Eaton block begins when entrepreneur John Carey builds the magnificent Carey Hotel on the corner of Douglas and Fourth Street for $100,000 dollars, providing the grandest lodging accommodations available east of Denver. The hotel was made famous in December, 1900, when prohibitionist zealot Carry Nation enters the lounge hurling rocks and metal, destroying crystal, mirrors and the pride of the establishment, a mural of Cleopatra at the Bath. Shortly thereafter, the property sells to Ben Eaton. The renamed Eaton Hotel exists for over 80 years changing hands many times, while still catering to the evolving commerce of Kansas.

Wichita, Kansas, 1999. After purchasing the historic Eaton block, the City of Wichita and Key Construction, Inc. undertake a $15.5 million dollar rehabilitation and redevelopment effort to revitalize Eaton Square and the Eaton Hotel. Dynamic Drywall, Inc., a Licensed Applicator of Hacker Floor Underlayments, is awarded renovation responsibility over the entire assembly, from installing structural framing, floor and roof joists, insulation, drywall and plywood subfloors, to finishing off the project by pouring 28,200 square feet of FIRM-FILL® Gypsum Concrete. This application of FIRM-FILL® Gypsum Concrete creates smooth, level floors ready for installation of finished floor goods. The end result is 115 completely unique and prestigious apartments with over 40 different floor plans, and 30,000 square feet of commercial space, doubling the residential population of Old Town Wichita.

FIRM-FILL® Gypsum Concrete is a cementitious floor underlayment designed for use in multi-family housing to satisfy acoustical ratings and fire codes, making it the perfect choice for this renovation project. Roger Roper, owner of Dynamic Drywall, Inc., feels they were chosen for this project based on their access to Hacker Floor Underlayments, and their ability to take on multiple tasks in the renovation, allowing control over the schedule for a timely project completion. If your construction needs call for quality gypsum floor underlayments, contact Hacker Industries, Inc. for product information, or for a Licensed Applicator in your area, (800) 642-3455.

With excellent STC and IIC ratings as well as over 83 UL listings, FIRM-FILL® Gypsum Concrete is one of five superlative gypsum concrete floor underlayments supplied by Hacker Industries, Inc. Hacker floor underlayments are known industry-wide as the highest quality and most cost-effective products available.

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