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Post by dbandach on Jun 25, 2016 6:03:18 GMT -8
Hey guys, I'm quite a ways away yet but thinking about flooring choices. I stumbled across PVC plank flooring that looks like wood flooring with various textures. Most are 4.2mm thick and they "click" lock into place. I guess you could glue them down also so you don't have a "floating" floor. Has anybody tried something like this? If so, how did it turn out? Any problems down the road with it poping up or anything? Is this any option I should even be considering, or is VCT tile the best way to go? I really DON'T want to go the linoleum route. I borrowed this pic from one of our friends here
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Post by danrhodes on Jun 25, 2016 6:46:46 GMT -8
If you want a wood look, this seems much better than laminate flooring for a trailer.
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Post by dbandach on Jun 25, 2016 7:49:14 GMT -8
I agree, I just wonder how it'll hold up, especially going down the road.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2016 7:53:32 GMT -8
We did the Allure floating floor on ours that interlocks. And it looks great. I especially like 2 things about it, one being that it creates a protective barrier from water hitting the subfloor. Second, if you do happen to have a leak issue, it can be easily removed and even put back in.
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Post by Hamlet on Jun 25, 2016 14:50:52 GMT -8
I guess it has a or to do with how original you want your trailer to look. They didn't have wood floors originally, but we've seen several that look great that way. VCT tile will work also, but is heavier than authentic linoleum. Not vinyl, the real stuff. I have seen linoleum that's a hundred years old that is still in decent condition. Of course if you leave it outside for long enough, it will decompose back into the linseed oil and sawdust from whence it came.
It's YOUR trailer, if you plan on keeping it for a long, long time, make it your own.
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Post by bev on Jun 30, 2016 17:42:38 GMT -8
if you want the wood look, why not go with real wood or engineered wood flooring from somewhere like lumber liquidators. the close out stuff is cheaper than most "cheap" laminates and it looks great. the quantities are usually limited but should be able to find enough for your camper.
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Post by danrhodes on Jun 30, 2016 18:10:37 GMT -8
if you want the wood look, why not go with real wood or engineered wood flooring from somewhere like lumber liquidators. the close out stuff is cheaper than most "cheap" laminates and it looks great. the quantities are usually limited but should be able to find enough for your camper. 1 lumber liquidators sells formaldehyde laden Chinese junk. 2 laminate or engineered wood does not handle moisture well at all
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Post by bev on Jul 1, 2016 1:24:35 GMT -8
Agreed, many plywoods have formaldehyde in them and i'm sure some of lumber liquidator's composites have it, too; just as many plywoods from big box stores and any of your local hardwood suppliers. I don't think I would over generalize and say "all" lumber liquidator's stuff is chinese junk. that would be inaccurate.
laminate handles moisture least of all the floors listed in this thread and that's why i wouldn't recommend that in a camper either. engineered wood is layered plywood with a hardwood top layer, quite like any plywood including whats in the rest of your camper. its quite resistant to moisture in my experience. my first flooring job many years ago for a customer was flooded out several times by a bad sewer back up. it never needed replacement.it didn't swell or buckle. i couldn't believe it, either.
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Post by danrhodes on Jul 1, 2016 6:35:19 GMT -8
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Post by peggymcgill on Jan 18, 2019 2:45:02 GMT -8
The floor seems have got rusted due to the presence of water. It can get clear by cleaning the surface with some washing powder. After reading this I suddenly got to remember about the incident happened at my cousin's home due to storage of water. The floor got damaged due to water, and thus had to call the contractor. As she already had an insurance of water damage at home, she also too some help from the website of Public adjusters for dealing with the insurance companies.
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Post by Hamlet on Jan 19, 2019 9:04:34 GMT -8
Just curious... why don’t you want “to go the linoleum route?” Linoleum is half the weight of VCT, can last more than 75 years, is period correct, made of sustainable materials, and comes in patterns that are also period correct. It is spendy if you’re putting down several hundred square feet, but at 60 sq ft for a Compact, it’s quite reasonable. I am an advocate for doing what you want to your own trailer, just wondering why the aversion to linoleum.
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Post by datac on Jan 19, 2019 22:18:41 GMT -8
I agree. Real linoleum is absolutely gorgeous. Don't confuse it with nasty vinyl sheet flooring.
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Post by dragonwagons on Jan 20, 2019 6:05:19 GMT -8
I put plank flooring in at the beginning, on the first time I fixed up my Shasta. It’s a big regret. I will be pulling it out and replace with VCT. It just doesn’t feel right. It is 10 times better than the peel and stick and shag carpet on the walls it had when I got it. Yes the PO used liquid nail to glue shag carpet to the walls in a few spots.
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Post by chriss on Jan 20, 2019 7:11:33 GMT -8
Where do you get real linoleum, and what about marmoleum? Not well-versed in flooring, but I don't like the look of modern vct.
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Post by datac on Jan 20, 2019 13:03:03 GMT -8
Marmoleum is a brand name of linoleum manufactured by Forbo, and it's the only line of real linoleum still readily available. Here's my floor in Marmoleum Vivace Painter's Palette, which is a close match to the original linoleum in my '57 Cardinal:
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