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Originally Posted by MIKO92
MAN! There are some serious skills on display, here. So, I feel comfortable asking whether you have an idea about a floor trim issue....
The toilet/bathroom area in the back of my 78 Argosy Minuet is being re-arranged. I installed a composting toilet (got rid of the blackwater tank) and now have a curved section of floor (opposite the shower pan) that intersects the curved wall.
I have bamboo flooring to install, and need to hold the edge down with trim. What material could be used to: 1) hold down the floor and 2) bend enough to match the curve of the wall?
Any ideas are appreciated!
Shannon in Athens, GA
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Hmmm.... by "hold down the floor" I'm assuming that you're installing a floating floor? I've never been able to abide them, personally. Don't like the foot feel, and flexiness. In a bathroom, you could get seepage of "moisture" underneath, causing smells and rot. I would suggest a glue-down application, that's how I'm installing my bamboo floor. Once you no longer need to hold stuff down, you could do a very precise install of the bamboo, using a drawing compass to set the curve, then use some Big Stretch caulking to seal the edge. No molding at all!
Otherwise, you'd be dealing with a compound curve, which would be a molding nightmare. I've got some spiffy software called Lamina 3D that can take a 3D model and lay it out flat (a developed surface). So the trim piece would look like a shallow curve, so that it would lay back on to the inner skin of the trailer. Do this three times, if you're using 1/8" thick stock, and glue them together in place using some sort of ad-hoc arcane clamping system. Remove when set, and carefully shape and sand it fair. Hours of work, that may or may not look fantastic when you're done. I shudder to think of it!
Here's a tip for getting a perfect curved edge on your flooring: cut as close as you can with your jigsaw, band saw or (my fav) scroll saw. To get that last bit of perfect, use a sanding disk on a hand-held 4" to 4 1/2" to split the pencil line. The grinder can also back bevel the underside so that it fits tight, tight, tight!
One man's opinion... good luck!
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