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Old 03-17-2014, 08:59 PM   #1
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Completed Flooring Project

I finished putting in new floors. Used Shaw vinyl plank flooring. This is the gunstock color. Easy to put in, just cut with a box cutter or blade and the pieces just snap right off. Lowe's also has this in stock, so any unused boxes are being returned for a refund. Yay!
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Old 03-17-2014, 09:47 PM   #2
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Looks great!!!
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Old 03-17-2014, 10:30 PM   #3
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Very nice job!
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Old 03-18-2014, 06:07 AM   #4
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Looks great. You had a lot of intricate cuts!

You satisfied with all the edges? Some folks end up using quarter-round moulding around all the edges, but I don't care for that look.
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Old 03-18-2014, 06:10 AM   #5
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Wow! Really looks great.
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Old 03-18-2014, 06:33 AM   #6
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Some were better than others. I used a Dremel with a plastic cutting disk for the tougher corners. You just have to be patient. Smaller gaps I might fill with similar colored wood putty.

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A bead of colored caulk might make a nice edge treatment.
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Old 03-18-2014, 07:05 AM   #8
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I have yet to decide whether or not to use molding. I might wait until after I put furniture back in to see how it looks.

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Old 03-22-2014, 07:25 PM   #9
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I just checked that out at Lowe's. Looks like the stuff to use! There's no glue to melt in the Arizona heat, plus it's waterproof. Lowe's has some "Blue Hawk 4 in 1 Underlayment" that the salesman was pimping pretty hard.

Has anyone ever used it, or should I start a separate thread?
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Old 03-22-2014, 08:41 PM   #10
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I did not want to use underlayment because I wanted the floor to be able to breath just in case water got below the subfloor.

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Old 03-25-2014, 10:40 PM   #11
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Nice job- you talked us into using that product. We took samples from HD and I think we'll go with the bamboo or cork. Do you have an idea of how much it took to cover your floor?
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Old 03-25-2014, 10:50 PM   #12
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I ended up using about 8 boxes. I purchased 12 kept 1 extra and returned 3. Remember I used the Shaw vinyl plank click together from Lowe's. The home depot stuff glues the seams together. There is another thread that talks about the issues that arose using the HD stuff.

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This may be a dumb question so please excuse my ignorance . Did you put any underlayment down first? Or just put it down on top of what was under the old carpet? (Is that the subfloor? Or is it further down?)
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This may be a dumb question so please excuse my ignorance . Did you put any underlayment down first? Or just put it down on top of what was under the old carpet? (Is that the subfloor? Or is it further down?)
Not a dumb question, though perhaps a tad lazy.
The OP explains his underlayment decision in post #10.

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[QUOTE=Iansk;1962238]Not a dumb question, though perhaps a tad lazy.

The OP explains his underlayment decision in post #10.



Ignorance and lazy are two different things. I'm not an expert, not a carpenter, not a carpet installer. I'm on this forum to learn. Thanks for the help.
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Not a dumb question, though perhaps a tad lazy.

The OP explains his underlayment decision in post #10.



Ignorance and lazy are two different things. I'm not an expert, not a carpenter, not a carpet installer. I'm on this forum to learn. Thanks for the help.
Honestly, I apologize if I offended you. My point was that your question was answered a few posts prior.

This is great and welcoming place to learn and share for sure.

When I put my new floating floor in my Silverstreak, I did opt for an underlayment. I feel it added some sound dampening as well as a bit more insulation, however nominal.
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Honestly, I apologize if I offended you. My point was that your question was answered a few posts prior.



This is great and welcoming place to learn and share for sure.



When I put my new floating floor in my Silverstreak, I did opt for an underlayment. I feel it added some sound dampening as well as a bit more insulation, however nominal.


It's all good. I saw the above post so I maybe I didn't phrase my question right. When I say I'm new to this, I'm being literal in the sense that I don't know what the layers the floor consists of from the road up.

I wasn't sure if the subfloor was what I'd find under the carpet or existing floor. I'm so close to pulling the trigger on a 1973 Ambassador but I'm trying to do all the homework I possibly can in advance to avoid biting off more than I can chew.
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Old 06-16-2017, 03:31 PM   #18
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Hi everyone,
No, I did not put any underlayment down. It originally had shag carpeting without anything under it. I replaced the majority of subfloor with marine grade plywood to make sure it would never rot again. At least in my lifetime.
When I removed the damaged subfloor, there was insulation between the sub and frame. Bad idea with the moisture since it seemed to have trapped it and cause further damage. I did not put new insulation below either. I live in the Pac Northwest and it never gets cold enough to warrant insulation there. Anyway, I only use the trailer in the summer. The rest of the time it's stored and winterized.
I do have an issue with the flooring starting to gap in spots, but I have been able to put in stips to cover those gaps. With four kids and 2 dogs, it doesn't really matter to me that its not a show piece .
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Old 06-17-2017, 10:15 AM   #19
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Hi Mariusg78,

"With four kids and 2 dogs, it doesn't really matter to me that its not a show piece . "

Yeah!!! Love the attitude! I often wonder when reading the Forum is it the trailer or what the trailer allows you to do? I am in the latter catagory. Our Phoenix will never be a beauty, but she is always up for adventure!

Happy Travels with your Clan!

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PS: your floor looks great!
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I finished putting in new floors. Used Shaw vinyl plank flooring. This is the gunstock color. Easy to put in, just cut with a box cutter or blade and the pieces just snap right off. Lowe's also has this in stock, so any unused boxes are being returned for a refund. Yay!


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