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03-17-2014, 08:59 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1977 31' Sovereign
Black Diamond
, Washington
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 61
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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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03-17-2014, 09:47 PM
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Rivet Master
1986 32' Excella
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Canton
, Georgia
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 1,342
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Looks great!!!
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03-17-2014, 10:30 PM
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Rivet Master
1966 24' Tradewind
1995 34' Excella
Lynchburg
, Virginia
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 4,225
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Very nice job!
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03-18-2014, 06:07 AM
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3 Rivet Member
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Greer
, South Carolina
Join Date: Mar 2013
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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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03-18-2014, 06:10 AM
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Rivet Master
2012 30' International
Vintage Kin Owner
Bad Axe
, Michigan
Join Date: Apr 2003
Posts: 564
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Wow! Really looks great.
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1947 Spartan Manor
2005 28' Safari LS - traded
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03-18-2014, 06:33 AM
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2 Rivet Member
1977 31' Sovereign
Black Diamond
, Washington
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 61
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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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03-18-2014, 06:43 AM
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3 Rivet Member
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Greer
, South Carolina
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 123
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A bead of colored caulk might make a nice edge treatment.
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03-18-2014, 07:05 AM
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2 Rivet Member
1977 31' Sovereign
Black Diamond
, Washington
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 61
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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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03-22-2014, 07:25 PM
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Rivet Master
1978 25' Tradewind
Metro Phoenix
, Arizona
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 1,524
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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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03-22-2014, 08:41 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1977 31' Sovereign
Black Diamond
, Washington
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 61
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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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03-25-2014, 10:40 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1974 31' Sovereign
1978 28' Argosy 28
Edmonds
, Washington
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 27
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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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03-25-2014, 10:50 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1977 31' Sovereign
Black Diamond
, Washington
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 61
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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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06-12-2017, 10:11 AM
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2 Rivet Member
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Pleasant Plains
, Arkansas
Join Date: Jun 2017
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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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06-12-2017, 11:45 AM
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Rivet Master
1977 31' Sovereign
Vintage Kin Owner
Vintage Kin Owner
Sunset Valley
, Texas
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 744
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read post #10
Quote:
Originally Posted by go_lope
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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Not a dumb question, though perhaps a tad lazy.
The OP explains his underlayment decision in post #10.
Carry on
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06-12-2017, 12:07 PM
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2 Rivet Member
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Pleasant Plains
, Arkansas
Join Date: Jun 2017
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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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06-12-2017, 12:29 PM
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Rivet Master
1977 31' Sovereign
Vintage Kin Owner
Vintage Kin Owner
Sunset Valley
, Texas
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 744
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No offense meant...
[QUOTE=go_lope;1962254]
Quote:
Originally Posted by Iansk
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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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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06-14-2017, 06:36 PM
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2 Rivet Member
Currently Looking...
Pleasant Plains
, Arkansas
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[QUOTE=Iansk;1962266]
Quote:
Originally Posted by go_lope
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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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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06-16-2017, 03:31 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1977 31' Sovereign
Black Diamond
, Washington
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 61
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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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06-17-2017, 10:15 AM
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4 Rivet Member
2009 25' FB Flying Cloud
1973 31' Sovereign
Mount Angel
, Oregon
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 259
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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!
Susan
PS: your floor looks great!
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10-02-2017, 02:17 PM
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1 Rivet Member
Theodore
, AL
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 5
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mariusg78
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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You did a great job!
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