Has anyone tried this flooring?

[highmark]

Well, I finally made the time to finish installing the Konecto flooring. It turned out to be easier than I had expected; the flooring was easy to measure, cut and put in place. I installed it side to side in my 24' Argosy and I think it looks great! My TT has a rear bath, twin beds mid-ship, front dinette and it only took three boxes with very little waste. Our night temps are in the 29* range and outside day temps in the 80's, but I have only noticed less than 1/16" movement - not even noticable. I followed Greg's lead and installed some of the flooring under furniture and cabinet ends - I only have several spots where I will need to put trim, although it looks fine without. So far, I am very pleased and would recommend the product. I promise to get some pictures taken this weekend and posted next week. Carol

[Roadtoaster]

The weekend is over, where are the pics???

[wannaroam]

Our AS had oak parquet flooring that was installed by the PO. It was glued down and was darn near impossible to get up; we torn the heck out of the sub-floor in the process. For my money I won't put in anything that is not a floating floor in case I need to remove it again in the future.

And I am very happy to say that we are back in full repair mode again with our AS.

[highmark]

Well.....here are the pictures of my Konecto flooring that I promised. I sure had a lot of fun putting this flooring in. Thanks Greg for your encouragement! The hardest part of anything is just getting started. The dolls belong to my two young grandaughters - they think the Argosy is a giant playhouse. Enjoy! Carol

P.S. I had low light conditions last evening so it makes the flooring look like it's two different shades - it's showing too dark in the bathroom.

[aturner4u]

Looks good highmark. The color blends very well with the "furniture".

[Roadtoaster]

I'm a little slow in checking back on this thread. Great looking installation. Really glad I did not have to remove a glued in floor like wanaroam. That would have made this easy project terribly difficult.

Greg

[TaosAir]

Wow that looks so great. I definately want to try this flooring!

[wannaroam]

It looks great!

[HiHoAgRV]

Well I think we will make the jump from carpet even though the original stuff is in really good shape. Yesterday on the way home from our camping trip Mrs. HiHo noted the Airstream smells "old". We were discussion using wood like we did in our SOB RV several years back but this thread has changed my mind.

One question- the 1/16 gap that appears and dissappears, is that between each segment or just at the exterme edges? With our foot and pet traffic any gap quickly fills with dust and then grows and grows and grows...I know because that's what happened to the floor in our weekend trailer .

[Crusty]

With the TrafficMaster Allure, it's just at the perimeter because each sheet is adhered to the adjacent sheet. In fact, it's nearly waterproof across the surface.

When you pull up that "really good shape" carpet, you'll be surprised at the stains on the underside of the backing and all of the dirt which has filtered down through the carpet and the pad. No doubt that this contributes to the smell inside.

[HiHoAgRV]

Originally Posted by Crusty

When you pull up that "really good shape" carpet, you'll be surprised at the stains on the underside of the backing and all of the dirt which has filtered down through the carpet and the pad. No doubt that this contributes to the smell inside.

Yup, We've been down that dirty path before, thus the desire to tug it all out. Every other time it's been an easy decision since the carpet looked bad.
We plan on pulling out the gaucho's then planking front to rear but I've been informed I have to finish putting ceramic tile the laundry room first .

[Roadtoaster]

Originally Posted by HiHoAgRV

Well I think we will make the jump from carpet even though the original stuff is in really good shape. Yesterday on the way home from our camping trip Mrs. HiHo noted the Airstream smells "old". We were discussion using wood like we did in our SOB RV several years back but this thread has changed my mind.

One question- the 1/16 gap that appears and dissappears, is that between each segment or just at the exterme edges? With our foot and pet traffic any gap quickly fills with dust and then grows and grows and grows...I know because that's what happened to the floor in our weekend trailer .

We are noticing expansion/contraction between each segment (mostly along the short side meaning it is expanding/contracting along its length), just like a wood floor does. As previously stated, it is about the width of a playing card. Not sure how this will work long term as some "grit" will enter the small crack and get stuck in the adhesive. But, we like it so far.

Greg

[Crusty]

Originally Posted by ptrvr

We are noticing expansion/contraction between each segment (mostly along the short side meaning it is expanding/contracting along its length), just like a wood floor does.Greg

Since you mentioned it, I took a closer look and I see small gaps between the ends of the sheets, though mine are more like the thickness of a sheet of notebook paper.

[HiHoAgRV]

Does the short dimension have an overlap with adhesive?

[Roadtoaster]

Yes, there is adhesive on the short side.

Greg

[HiHoAgRV]

Well today we decided to jump in feet first. We bought 5 boxes of Hickory since it seems to be the best match for our '77 psuedo wood faux vinyl interior. We also decided to remove the front Gaucho and install 2 recliners.
The gaucho removal took 10 minutes, pulling the carpet about 30 minutes. Getting out the 5,000,000 staples 1 hour then removing the tile and 1/4" underlayment in the kitchen- 2 hours. I still have to remove the 200 screws that held in the underlayment.

This process has divulged some of the old girls secrets. The two street side lower vistas have been replaced with single pane units. Now we see that so has 1 ft of flooring under them. It looks like the carpet was pulled back, the flooring fixed then the original carpet relayed.

Cost so far- 5 boxes of flooring at $40+-, 2 recliners at $179, 6 pack of Samual Adams Black Lager $?

Photos soon

[aturner4u]

Our last visit to the trailer showed us that we probably shouldn't have put the flooring down in 90 degree heat. There are several new gaps now that the temps are cooler. The floor still looks okay but the gaps are noticable to the perfectionists that we are. I would recommend installing on a 70ish degree day.

[HiHoAgRV]

Originally Posted by aturner4u

...I would recommend installing on a 70ish degree day.

If 70 is good, 60 will be better

[Grand Master]

Do the planks appear as individual planks to the eye, or do they blend together to appear seamless?

Mike Brumback
Anderson, IN

[aturner4u]

The TrafficMaster vinyl plank flooring appears as individual planks to the eye. This is due to the texture and "wood grain" of the planks.