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05-30-2018, 03:32 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1976 Argosy 24
Monroe
, Michigan
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 62
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Show me your floor!
I am trying to decide on flooring material, style, color, when installed and where purchased. I would love to hear what you think are the pros and cons, how big is your space. I would love to see lots of pictures. Show me your camper with the floor included! Thanks in advance.
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~1978 Argosy 27'
~1976 Argosy 24'
~1975 Trillium 13'
...to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ
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05-30-2018, 03:51 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2018 30' Flying Cloud
South Hero
, Vermont
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 259
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I know a floor installer.
He put CoreTec “luxury” vinyl plank in his SOB.
I took his advice and hired him to put in our last Airstream. Here is a picture during installation.
It looked great and stayed put in wide temperature swings. Storage during Vermont winters to hot camping.
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05-30-2018, 03:52 PM
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Rivet Master
1972 31' Sovereign
1975 31' Excella 500
Currently Looking...
Benton
, Arkansas
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 5,868
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it’s not a great picture, (sorry) but we installed this about five years ago. It’s a laminate that we bought at Home Depot for about $4 a square foot. It has held up very well with fairly heavy use, dogs and all
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05-30-2018, 04:14 PM
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Rivet Master
1972 31' Sovereign
1975 31' Excella 500
Currently Looking...
Benton
, Arkansas
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 5,868
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I have no idea why my app always posts two pictures SORRY!
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The fact that I am opinionated does not presuppose that I am wrong......
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05-30-2018, 04:43 PM
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"Hey, I know you!"
Chapin
, South Carolina
Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 225
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Here's my 1956 Shasta floor, 12" vinyl composite tile cut into a basketweave pattern. It's a fairly heavy glue down floor that's a bit of work to install. Might not your best option for a larger trailer, but I thought that you might enjoy seeing it.
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05-30-2018, 04:52 PM
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Rivet Master
2007 22' International CCD
Corona
, California
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 9,180
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That's some super accurate work on that inlay pattern...Great Job!!
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'The Silver HamShack' ('07 International 22FB CCD 75th Anniversary)
Multiple Yaesu Ham Radios inside and many antennae sprouting from roof, ProPride hitch, Prodigy P2 controller.
2012 shortbed CrewMax 4x4 Toyota Tacoma TV with more antennae on it.
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05-30-2018, 07:49 PM
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Rivet Master
1975 Argosy 28
Springville
, Alabama
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 836
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Quote:
Originally Posted by J. Morgan
Attachment 312450 it’s not a great picture, (sorry) but we installed this about five years ago. It’s a laminate that we bought at Home Depot for about $4 a square foot. It has held up very well with fairly heavy use, dogs and all
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I never get tired of seeing your camper! Mucho inspirationo [emoji16]
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05-31-2018, 09:44 AM
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S/OS #005
2004 28' Safari S/O
Georgetown
, Ontario
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 58
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Flooring
We put cork 2 years ago & very happy with it. Our cabinets are the light wood look so flooring darker with light running through it. I have not figured out how to post a photo, sorry.
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05-31-2018, 10:05 AM
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4 Rivet Member
Currently Looking...
Lebanon
, Tennessee
Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 250
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Jacque, please figure out how to post a pic. It is hard for me also, but I have one it, keep trying. Very interested in seeing what your cork floor looks like.
Is it not soft and easy to damage?
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05-31-2018, 10:25 AM
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Rivet Master
1972 29' Ambassador
Boynton Beach
, Florida
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 568
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I installed bamboo flooring, and wouldn't recommend it. Wininck (vintagetrailering.com) has done some glorious linoleum floors, but that seems to be something that would only work with a full gutting job.
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05-31-2018, 12:11 PM
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4 Rivet Member
Currently Looking...
Lebanon
, Tennessee
Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 250
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Jacquie, sorry abt miss spelling your name, this keeps self correcting me.
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05-31-2018, 12:17 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1995 21' Sovereign
Petaluma
, California
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 63
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Nothing too fancy but we just installed engineered hard wood flooring in ours..
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05-31-2018, 12:18 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1995 21' Sovereign
Petaluma
, California
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 63
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Photo isn’t showing up for some reason
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05-31-2018, 12:23 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1953 25' Cruiser
Richland
, Washington
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 23
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Last year, we replaced the VCT flooring with identical VCT (gray and white checkerboard). The old flooring was coming up/loose (probably at least 15 years old.) When we took up the old floor we realized that the previous owner had hardly used any glue. We used a generous amount of glue and installed a vent fan to help with the summer heat when not in use. So far, so good. I love the look and it goes with our trailer.
I've tried 3x to upload/attach a photo, but it kicks me out and I have to start all over. If someone would be so kind to tell me how to upload/attach photos, I'd greatly appreciate it.
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05-31-2018, 12:24 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2007 23' Safari SE
Annandale
, New Jersey
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 448
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Interesting topic as recently called and spoke with lumber liquidators for their suggestions on any of their flooring for use in our trailer, with a preference toward light weight and floating/interlocking. Sales rep asked me for temps that the flooring would be subjected to and I said extremes are probably 100f to 10f. He chuckled and said "none of our flooring is spec'd for those extremes". I followed with ... "none, not even hardwood". He said no, all types will have issues, be it expansion and contraction, or brittleness, or delamination, etc.
So am scratching my head wondering if that is just Lumber Liquidators products or all? And why wouldn't their cork flooring work? Maybe the rep only knows a limited application scope?
Seems many others here have used vinyl interlocking with success.
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05-31-2018, 12:45 PM
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Rivet Master
1971 25' Tradewind
1993 34' Excella
Currently Looking...
Estancia
, New Mexico
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 7,742
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SuzyHomemakr
I Wininck (vintagetrailering.com) has done some glorious linoleum floors, but that seems to be something that would only work with a full gutting job.
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First, there is linoleum and a lot more vinyl out there. Linoleum has a linseed oil base. The only company that makes it uses the trade name Marmoleum. It is expensive and a retro product. Everything else is vinyl.
Second no reason you can't do linoleum or vinyl without gutting the trailer. I did it in my hallway and and also on my counters.
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05-31-2018, 12:49 PM
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Rivet Master
1991 34' Excella
Princeton
, New Jersey
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 7,070
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Installing a floor
The secret to installing a floor is to have a good assistant.
https://www.airforums.com/photos/sho...imageuser=3144
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2004 Excursion 4x4
1991 34 ft. Excella +220,000 miles, new laminated flooring, new upholstery, new 3200 lbs axles
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05-31-2018, 12:59 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1995 21' Sovereign
Petaluma
, California
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 63
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HowieE
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What did you put in the gap between the flooring and the door ?
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05-31-2018, 01:10 PM
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S/OS #005
2004 28' Safari S/O
Georgetown
, Ontario
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 58
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Flooring
have no idea how to post the floor photo. I do have one; e-mail me if you would like it & I'll forward onto you
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05-31-2018, 02:01 PM
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Rivet Master
1991 34' Excella
Princeton
, New Jersey
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 7,070
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cgseanp
What did you put in the gap between the flooring and the door ?
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Just fitted in a piece of the flooring material. The reason it appears open in the picture is the flooring is "Floating" and thus I wanted the majority of the flooring in place before fitting in that piece.
I used an Armstrong product mainly because of the locking system they use. It just folded into place. Some systems require driving or forcing the pieces together and on a small floor like a trailer that can be a real problem holding things centered.
The flooring has been in for over 10 years and shows zero ware and No indication of movement. When I remounted the cabinets and dinette I drilled 3/4 dia. holes in the flooring and screwed through the holes to reduce any effect of movement. That may have been overkill.
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WBCCI 12156 AIR 3144 WACHUNG TAC NJ6
2004 Excursion 4x4
1991 34 ft. Excella +220,000 miles, new laminated flooring, new upholstery, new 3200 lbs axles
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