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Location: western PA | The various manufactured flooring works well in LQs. The vinyl products are impervious to water problems. Some of the products interlock and end up as a "floating" floor, some are designed to be fastened to a sub floor. I would recommend the floating type. You may have to install a quarter round molding around the edges, to hide the necessary gap. The advantage of this type of flooring, is that the whole floor is fairly inexpensive and within the capabilities of a DIYer. In our area we have many flooring companies. It's not uncommon to find closeouts on small lots of various brands at very inexpensive prices. ( Less than $1 sq ft) Some of these may be discontinued styles or returns from a large job that weren't used. Even wood products not specifically designed for wet areas, will last several years in a trailer. Their price and ease of installation, makes a replacement quite easy to effect. Pergo flooring is a brand that works very well. A couple of years ago we used Cherry wood flooring, as an accent panel on the vertical bulkhead in a weekender LQ. It was factory finished, very attractive and sold for $.79 sq ft. It still looks like new. If you purchase closeout materials, make sure to buy extra. If you run out and need more, you may not be able to match your initial order. It's always a good idea to buy 10%-20% more than you think you'll need for the job, regardless if it's a closeout or not. |