Flooring
Gone
Reg. May 2005
Posted 2011-02-10 6:02 AM (#130049)
Subject: Flooring


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We are thinking of putting the vinyl "wood" in our trailer. What do ya' think? http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?keyword=v...

Edited by Gone 2011-02-10 6:04 AM
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gard
Reg. Aug 2007
Posted 2011-02-10 8:34 AM (#130056 - in reply to #130049)
Subject: RE: Flooring


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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.

 

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akinstrailers
Reg. Apr 2009
Posted 2011-02-10 12:29 PM (#130076 - in reply to #130049)
Subject: RE: Flooring


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We recently redid two floors for some customers using the Trafficmaster brand.  One was fastened to the subfloor as Gard said and the other was floating.  Although both turned out very well, the floating floor was much easier to work with.  Depending on the layout and how many cuts you will be making there will be quite a bit of waste.  As a rule of thumb we take the square footage times 20% for the initial job.  We then add an additional 20% in case of needed repairs down the road.  We've found with the flooring companies that even if the product is not discontinued today doesn't mean that it won't be tomorrow!   
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