This was our choice. It has worked out well and we are very satisfied with
it. If we were doing it again, we would do it the same way.
Sanded the flat floor and covered it with one layer of 1//8" marine plywood
to bridge the various small holes that had been cut in our Transmode floor
by previous owners. Lightness was one of our objectives in remodeling.
We choose sheet vinyl with a 20 mil clear polyurethane wear top layer for
the flat floor area. The sheet is embossed to look and feel like wood
planking. It is glued down over the entire area, not just the edges. Had it
done by the people we bought the flooring from for less than $100. We drove
the coach to them and it took them less than 2 hours to cut it and glue it
down over the prepped floor. We took a long lunch, they did the flooring! I
chose to skip that learning curve.
We looked into commercial grade tile because it was harder and uniform
throughout. That being more practical from a wear and potential damage. But
went with the embossed sheet for the softer walk and the look of wood
planking. The single sheet vinyl is easily to sweep, vacuum or wash. Our SOB
had built in wall to wall rugs. Never again for an RV. Now two years old
and 25,000 miles later, the flooring still looks like new. You have to get
close to see that it is not a hardwood oak floor.
Rubber backed short pile throw rugs add warmth in cold weather and keep the
dust down in the summer. These can be easily shaken outside and are thrown
in the wash machine when they are dirty or spotted, usually every other week
when we are on the road. We chose multiple washmachine size rugs rather than
a single runner style. We can change out the rubber backed throw rugs
[color, pattern, wear, stains] for less than $50 a set at any Wall-mart
while we are on the road.
We chose tight Berber for the front floor covering over the motor section
because it is easy to clean and can be folded over the 90 degree bends
without opening up to see the backing. It also has the extra insulation
under it to make the driving compartment really quiet when we are under way.
Our engine cover is removable rather than being hinged, which I prefer. Even
though we kick off our shoes before stepping on the Berber, it still takes
more time to keep the rug looking like new than the rest of the flooring.
Chuck Botts, San Diego 23' remodeled.
it. If we were doing it again, we would do it the same way.
Sanded the flat floor and covered it with one layer of 1//8" marine plywood
to bridge the various small holes that had been cut in our Transmode floor
by previous owners. Lightness was one of our objectives in remodeling.
We choose sheet vinyl with a 20 mil clear polyurethane wear top layer for
the flat floor area. The sheet is embossed to look and feel like wood
planking. It is glued down over the entire area, not just the edges. Had it
done by the people we bought the flooring from for less than $100. We drove
the coach to them and it took them less than 2 hours to cut it and glue it
down over the prepped floor. We took a long lunch, they did the flooring! I
chose to skip that learning curve.
We looked into commercial grade tile because it was harder and uniform
throughout. That being more practical from a wear and potential damage. But
went with the embossed sheet for the softer walk and the look of wood
planking. The single sheet vinyl is easily to sweep, vacuum or wash. Our SOB
had built in wall to wall rugs. Never again for an RV. Now two years old
and 25,000 miles later, the flooring still looks like new. You have to get
close to see that it is not a hardwood oak floor.
Rubber backed short pile throw rugs add warmth in cold weather and keep the
dust down in the summer. These can be easily shaken outside and are thrown
in the wash machine when they are dirty or spotted, usually every other week
when we are on the road. We chose multiple washmachine size rugs rather than
a single runner style. We can change out the rubber backed throw rugs
[color, pattern, wear, stains] for less than $50 a set at any Wall-mart
while we are on the road.
We chose tight Berber for the front floor covering over the motor section
because it is easy to clean and can be folded over the 90 degree bends
without opening up to see the backing. It also has the extra insulation
under it to make the driving compartment really quiet when we are under way.
Our engine cover is removable rather than being hinged, which I prefer. Even
though we kick off our shoes before stepping on the Berber, it still takes
more time to keep the rug looking like new than the rest of the flooring.
Chuck Botts, San Diego 23' remodeled.
