We are hip deep into our renovation efforts and just about got the floor knocked out over the weekend. Cut and fit...cut and fit...make some more cuts and fit.
Floating or glue down?
What product?
Floating with 1/4" exp space all around yet to be trimmed out with shoe molding
Smartcore Ultra in Blue Ridge Pine
So Brett what would you prefer, float or glue? We have just finished ripping carpet out and actually purchased vinyl this afternoon. Ended going with glue down, but have only ever installed floating prior.
Scott
Thanks Craig, now my wife wants to change Again!
Scott
Looks real good to me (yours)
With no slide, no strong feelings either way. Dianne and I have personally done one of each.
Thanks Scott!! Like Bret said....I found that with no slide the float or glue was a Ford or Chevy question when I used this forum to do some research ahead of the installation
Floating always seems like it's too easy, gotta be a catch. But with these kind of endorsements why go with glue, the mess, the difficulty in removing floor if necessary etc.?
On the floating floor Dianne and I did, probably 1/3 of the time was the molding-- 100' of molding, stain it, cut it (lots of cuts), then carefully glue molding with construction adhesive to wall ONLY so that floor could expand/contract.
And, a number of the floating floors you will see that are buckled or seams pulling apart are due to poor installation and/or poor quality flooring.
All in all, about a wash time wise with glue down.
We've installed Karndean loose lay tile in two rigs. It's a little pricey but is a good product. Two of the photos show the top and bottom of one of the tiles and the other two show it in place in different rigs.
Karndean (https://www.karndean.com/en/floors/easy-fit-ranges/benefits-of-karndean-looselay)
jor
Yes with the floating floor the devil is in the details. An expansion gap at all hard edges and trim to cover it. I am planning on using a thin sheet of metal under my chair brackets to insure the floor isn't captured under the mounting plates. This would not be required in the glue down scenario. I am in the trim phase and foresee a lot of little bits and pieces that need to go in.
I like that dark grey tile Jor.
We have Juncker's 7/8" thick solid white oak plank flooring in our house, about 2,000 sq ft. It is an all floating install above an in-floor heated lightweight concrete sub floor. The wood flooring is continuous from one end if the house to the other and from mid summer to mid winter, no heat to heat, higher humidity to lower humidity the floor changes dimension by about 1-1/4". All carefully hidden under the baseboards and trim.
Follow the manufacturer's recommendations for installation of your floor of choice. Your flooring in the coach may see a wider temperature range than in a home and may see more localized heating from direct sunlight. We did a glue down floor in our coach.
Yes, I cut and drilled steel plate to go under chairs, mounted on the floor. One would not see it, but you could slide a piece of cardboard between the seat base and new flooring.
And, on cabinet behind passenger's seat, used plywood to do the same, allowing the flooring to "slide" under the cabinet.
Again, devil IS in the detail! To do it right takes almost 2X the time to "slap it in".