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Re: New floor

Reply #25 – August 31, 2014, 10:14:45 am

The Bruce flooring we used was not the best, every piece over 18" long was bowed, and the end joints don't want to stay tight. Not real noticeable unless you look real hard. But still way better than carpet especially with the dog.

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Reply #26 – August 31, 2014, 11:24:09 am

 Bruce, with all respect why on earth did you not get hold of Bruce or the resellers as 18" is very short to have bowing in anything larger. I would want it replaced before installing any more after finding this out.  I have installed many thousands of sq ft of all types of wood flooring in my reno days and that was the first thing to do -inspect it as once it's down too late. Same with ceramics. Sounds like it was stored somewere damp. Plus it should be placed in the area it is going for a few days to acclimatize.Bruce is a good name and that would not have passed inspection IMHO. I think the seller is responsible, but too late now.
JohnH

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Reply #27 – September 01, 2014, 11:35:15 am

That is why we went with the Congoleum Dura Ceramic.  Our coach is stored when not in use-- no heating or cooling in Texas, and the flooring folks warned us against wood due to expansion and warping due to temp/ humidity variations.  They claimed that most were designed for climate controlled environments these days.  We even saw some products that had disclaimers about RV installation.

All that being said, keep the AC on a few days and the warp will probably improve.  I did wood on my boat (Ipe and Maple) with similar problem.

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Reply #28 – September 01, 2014, 01:42:44 pm

Bruce, I know ir dosent matter now but did you staple it and glue it?

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Reply #29 – September 01, 2014, 06:17:29 pm

Looks really good....we are thinking about removing the carpet and put down flooring but can't figure out how to remove the sofa.  How did you do that?

Thanks, Joanne

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Reply #30 – September 01, 2014, 08:15:41 pm

 Guys, it is just held to the floor with long screws thru' the bottom frame. Bit of a pain to lift out and you may need help.
Johnh

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Reply #31 – September 01, 2014, 08:32:15 pm

Joann, it is held to the floor with a bunch of screws. First the bottom and back unbolt from the sofa frame 1/2 (wrench size) 6 of them, lift the bottom you can see the bolts on the inside wooden frame. Then the back will come off with 4 more bolts. Once that is removed you will have access to the screws that hold the frame to the floor and wall. Ours on the drivers side came apart in 5 pieces. Pay attention which screws come out of the wall they are shorter than the ones in the floor.

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Reply #32 – September 01, 2014, 08:42:05 pm

John, the flooring was in the coach 4 days before install. The reason it didn't go back is we had a little time crunch going on. Sold and moving out of the house, removing and installing the new floor, and a full service on the coach. All in 6 weeks and while still working 60 hours a week. I doubt Bruce would do anything about it if they found out it was in a motor home. The good news is it is starting to behave its self. We live in Florida so temperature and humility are all over the place constantly which doesn't help anything. If I where going to do it again I would probably use a 1/2" nail down product, gluing the floor down would work good but for the average wood butcher like me it would have to be cut and fitted then removed glue applied then reinstalled with a urethane glue. The floating deal is not bad once the edges are trimmed out and nailed down couch and computer desk reinstalled, and hey up side is if I ever want to change it won't take long to get the old out.

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