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Re: Flooring Choices

Reply #25
The bamboo products we considered were several times the weight of our final choice.  Ruled out adding hundreds of pounds extra.
Brett Wolfe
EX: 1993 U240
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Re: Flooring Choices

Reply #27
Erniee,

You are much more conversant in flooring products than I.

But when we chose cork, I did a comparison with bamboo and ruled it out based on weight.

It might be helpful to find a source of weight per sq ft for the various products, as many coaches just can't afford to gain weight.

Brett
Brett Wolfe
EX: 1993 U240
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Moderator Diesel RV Club 2002-
Moderator, FMCA Forum 2009-2020
Chairman FMCA Technical Advisory Committee 2011-2020

Re: Flooring Choices

Reply #28
We used a high quality sheet vinyl I think it is an Armstrong product. The instaler did it with one piece (no seams). It looks like tile but it is warmer to the touch more forgiving than tile and very easy to keep clean. We are very pleased with it. It is also slip resistant.
1999 U320
Mount Dora Fl

Re: Flooring Choices

Reply #29
Brett- one the one occasion that I was able to take up a full piece of 12"x12" piece of tile- it weighed at 5 pounds. That, to me, whatever coach you have is a tremendous amount of weight that could be better used for different gear, etc
In a coach, we could have from 60- 200 square feet. depending on the square footage of tile.

Re: Flooring Choices

Reply #30
We weighed our coach after switching from OEM carpet with some heavy OEM insulating materials to Mannington vinyl tile. The coach was marginally heavier with the vinyl tile. The difference was not enough to change inflation pressures for the tires. The difference may have been in tools and "stuff" rather than the floor.
J D Stevens
1997 U295 CAI 36' Build #5085
2002 Subaru Outback
Motorcade 16869
Bellville, TX

Re: Flooring Choices

Reply #31
Brett- one the one occasion that I was able to take up a full piece of 12"x12" piece of tile- it weighed at 5 pounds. That, to me, whatever coach you have is a tremendous amount of weight that could be better used for different gear, etc
In a coach, we could have from 60- 200 square feet. depending on the square footage of tile.

Erniee,

I agree, tile, granite, etc are a poor choice in a vehicle. One has to ignore physics to choose a product that heavy.
Brett Wolfe
EX: 1993 U240
Moderator, ForeForum 2001-
Moderator Diesel RV Club 2002-
Moderator, FMCA Forum 2009-2020
Chairman FMCA Technical Advisory Committee 2011-2020