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Bath flooring

I'm installing new flooring and commode in my bath.  Replacing the Microphor with a Dometic 320.  My question concerns the flooring.  Keith at MOT said they would use vinyl peel & stick.  One salesman at Home Depot said not to use peel and stick vinyl if ever the coach was stored as it would bubble up in heat and humidity.  The man who will be installing the floor did not like using the peel and stick in the RV, especially in the bath/wet area and suggested sheet vinyl.
So I would like to hear what fellow Foretravelers have used.  Any pros and cons on flooring types.  The floor area is only about 12 sq ft.  I have a sample of sheet vinyl from Lowes that matches the kitchen area wood floor really well and that's my pick so far.  Your comments and suggestions are much appreciated!
Bill and Joyce, The House2 and Dashboard Pig III
2000 U320 4210 CAI (The House2)
Build # 5733
2019 F150 King Ranch FX4

Re: Bath flooring

Reply #1 –
Bill,

We used engineered bamboo and couldn't be more happy.

Pamela
Pamela & Mike 97 U 320

"It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters."

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Reply #3 –
Quote from: erniee –
Sheet vinyl will work. Peel and stick is junk

2nd on that Peel and stick!  I'm with Ernie;  Why not ceramic or porcelain tile in that area?  Or vinyl interlocking?
Joe & Dottie Allen
Sold!  December 2023.      2000 U320; build # 5645
Our coach " Maxine"
Motorcade #  15922;  Escapee 150950; FMCA F330833; Boondockers Welcome;  Harvest Hosts;  Thousand Trails
'98 U320 from 2000-'06
USAF '62-'66

"Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for." ―Epicurus

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Reply #4 –
We used Kardean loose lay tile, think it's made by Armstrong, good stuff and easy to work with.
Andy & Eileen
MONTROSE COLORADO
1992 U300  40' 6V92 TA
2016 4 Runner
1998 Jeep Grand cherokee

1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee) Build # 4135 Skp# 122921

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Reply #5 –
Years ago, before I got old and smart, I did a Foretravel bathroom with large format tile. It was brutal as there was no room to work with that large of pieces. The vinyl these days is pvc backed and you can twist it in a knot and it will lay flat.
Or- do the whole coach in engineered wood, my fav- and come see us~

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Reply #6 –
When we did our bathroom floor many years ago, my DW insisted on a heated floor, a novel idea at the time. She found some ceramic tiles at a shop in Montreal, we were visiting in Plattsburgh. Turns out beautifully and the heated floor was a real treat, worked well. Repeted it in a later model.
No RV! Have hung up the keys.
In the past: 2016 Winnebago Era, 1994 Foretravel U240, 1995 Foretravel U240 (wide body), 1999 Foretravel 320, 36 Foot, 2003 Foretravel U320 38 foot,

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Reply #7 –
We used Coretec floating floor, super happy with it.  Super durable. Many styles and colors to choose from.
Mark & Bev
2001 U295 36' Slide
Cummins ISC 8.3 350HP
Build #5802
Jeep Wrangler Toad

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Reply #8 –
I used Mannington Adura vinyl tile glued direct to plywood sub floor using adhesive manufactured by Mannington. Three years and it's been in unconditioned storage in North Texas. This is what MOT and FOT use. It's 4 mil thick, so get plenty of cutting blades. Used on commode base as well. We have it bathroom to front step. We decided against adding more wood to a motor home that already had a lot of wood. It is very resistant to water damage and we camp in a lot of natural places with sand, gravel, wet leaves and mud.

That said, floors by Ernie are a work of art.
1998 36 foot U270 Build No. 5328 WTFE, 900 watts solar, Victron controller, B2B, bat monitor, 600 AMPH lithium with 2018 Chevy Colorado toad, SKP #110239, Motorcade #17781, 2021 Escape 17B for when Coach is broken down and campsites are too small, retired and full-timer since Dec. 2020. Part of RV family since 1963.

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Reply #9 –
Thanks for all the suggestions.  Very informative and I learned a lot about flooring.  Think I will go with the interlocking vinyl.  The installer will be here tomorrow and I will post pictures of the finished job.  Thanks again!
Bill and Joyce, The House2 and Dashboard Pig III
2000 U320 4210 CAI (The House2)
Build # 5733
2019 F150 King Ranch FX4