Carpet replacement(s) - but with what??
Carpet replacement question(s)? After 7 years of 'fair wear and tear' our 5th. wheel's carpet must go. DW wants Vinyl Plank; i.e. Alure installed everywhere except on the slides where new (upgraded)...
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boston blacky wrote:
I see where some do not recommend Alure Vinyl Plank, as it may come unglued in the cold/heat and I am also concerned about floor damage caused by the movement of our three slides!!
Use the interlocking type planks. It's VERY important to make sure you have an expansion gap all around and that the flooring is completely free floating so it does not get hung up on anything like table leg flanges, entry door sill, etc. You'll want to install a small baseboard strip everywhere to cover the perimeter exp. gap.
Despite the precautions and Allure's warning, many have used Allure or one of the other similar products with great success. I installed interlocking laminate planks made from ABS in a previous TT. My BIL who now owns it and lives in Vernon, BC (where there is a high temp. swing summer-winter) says that the laminate has held up great.
Summer to winter temp. extremes and the resulting expansion/contraction on flooring can damage floors. The prolonged cold temps. last winter caused the sheet flooring in many RVs to crack. In comparison to a floating laminate floor, sheet vinyl flooring can get hung up or pulled apart at stress points like openings for a floor register. I would say that a properly installed free floating vinyl laminate floor is less likely to be damaged from temp. extremes. than sheet flooring and is a good choice.
Not sure on the slide, but vinyl planks are quite thin at around 1/8". Slides run over sheet flooring in RVs all the time, but may depend on your particular slide mechanism?
