Installing laminate flooring

Did my 5th wheel last year. Temps anywhere from 10 degrees to 100. No problems even with slides.

We have a class c that we installed Allure 3yrs. ago. My husband cut and I installed. We use it for the beach and kayaking, sometimes putting the kayaks inside. No problems yet. We made sure the rv was level before installation. Good luck

Lumber Liquidators cheap 8 mm laminate with attached back. I also put down a layer of underlayment for resistance to moisture and the small bit of insulation value.

I laminated my 21' trailer last spring. I installed it as a free floating floor. I have had no issues with the flooring. I think it is a nice upgrade. I also put down a barrier under it to help keep out the cold coming through the floor. Everyone who has seen it says it made the inside of the trailer look like a newer trailer.

Jim

Check the temperature specs and the water resistance for the specific type of flooring you are considering like Dupont, Armstrong, etc. In general laminates stand up OK to water on their top side and not to great on their bottom side.

Alure vinyl plank flooring is not a great choice because if the temp gets over 95 degrees (this is also in the Allure specs) the glue will release.

My laminate floating floor is still hanging in there. Temps go from 100f in the Summer to -25f in the Winter. Make sure you have a good locking system and the floor is free to float. Also, laminates don't get along good with water. If you're one of those folks that have to get a puddle on the floor every time you get out of the shower, there are other choices.

If you do a search on this or other RV forums, you'll find lots of info. I think there was a good thread here recently on it.

Allure is a popular brand used but the manufacturer says it shouldn't be used in unheated spaces like an RV. The flooring will shrink and expand summer to winter and you need to take that into account and it should be floating. Depending on where you live, RVs can have extreme temp. swings summer to winter, unlike in a house where it's relatively stable. Glue-down types are not a good idea.

Movement of your floor won't be the issue, it's expansion and contraction that you have to consider. It seems to me that floors in motorhomes are more stable anyway and in some of them, they even use ceramic tile. I would only use a 100% waterproof ABS or vinyl product.

Some have had the self-stick type planks like Allure come apart. I would suggest interlocking type. It's important to have a correctly sized expansion joint all around. You don't want things secured to the floor that will prevent the laminate from moving, like say table pedestal legs screwed to the floor. We used 1/8" thick ABS type laminate in our first TT and it worked well. One joint came apart but only because the expansion joint was too small in one area (fixed and fine after that). I made up a 1" x 3/8" baseboard to go all around and painted it and used oak under cabinetry and stained it to match.

It probably will not have enough room for laminate flooring. In stead you might look at Alure vinyl plank flooring. It is much thinner and a lot of people are very satisfied with the results. If you are reasonably handy and have a good sharp utility knife it is a pretty easy DIY project.