Question on replacing vinyl sheet flooring
Looks like a combination of old age and this Winter's severe temperature was too much for the vinyl flooring in my fiver - it ripped/cracked from one side to the other. Must have shrunk first as 1/4"...
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Allure does have that disclaimer about using it in cold locations but many have used it with success in RVs. There's a number of vinyl plank laminate type products around.
I would not use anything that is glued to the subfloor, period. The flooring should be allowed to fully float to allow for temperature fluctuations and the resulting shrinkage and expansion. For an interlocking vinyl laminate, you'll need an expansion gap around the perimeter and then you'll need a baseboard material of some sort to cover the gap. I added 1/8" think interlocking laminate in a previous TT that had an ABS core. Worked quite well and 3 seasons later, my BIL who now owns the TT reports that the flooring has been excellent.
If you have to secure things like table legs to the floor, oversize the holes a bit so that the flooring material can move. Same at door sills, etc.
When sheet flooring shrinks, it will crack/tear at stress points like floor vents.
I would not use anything that is glued to the subfloor, period. The flooring should be allowed to fully float to allow for temperature fluctuations and the resulting shrinkage and expansion. For an interlocking vinyl laminate, you'll need an expansion gap around the perimeter and then you'll need a baseboard material of some sort to cover the gap. I added 1/8" think interlocking laminate in a previous TT that had an ABS core. Worked quite well and 3 seasons later, my BIL who now owns the TT reports that the flooring has been excellent.
If you have to secure things like table legs to the floor, oversize the holes a bit so that the flooring material can move. Same at door sills, etc.
When sheet flooring shrinks, it will crack/tear at stress points like floor vents.
