Vinyl Plank Flooring

The newer vinyl flooring offerings are a great product. I've seen them going into some very high end houses and they look great. They are glued down as opposed to floating so there are no soft or loose spots underfoot.

For an RV I can't see a negative. Ceramic tiles are used in higher end coaches and hold up, so a flexible vinyl tile should be fine. Like anything, the result will largely be a function of the prep work and installation. I work with houses and all the "latest and greatest" products daily and am planning for vinyl planks when redoing my kitchen. I'd put them in my RV in a heartbeat.

I replaced the carpet in our 5th wheel last September with STAINMASTER 10-Piece 5.74-in x 47.74-in Washed Oak - Dove/Gray Floating Rustic Luxury Vinyl Plank. It's pricey but high quality. Our 70 lb goldendoodle likes to scratch a spot before curling up in his nap spot and hasn't put a mark in it.

We put some of the vinyl plank flooring in our toyhauler when we got tired of looking at the gray floor. :) It worked out very well and we've had it in there for two years now. It's holding up very well. A nice improvement for a modest expenditure of funds.

We got ours at Lumber Liquidators.

We are having it installed in our S&B next week. We are using a floating floor that has snap-together planks. My daughter had some of the glue down product installed and they are having a problem with buckling where the morning sun hits it. Apparently the glue in that spot isn't happy.

I installed vinyl plank flooring last spring in our rig and am very pleased. It held up very well over the winter in sub-zero temps.

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I have never remodeled an RV, but have done my fair share of home remodel. I would suggest NOT using self-sicking flooring tiles alone. Self-sticking is OK on a perfectly clean, smooth floor that doesn't move. Just make sure you apply vinyl flooring glue then the tile and it will probably hold up quiet well in an RV.

Any brand will work just fine if it's properly installed. The difference is in the thickness of the tile, and it's durability. Some are softer than others, some are more brittle. In an RV, I would think you'd want a softer tile that will allow for movement without breaking or cracking.

Extreme cold weather is the worst enemy on tile flooring. In a home, your floor will never get to 20 below zero like a camper can. So, look for a floor tile that is able to withstand extreme temperatures.