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tommymsw's avatar
tommymsw
Explorer
Jan 16, 2017

Flooring question... Weight?

So I have an old RV I just bought and I am spending the winter renovating it. My idea was to do the floor with vinyl tiles (The same it had already) thinking it is lightweight and easy. However, I just had a friend donate some REALLY NICE "laminate"? flooring. The tongue and groove kind of flooring. It is REALLY nice and looks beautiful AND it has a really nice built in rubber padding on the bottom. My concern is the weight.

It is FREE and I love that, and it is REALLY high end, but should I worry about the added weight? I am not going to live in the RV. It will be a couple of times a year long trip, and a few times a year, short trip vehicle. What would YOU do?
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  • ret_usn's avatar
    ret_usn
    Explorer
    Jan 16, 2017
    I used some of home depot allure vinyl. in stock is edges stick together. Special order is click together like laminate. All of it is floating very thick and durable vinyl It looks like wood . Great product.
  • klutchdust's avatar
    klutchdust
    Explorer II
    Jan 16, 2017
    Installed wood peel and stick floor to my trailer and it shrunk due to temperature differences. We camped in the 20"s and 100 plus, bad idea for the floor. ripped it out and went with outdoor carpet. Cargo trailer that I installed living quarters in.
  • crasster's avatar
    crasster
    Explorer II
    Jan 16, 2017
    I'd stick with Vinyl, but laminate won't be a problem. However the day anything leaks or spills it very well may be a problem. A good quality Vinyl should take a licking of traffic and spills.
  • Teacher_s_Pet's avatar
    Teacher_s_Pet
    Explorer
    Jan 16, 2017
    After 11 years full timing our laminate flooring areas are showing s bit of age through scuffing and swelling at the joints due to moisture due to spills and Scottish Terrier's beard dripping after getting drinks. But it still has held up much better than carpet would have in those areas.
  • tommymsw's avatar
    tommymsw
    Explorer
    Jan 16, 2017
    I guess now that I think of it... Can't be more than a 50lb difference overall. I just wanted to throw it out there to make sure. I am estimating the weight from what I found online and estimating the square feet.

    20 square feet of vinyl tiles seems to be about 1lb. Laminate seems to be around 30lbs. So 30 times more? I am guessing I have about 33sq feet of floor to be covered?
    So vinyl would be about 1.65lbs
    Laminate would be about 49.5lbs (Maybe a little more because of the padding)

    So... 2lbs vs 50 or so?
  • ScottG's avatar
    ScottG
    Nomad
    Jan 16, 2017
    I wouldnt worry about the minimal weight (maybe a few hundred lbs?). Besides, it's carried low and uniformly through the RV.
  • Lwiddis's avatar
    Lwiddis
    Explorer II
    Jan 16, 2017
    What was the weight of the flooring removed/to be removed per square foot? What is the weight of the proposed new flooring per square foot? How many square feet will be replaced?
  • Lwiddis's avatar
    Lwiddis
    Explorer II
    Jan 16, 2017
    What was the weight of the flooring removed/to be removed per square foot? What is the weight of the proposed new flooring per square foot? How many square feet will be replaced?

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