Replacing carpet with hardwood

The first thing I did after I removed the carpet, was to put two coats of polyurethane on the sub floor. This will help to protect it from any future spills and seal out any previous odors.

Solid wood will be affected by the changes in humidity. Engineered wood, adhered with urethane adhesive has virtually no affect with changes in humidity. Solid wood will cup on the edges when the humidity is high.

I'm no floor expert, but I down Pergo in my last house (not in my motorhome yet, but it's coming). I was a big skeptic of this type of flooring prior, but I bought the good stuff with the foam backing on it and after a short time I was a huge fan of Pergo floors. At the time we put them down my Golden Retriever was young and active and he could dig his toe nails into that floor all he wanted and it never even left a mark. In fact nothing ever left a mark in that floor. It was on top of a vapor barrier that was on top of concrete, so maybe that's why it felt so stable, but it was a great floor. That's why I'll put it down in my motorhome one of these days.

mike brez wrote:
Never said it was no good I just don't like it or the the hallow sound it comes with. Already told you I would glue it down. I used Armstrong. JMHO and you are entitled to yours.

I get that. A floating floor floats, so occasionally you'll find spots that sound hollow when you step on them, even with a quality product.

I have 2,000 square feet of solid oak floors in my house. Nailed and glued. Even so, I can literally see the changes in the gaps in certain places as the season changes. Shrinks up in the Winter. Now that Spring is here, gaps close up. Wood is a living thing I guess. And nothing beats the look and feel of real wood. If I thought it would last in the RV I'd have gone that route.

turbojimmy wrote:

mike brez wrote:
Nope did it to my old PA I know this member does it for a living and has done a bunch
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I'm sure you could pay a guy a lot of money to put whatever you want down on your floors, but I asked you since you seem so knowledgeable about what you would and wouldn't do. What sort of engineered wood would you put down? Since you're sure the box store stuff with the attached padding is no good.

Never said it was no good I just don't like it or the the hallow sound it comes with. Already told you I would glue it down. I used Armstrong. JMHO and you are entitled to yours.

mike brez wrote:
Nope did it to my old PA I know this member does it for a living and has done a bunch
Here

I'm sure you could pay a guy a lot of money to put whatever you want down on your floors, but I asked you since you seem so knowledgeable about what you would and wouldn't do. What sort of engineered wood would you put down? Since you're sure the box store stuff with the attached padding is no good.

turbojimmy wrote:

mike brez wrote:
Pergo is not the type of engineered wood I was referring to. This would have no pad on the back and would not be found at a box store. I would also glue it down and not have all that silly shoe or 1/4 round running around everything.

You glue it down to a floor that's exposed to extreme heat, extreme cold and flexing and it's going to crack and separate. What sort of engineered wood, not from a box store, do you recommend for RVs?

Nope did it to my old PA I know this member does it for a living and has done a bunch
Here

mike brez wrote:
Pergo is not the type of engineered wood I was referring to. This would have no pad on the back and would not be found at a box store. I would also glue it down and not have all that silly shoe or 1/4 round running around everything.

You glue it down to a floor that's exposed to extreme heat, extreme cold and flexing and it's going to crack and separate. What sort of engineered wood, not from a box store, do you recommend for RVs?

turbojimmy wrote:

mike brez wrote:
Nope I ain't buying any of that ****. If I were to buy anything it would be engineered or real hardwood. I have seen and been in many of these rehabs and can tell what I'm walking on.

Pergo is engineered wood and is much more durable than real hardwood (and lighter). The Pergo I used in mine had foam insulation pre-attached. It provides good sound insulation and feels good when you walk on it. They do get cold - you can't beat the combination of foam padding and carpet for foot comfort. But we have throw rugs where it matters. The combination of throw rugs and hardwood looks better and is MUCH easier to keep clean (and non smelly - who puts carpet in a bathroom anyway?).

Pergo is not the type of engineered wood I was referring to. This would have no pad on the back and would not be found at a box store. I would also glue it down and not have all that silly shoe or 1/4 round running around everything.

mike brez wrote:
Nope I ain't buying any of that ****. If I were to buy anything it would be engineered or real hardwood. I have seen and been in many of these rehabs and can tell what I'm walking on.

Pergo is engineered wood and is much more durable than real hardwood (and lighter). The Pergo I used in mine had foam insulation pre-attached. It provides good sound insulation and feels good when you walk on it. They do get cold - you can't beat the combination of foam padding and carpet for foot comfort. But we have throw rugs where it matters. The combination of throw rugs and hardwood looks better and is MUCH easier to keep clean (and non smelly - who puts carpet in a bathroom anyway?).