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timmac
Explorer
Jan 16, 2019

Time for New Floors, Anyone with Pics of New Wood Floors

Its time for me to rip out the carpet and vinyl and replace flooring with water proof laminate wood flooring, would like to see pics of your new flooring to give me ideas..

I have cherry wood cabinets and walls, just cant figure the best color to go with.


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  • timmac's avatar
    timmac
    Explorer
    Jan 16, 2019
    I also heard slidouts can scratch the laminate flooring, the laminate I am looking at is thinner than the carpet/pad, would this be a issue.
  • ScottG's avatar
    ScottG
    Nomad
    Jan 16, 2019
    Does the slide leave a heavy mark in the current carpet? If so then it may also hit the vinyl.
  • angler's avatar
    angler
    Explorer
    Jan 16, 2019
    Luxury Vinyl Plank Flooring. Removed the glued down tiles and all carpeting. Replaced bedroom and front cab area with new carpeting. The vinyl is thinner than the carpeting so no real issues. I did not do the slideout carpeting. or under the slideout.








  • timmac's avatar
    timmac
    Explorer
    Jan 16, 2019
    ScottG wrote:
    Does the slide leave a heavy mark in the current carpet? If so then it may also hit the vinyl.



    Yes it does leave a mark but not heavy, the carpet/pad is about 3 to 4 times thicker than the laminate flooring I am going to put down, I guess when I remove the carpet I will test with a piece of laminate to see what it does.
  • Bill_Satellite's avatar
    Bill_Satellite
    Explorer II
    Jan 17, 2019
    Carpet is NOT the enemy. Sometimes carpet makes sense. Hardwood/vinyl pretending to be hardwood in the bedroom is NOT for me. Carpet is warm. Hardwood/Vinyl is cold. Where and when you travel should be a consideration.
  • mike_brez's avatar
    mike_brez
    Explorer
    Jan 17, 2019
    Bill.Satellite wrote:
    Carpet is NOT the enemy. Sometimes carpet makes sense. Hardwood/vinyl pretending to be hardwood in the bedroom is NOT for me. Carpet is warm. Hardwood/Vinyl is cold. Where and when you travel should be a consideration.


    X2
    I have personally put down 1000s of sq feet of laminate
    To me it it is garbage. Looks pretty in a picture though
    I’ll take carpet in the bedroom and living area and tile in kit and bath.
  • timmac's avatar
    timmac
    Explorer
    Jan 17, 2019
    Bill.Satellite wrote:
    Carpet is NOT the enemy. Sometimes carpet makes sense. Hardwood/vinyl pretending to be hardwood in the bedroom is NOT for me. Carpet is warm. Hardwood/Vinyl is cold. Where and when you travel should be a consideration.


    I am leaving carpet in the bedroom, couch/dining slideout and the front driver/passenger area of motorhome, the carpet in the living room area just gets to dirty from my active type camping.
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    discovery4us
    Explorer
    Jan 17, 2019
    Does the laminate make it noisier while traveling? Seems like carpet would help deaden road noise. I like the looks of laminate but we camp in cold weather and the carpet is nice on my bare feet.

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