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.:C

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.

Does the slide leave a heavy mark in the current carpet? If so then it may also hit the vinyl.

Here is the link from when I did mine. No slide outs. Not sure if the photos will show up it was from Photo Bucket.Laminate Floor

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.

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.

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

Wanderlost
Nomad II
Jan 17, 2019
We replaced most of the carpet in our 2004 Itasca Sunrise and were very happy with the results. Photos are in this thread:

2004 Itasca Sunrise Slight Remodel
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.
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.
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.
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.
1995brave
Nomad
Jan 16, 2019
Here is the link from when I did mine. No slide outs. Not sure if the photos will show up it was from Photo Bucket.
Laminate Floor
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.
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.

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