Our TT came with two nice ripples in the bathroom floor. They're not easy to see unless I turn on the night-light as I have in this pic. I'm not thrilled about the process used to correct this and visually it doens't bother me but I am concerned about longevity. They are raised about the thickness of a credit card. My question is, Does anyone have a long term experience with this kind of thing and will they eventually split or otherwise fail catastrophically if left as-is? If not, I would rather leave it alone.

When using vinyl planking, the trick is to not attach anything through the vinyl into the subfloor. You want the vinyl to float. If the mfg didn't do this, it will buckle.Did you consider leaving the light off?

jplante4 wrote:When using vinyl planking, the trick is to not attach anything through the vinyl into the subfloor. You want the vinyl to float. If the mfg didn't do this, it will buckle.Did you consider leaving the light off?I don't think that is vinyl planks. It is vinyl sheet laid on the flooring and looks like planks.

I would call Doug Mann at NW see what input he might have. If no help see if you can at least find out who the OEM is and call them.

No, not planks. This is the floor in our new Arctic Fox. I like the idea of just leaving the light off! I know the fix involves slicing around the edge and gluing it down. I really dont want to do that (and I sure dont want a dealer doing it).That's why I'm hoping I can just leave it as-is without worrying that someday it will split.Thanks for the tip on Doug Mann. Is he one of their engineers or QC people?Scott

You might consider using one of those heavy duty food syringes which would allow you to inject some adhesive and put something heavy on it while it dries. Not much downside.

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ScottG
Nomad
Sep 18, 2017
No, not planks. This is the floor in our new Arctic Fox. I like the idea of just leaving the light off!
I know the fix involves slicing around the edge and gluing it down. I really dont want to do that (and I sure dont want a dealer doing it).
That's why I'm hoping I can just leave it as-is without worrying that someday it will split.

Thanks for the tip on Doug Mann. Is he one of their engineers or QC people?

Scott
path1
Explorer
Sep 18, 2017
I would call Doug Mann at NW see what input he might have. If no help see if you can at least find out who the OEM is and call them.
DownTheAvenue
Explorer
Sep 18, 2017
jplante4 wrote:
When using vinyl planking, the trick is to not attach anything through the vinyl into the subfloor. You want the vinyl to float. If the mfg didn't do this, it will buckle.

Did you consider leaving the light off?

I don't think that is vinyl planks. It is vinyl sheet laid on the flooring and looks like planks.
jplante4
Explorer II
Sep 18, 2017
When using vinyl planking, the trick is to not attach anything through the vinyl into the subfloor. You want the vinyl to float. If the mfg didn't do this, it will buckle.

Did you consider leaving the light off?

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