Laminate Flooring

SprinklerMan wrote:
measure twice , cut once

I always do this but it seems to come out short. So I cut that same piece again and it is still too short!!:h I guess my carpenter skills aren't that good.:S Before I retired I was a tool maker by trade and never had a problem working with steel.:o

If you actually glue the laminate to the subfloor, remember that the trailer flexes as you travel. Might not stay stuck. Think you'd be ahead to use the foam....just rolls out....and have the floating floor. I believe the manufacturers do not use adhesive with the lino flooring, just around the edges.

If using the regular laminate (pressboard with a picture of wood on top) make sure you leave a substanial gap around the perimeter and cover it with shoe moulding. The shoe moulding needs to be nailed to the wall, not the floor. Otherwise when the floor expands in the heat it will buckle up off the floor if it does not have room to expand.

Search here and you will find lots of people who used Allure flooring. More recently you will read about people having issues with the adhesive edges coming apart in the extreme heat of a parked camper. If considering Allure, most people now suggest using the click and lock version vs the adhesive version.

measure twice , cut once

if I were to install laminate in our trailer I would use the type with the foam backing ON the flooring.
I think it would be much easier than trying to mess with the seperate foam sheets.

I would assume same process as in a home....floating with the foam underlay. Then quarter round molding or similar. Several folks have done that and apparently like it. My only concern would be weight.