Seen this before ? Vinyl Floor .
Went and checked on the RV for the first time in 3-4 weeks and was shocked at what I found. The Vinyl floor was split almost the whole length of the RV. I'm sure it's cold weather related, Anyone see ...
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Oh, that is a downer.
I have seen house-hold laminate flooring used often in interior restorations. Obviously you will want to install the product in warm weather so it is pre-expanded....in case it changes with temperature. Shrinking laminate flooring should not be an issue. If it does shrink, you would just see a small gap along the edges. But reuse your base shoe and you will never see a gap. Just be sure to attach the base shoe to the cabinetry, not to the floor to allow the floor to move under it as temperatures change.
Laminate flooring is a floating floor by design. You lay down a thin foam base underlayment and then lay the floor over it without any type of attachment. It just lays there. The interlocking features will keep it together. If it gets air born in a bad bump, the thin foam pad will keep it quiet.
It must work because it is common practice.
I have seen house-hold laminate flooring used often in interior restorations. Obviously you will want to install the product in warm weather so it is pre-expanded....in case it changes with temperature. Shrinking laminate flooring should not be an issue. If it does shrink, you would just see a small gap along the edges. But reuse your base shoe and you will never see a gap. Just be sure to attach the base shoe to the cabinetry, not to the floor to allow the floor to move under it as temperatures change.
Laminate flooring is a floating floor by design. You lay down a thin foam base underlayment and then lay the floor over it without any type of attachment. It just lays there. The interlocking features will keep it together. If it gets air born in a bad bump, the thin foam pad will keep it quiet.
It must work because it is common practice.
