Floor didn't make it through the winter

[Bucky_Badger]

Area #1 Kitchen area








Area # 2 By the patio door






Ripples in the floor

[B_O__Plenty]

KopsKamper2 wrote:
This also happened to our 2007 trailer this year. We are thinking of replacing it with Allure flooring that floats. Any suggestions on that?

I've heard of it being used many times. Seems to work just fine. Not much different in concept than a laminate floor except it's vinyl..

B.O.

[KopsKamper2]

This also happened to our 2007 trailer this year. We are thinking of replacing it with Allure flooring that floats. Any suggestions on that?

[travelnutz]

Gee, how I sure do love the carpet we have in all our RV's and homes! Never wrinkles, splits, or looks any different even in 20+ years no matter the temp or humidity and so warm and soft to walk on. In heavy soilable areas like below the frig, range, or kitchen sink we simply have a matching or accenting 3-4 foot throw rug or bound carpet piece. We can't stand linoleum on floors as it's either nice appropriate carpet or real teakwood. Never had a single problem in over 52 years so far! Glad we learned from our parents in the 1940's and had never forgotten what really works!

[BurbMan]

We had a similar issue although not as bad. A small tear by the door, but mostly the waviness along the walls. The vinyl contracted so much it pulled out from under the walls and now that its warming up is not expanding back into place but buckling up from the floor. We were planning on updating anyway, so I will likely cut out the existing rather than go over it. ironic we never had a problem until we moved "south"....

[B_O__Plenty]

Same thing happens every year. You will see reports of this every spring. Floor coverings are loose laid before cabinets go in, not glued down. Caused by expansion/contraction. There is no glue I know that will stick when it's below zero. Those self sticking tiles will pop up once they get real cold. Cut the old flooring out around the edges. Lay the old pieces over a new sheet of flooring and use it for a pattern. Lay the new sheet in place and put quarter round around the edges to hold it in place. Open beer and admire new floor. A couple of hours and it will save you the hundreds or even thousands dealers want to charge. I've done this with laminate also with good results.

B.O.

[David_R]

Ours did the same this winter following a few days of -15 F lows and single digit highs.

[Deb_and_Ed_M]

I suspect some linoleum is "stretchier" than others?? Ours survived 20-below just fine. (Knocking on wood)

[hotbyte]

Bucky Badger wrote:

Shot-N-Az wrote:
How cold does it have to get to see this kind of thing? We saw temps in single digits here this past winter, but no damage.

We got to -30 this year

OMG! I would split and ripple, too!!!

[Bucky_Badger]

Shot-N-Az wrote:
How cold does it have to get to see this kind of thing? We saw temps in single digits here this past winter, but no damage.

We got to -30 this year

[Bucky_Badger]

hotbyte wrote:
That's crazy! So, the subfloor is OK on these, its just the vinyl?

I didn't rip up mine yet, but the ply seems to be fine

[hotbyte]

That's crazy! So, the subfloor is OK on these, its just the vinyl?

[Shot-N-Az]

How cold does it have to get to see this kind of thing? We saw temps in single digits here this past winter, but no damage.

[Goostoff]

We have been camper shopping for the in-laws the last couple weeks. Every dealer we hit there were at least a 1/2 dozen just like this. One of them had 2 brand new units with the cracks in the floor.

[FLY_4_FUN]

Very common occurrence in rv's several years back. Lino is edge glued at the factory and expansion/contraction causes these huge splits on days when rig is cold then warms up too fast or vs/versa. Cut out old lino, and have replacement material glued down. This has nothing to do with anything you have done, and everything to do with a residential material being used in an outdoors setting. Ours happened in 09 along with hundreds of others at local rv dealerships.

Daryll