New Vinyl Floor

[TomB44]

Tried of try to get the sand out of the carpet in our Casita 17' SD we decided to install a wood grain vinyl floor. Tom & Sandra

[Denece]

Wow! Looks nice! Was it hard to get such a nice fit?

[TomB44]

Originally Posted by Denece

Wow! Looks nice! Was it hard to get such a nice fit?

I started by laying the first piece from the shower door to the front of the refrigerator .The next piece from the refrigerator down by the sink cabinet toward the back. This gave me a good starting point. The pieces next to the rest of the cabinets half to be cut to fit. Took about four hours to finish the job. We decided to use cove molding and attached it with a few brass screws. Tom

[WildBirder]

Very nice, I like the trim as well. Did you use the Allure brand?

[stanintn]

Good looking floor..I did one of my other trailers with that same stuff

[TomB44]

Originally Posted by WildBirder

Very nice, I like the trim as well. Did you use the Allure brand?

WB...I used Surface Sourse vinyl flooring from Lowe's. It was on sale for $16.70 a box. The total cost of floor, trim and screws came to about $65.00
Tom

[Fran L]

It looks wonderful!
What was your flooring before you put this in?
Did you have to remove the original flooring and, if so, how difficult was that?
Thanks,
Fran

[TomB44]

Originally Posted by Fran L

It looks wonderful!
What was your flooring before you put this in?
Did you have to remove the original flooring and, if so, how difficult was that?
Thanks,
Fran

The Casita had gray carpet which is glued to a plywood floor. I simply laid the vinyl over the carpet. I numbered the planks as I installed them. If by chance the floor gets wet I'll simply remove the vinyl, let it dry and replace it.Tom

[Fran L]

Did you use the 'Classic Chestnut' color?
Fran

[Mike Magee]

Yep, love that wood look. My trailer came with similar vinyl flooring, but I think the stuff you chose looks a bit nicer than mine.

[TomB44]

Originally Posted by Fran L

Did you use the 'Classic Chestnut' color?
Fran

Fran. I used Winchester Oak

[XL milkjug]

Great job. That's a vinyl floor? It looks like a floating laminate. Did you put flooring above, under the table at the back wall? And if you did what did you do for trim? And how did you attach it?

[sfoss]

That looks great. Nice job, thanks for the inspiration!

[TomB44]

Originally Posted by XL milkjug

Great job. That's a vinyl floor? It looks like a floating laminate. Did you put flooring above, under the table at the back wall? And if you did what did you do for trim? And how did you attach it?

XL....When I went to Lowe's to pick out a floor the salesman referred to it as vinyl. As a result of your question "That's a vinyl floor" I went back to Lowe's today (to pick up something else) and checked the label on the box of the flooring I used. Sure enough it showed the floor to be laminate. And yes it floats. I covered the entire floor with the laminate.I extended the floor to the wiring at the back. I did not secure it per say, but when I reinstalled the table leg holder it secured the floor in place. I then used cove molding and secured it with a few brass screws. I then replaced the wire cover board to cover the wiring. TomB

[XL milkjug]

Thanks, I ask because I just put laminate, floating floor in our 13' scamp. It all went smoothly until I had to install trim on the back of the camper which butts up to the fiberglass. I ended up using plastic 1/4 round, heated it up to put a curve to it and hot glued it until it dried and caulked only one side of it to allow for expansion/ contraction. I glued the bottom so it would not pull the ensolite loose.
As I looked into your project I noticed you have a 17'er, which means you may have a different set up. Just hoping to find another solution in case mine fails. Thanks for your input.

[Mike Magee]

Ok, I was wondering how you put vinyl over carpet... but was willing to believe that the carpet was very low pile or something.

[TomB44]

Originally Posted by Mike Magee

Ok, I was wondering how you put vinyl over carpet... but was willing to believe that the carpet was very low pile or something.

Mike...the carpet in Casita trailers is very low pile. I thought about removing the carpet but decided that the layer of carpet would help keep the new floor warmer. I talked to a number of other members on other forums and most said that they did not remove the carpet. Tom

[Fran L]

Does anyone know how the carpet in a Scamp compares with the carpet in a Casita? Specifically, is the Scamp carpet pile as 'low' as that in the Casitas?
Thanks,
Fran

[DannyH]

Looks great and looks like it was original to the trailer. Nice idea about putting it over the carpet, I didn't think you could do that and not have it crack.

[ericw]

Originally Posted by Fran L

Does anyone know how the carpet in a Scamp compares with the carpet in a Casita? Specifically, is the Scamp carpet pile as 'low' as that in the Casitas?
Thanks,
Fran

Fran, My scamp carpet is very low pile. I was intending to put Allure over top of it. My concern is the carpet getting wet, but I think I can avoid that. If it does happen I think I can install it so that I can take it out to let the carpet dry if necessary with minimal work.