New Floor Covering
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New Floor Covering
My van needs a new floor covering, the old carpet that's in the van is falling apart and has to go. There is underlay beneath so I'm tempted to replace the carpet but I was wondering if anyone has had success using laminate or wood flooring in their van? Any recommendations?
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Re: New Floor Covering
I have laminate in jambo ,I used stuff that was ok in a damp environment ( bathroom ) and it's been fine . Should be some pics in my build thread , link at bottom of page
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Re: New Floor Covering
I used laminate which is fine but the dogs had a built in skating rink so had to put a piece of carpet over it!
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Re: New Floor Covering
Thanks for the input guys, was thinking of the laminate route, sounds like a good idea
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Re: New Floor Covering
i put some madmatz floor tiles down easy to lay down and cut easy to keep clean plus lots of different colours
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Re: New Floor Covering
Hi,
To protect the original floor covering I purchased a floor covering from Kiravans.
It is purchased in standard widths and cut to your required length. Comes in standard colours light blue, grey etc with a hint of a sparkle effect.
If I remember at a quite responsible £/mtr cost.
Very durable, used by this company in their T5 conversions can be wiped clean.
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To protect the original floor covering I purchased a floor covering from Kiravans.
It is purchased in standard widths and cut to your required length. Comes in standard colours light blue, grey etc with a hint of a sparkle effect.
If I remember at a quite responsible £/mtr cost.
Very durable, used by this company in their T5 conversions can be wiped clean.
Regards
Graham
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Re: New Floor Covering
I used colourful heavy duty vinyl from this place:
http://www.colourflooring.co.uk/
Its very hard wearing stuff, its waterproof & wont need changing for a considerable amount of time.
I had wood flooring in previous van and wouldnt do it again. Horses for courses I guess...
http://www.colourflooring.co.uk/
Its very hard wearing stuff, its waterproof & wont need changing for a considerable amount of time.
I had wood flooring in previous van and wouldnt do it again. Horses for courses I guess...
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How are they shiny??? Makes no sense
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Re: New Floor Covering
dcfb77 wrote:I used colourful heavy duty vinyl from this place:
http://www.colourflooring.co.uk/
Its very hard wearing stuff, its waterproof & wont need changing for a considerable amount of time.
I had wood flooring in previous van and wouldnt do it again. Horses for courses I guess...
Thanks for the info, will look into that, what's the fitting like for this flooring?
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Re: New Floor Covering
I'm guessing that's sealant or varishSmcknighty wrote:How are they shiny??? Makes no sense
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Didn't know you could do that with cork - must be I guess
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Re: New Floor Covering
Yes cork has to be sealed, the tiles come sealed one side, then if you want apply extra coats yacht varnish in this case or just Johnsons Kleer.
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Re: New Floor Covering
Interesting- I'm taking notes, once I get mot done the interior is next