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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?

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

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!

Thanks for the input guys, was thinking of the laminate route, sounds like a good idea

Easy to clean as well

i put some madmatz floor tiles down easy to lay down and cut easy to keep clean plus lots of different colours
simon

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.
Regards
Graham

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...

Or cork tiles, warmer to the touch than laminate so kinder on the tootsies and hard wearing.

How are they shiny??? Makes no sense

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?

Smcknighty wrote:How are they shiny??? Makes no sense

I'm guessing that's sealant or varish

Didn't know you could do that with cork - must be I guess

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.

Interesting- I'm taking notes, once I get mot done the interior is next