ripped lino in 5th wheel

[ehgee]

Over the winter my lino ripped in my 5th wheel...I have talked to several people with the same problem. My lino is partially under the slide and I would like to replace with vinyl planking.....has anyone used the vinyl planking?? Is there a kind you recommend?

[drifter]

A couple of years ago I helped a friend put vinyl planking in his RV and about a year later, it shrunk from end to end and left gaps. He got a good expensive grade from Home Depot that self-adheres where it overlaps on the sides and ends. The sides did good and are still nice and tight but the ends look awful. I've seen similar flooring in other RV's that shrunk in the same manner.

One of these days, I'm gonna rip out all that blasted carpet in my Discovery and go with wood but I'm going to use a snap-together floating laminate like Pergo. I've done a trailer with it and a motorhome and both went well but I can see some difficult areas in mine. Like the step recess, the humps where the front seats mount, how to get it under the slide without it moving around, whether to transition to the existing white wood tiles in the kitchen or pull them up, and finally, how to get it to follow a rising angle up in front of the driver's seat. Oh, the occasional bolt head that my bare feet can feel under the carpet here and there.

[ehgee]

thx.....was the vinyl planking you used clik lock or the plain style?? I think Allure is the brand at Home Depot. Disconcerting to hear they curl at the ends

[Burnerman]

You are right Allure is the name of the stuff that Home Depot sells, but the fellow we talked to said we shouldn't use it because the adhesive they use would release when it got really cold. The stuff we used was made by Armstrong called Luxe Timber Bay Hickory & was $6.19 a sq. ft. & was a bit heavier than the Allure & I think was easier to install. It does separate at some of the joints at the ends but not on the sides,but so far the gaps close back up when the floor gets warm. This was the second winter for it. It is a floating floor so you can't pin it down anywhere. You will need to put a moulding around the edges to cover the gap you need to leave.
Hope this is of some help
Don