My wife hates the carpet in our RV. I’ve heard about it EVERYDAY since we moved in. I couldn’t take it anymore.
Out comes the carpet!!!!!
I put ¼” plywood sub flooring over the RV’s plywood floor to raise the uncarpeted area so that when I put the vinyl plank flooring down it would be flush with tile floor it was going to butt up against.
NOTE: I only stapled the subflooring down but should have glued it down as well. When we moved from warm weather to cold, the subflooring buckled a bit and now I have to make repairs, which are going to be unpleasant.
With the sub flooring down and thoroughly swept and cleaned I started putting down the glue and then the planks.
The planks are 4”x 3’ and cut easily with a utility knife. It went down quick and easy.
Where the plank floor met the tile I trimmed the planks with a utility knife leaving a ½” gap and was able to create a smooth curve. I then filled it with epoxy tile grout.
Up front by the driver and passenger seats I left the carpet around the seats. I didn’t want to have to try and match the floor height under the chairs, thought I might be asking for trouble.
I trimmed the carpet so it just overlapped the plank floor and used clear silicone to secure the carpet to the flooring.
Sophie (the dog) isn’t sure she likes the floor, it is a bit slippery for her. However “Mama” is very happy and we all know what happens when “Mama ain’t” happy, so I guess Sophie will have to deal with it.
