Laura Sauve explains how to achieve the look of real wood flooring inside your RV while showing in detail how to work with and around your slide(s).
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Slide Flooring Instructional Video January 19 2015
Laura Sauve explains how to achieve the look of real wood flooring inside your RV while showing in detail how to work with and around your slide(s).
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Laura, I am thinking of doing our motor home similar to yours, but was wondering how to get the carpet out under my slide as it doesn't slide out all the way. Did you have to remove the slide?
Nice job. We are getting ready to pull our old carpet from our motorhome. But I'm still a bit worried about the effect on temperatures in an RV. I read the comments below, but what temp extremes have you exposed the new floor to? Did you pull your toilet when you did it, or worked around it? Thanks!
Hi, Laura. Are you still happy with the Allure flooring. I've heard happiness in the beginning but a lot of complaints after having it a while. I really love the look and practicality of the product and am really interested in having this in our RV.
It would have been good to see a up close view of the flooring. Very thorough and clear explanations, Thank You for sharing. I hope someone does a video on replacing all the cheap old cabinets that are difficult to get in and out of in the older RV's. I love some of the great storage ideas they are putting into 'tiny homes' that can be implemented in remodeling RV's.
Hello Laura! I love this piece. I am wondering if you laid that flooring in the "upstairs" of your fifth wheel (the bedroom/closet area) and how you did it?
I went with hickory, real wood and glued it down.I had laminate and it scratched a lot.Called for a refund and they said "if you live where there is dirt,we will not warranty it".I'd like to know how it is holding up after a year.
Hi Laura! We used the Allure Resilient Flooring in our house, upstairs and down. It's been down on the upstairs for 7 years now, and just going down in the basement (1/2 done). We bought way too much, so I'm planning to use up some of it in the RV this summer. We have a few complaints about the product in the house. First, because we do not live in our house full time anymore, we've noticed that the flooring has fluctuated with the temperature changes. We have wide gaps between some planks. We've noticed it seems to be where we have heavier pieces of furniture on the floor though. So, we assume as the flooring shrinks in the cold, the heavy furniture keeps it from expanding fully as it warms again. Not much we can do about it, so we just live with it. The other complaint is it does scratch fairly easily. Ours it Teak coloured, so a medium brown. We've found that if we move a piece of furniture across the floor and there is any grit under the legs, it will scratch. We've had a pot lid dropped on it that left a gouge. Over time the floor has gotten wear and tear scratches from our 2 dogs and kids. Some places the wood 'photo' on the surface has been pulled away leaving a white scratch. So, we're not totally in love with this product, even though it is super easy to lay down. But, after having all the extra to do something with, it's what I'll be using in the RV anyways. Anything is better than the carpet! Thanks for the video! I've been wondering how to deal with the slides!-Sue
Do you have a video of the actual installation. especially where the slide meets the floor, Thank you Gary, ps. great video
Laura, do you know if you can use the Allure Ultra (worried about the clearance of the slide) instead of the grip strips? I can't find anyone that has done this that is not full timing it. Home Depot says it is not advisable to use the grip strips because of the heat in the summer when the RV is in storage.
Great advice that will be useful for us in the future, as we begin to renovate our as-yet-unidentified RV. Thank you, Laura.