Allure flooring project June 22, 2010, 04:35:36 pm Yahoo Message Number: 4696In between helping my 91 year old mother and other family events. I have been able to complete a project that I wanted to get done for a couple of years. Replace the cheap flooring and carpeting that was installed in our Endura. Installed Allure vinyl/laminate flooring. I first stripped out all the original vinyl flooring and carpeting. Not a big job. But it has been warm here for a couple of weeks. Was wearing shorts. The staples that hold everything in place scratched my legs and arms up. I looked like I had gone threw a blackberry patch.Bought 7 boxes of Allure flooring from Home Depot . A RV friend came over. Him and I spent a day installing the floor. After I recovered from the install I bought 80' of Oak trim. Cut and fit out the whole MH for trim. Made trim strips in areas that did not require wall trim. But still needed to retain flooring. This is a floating floor that is not tacked or glued to floor. Cost for this project is less than $400. I was quoted by a couple of different RV places in Elkhart $3500 to over $ 4000. We still need to replace carpeting in slide. It will wait until next year. We are happy with the install. I have a lot of pictures that show the whole project. But have only posted pictures of the completed project . If anyone wants more pictures or info please ask.Next project is to outline Seminars for rally.BestRon Hall Quote Selected
Re: Allure flooring project Reply #1 – June 22, 2010, 04:47:46 pm Yahoo Message Number: 4697, "ronjhallsr" wrote:QuoteIn between helping my 91 year old mother and other family events. I havebeen able to complete a project that I wanted to get done for a coupleof years. Replace the cheap flooring and carpeting that was installed inour Endura. Installed Allure vinyl/laminate flooring. I first strippedout all the original vinyl flooring and carpeting. Not a big job. But ithas been warm here for a couple of weeks. Was wearing shorts. Thestaples that hold everything in place scratched my legs and arms up. Ilooked like I had gone threw a blackberry patch.Bought 7 boxes of Allure flooring from Home Depot 0051&N=+500139+4217+90401&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&cm_sp=Trafficmaster_\brand_page-_-fragment_1-_-Trafficmaster_Plank-_-shop_now> . A RV friendcame over. Him and I spent a day installing the floor. After I recoveredfrom the install I bought 80' of Oak trim. Cut and fit out the whole MHfor trim. Made trim strips in areas that did not require wall trim. Butstill needed to retain flooring. This is a floating floor that is nottacked or glued to floor. Cost for this project is less than $400. I wasquoted by a couple of different RV places in Elkhart $3500 to over $4000. We still need to replace carpeting in slide. It will wait untilnext year. We are happy with the install. I have a lot of pictures thatshow the whole project. But have only posted pictures of the completedproject 5/pic/309498929/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=41&count=20&di\r=asc> . If anyone wants more pictures or info please ask.Next project is to outline Seminars for rally.BestRon HallWow! Great job, Ron! Let me know when you have some spare time and I'll send you a plane ticket to come and do mine. :-)-Tom Quote Selected
Re: Allure flooring project Reply #2 – June 22, 2010, 08:49:49 pm Yahoo Message Number: 4698Ron, outstanding job, I am jealous now.did you have to remove a lot of stuff, meaning, toilet, chairs etc???a sales man once argue that the slide would not work properly, i have seen over and over people doing what you did with no problem, do you agree?thanksMo Quote Selected
Re: Allure flooring project Reply #3 – June 22, 2010, 09:44:35 pm Yahoo Message Number: 4699Wow! Great Job.I have said it before - Ron, You're the man!Any tough spots? If you had to do it again, what would you do different or learn? Love to see a during shot if you've got one or two?KevincenterFrom: KodiakChassisClassC@yahoogroups.com [mailto: KodiakChassisClassC@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of ronjhallsrSent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 1:32 PMTo: KodiakChassisClassC@yahoogroups.comSubject: [KodiakChassisClassC] Allure flooring projectIn between helping my 91 year old mother and other family events. I have been able to complete a project that I wanted to get done for a couple of years. Replace the cheap flooring and carpeting that was installed in our Endura. Installed Allure vinyl/laminate flooring. I first stripped out all the original vinyl flooring and carpeting. Not a big job. But it has been warm here for a couple of weeks. Was wearing shorts. The staples that hold everything in place scratched my legs and arms up. I looked like I had gone threw a blackberry patch.Bought 7 boxes of Allure flooring from Home Depot . A RV friend came over. Him and I spent a day installing the floor. After I recovered from the install I bought 80' of Oak trim. Cut and fit out the w hole MH for trim. Made trim strips in areas that did not require wall trim. But still needed to retain flooring. This is a floating floor that is not tacked or glued to floor. Cost for this project is less than $400. I was quoted by a couple of different RV places in Elkhart $3500 to over $ 4000. We still need to replace carpeting in slide. It will wait until next year. We are happy with the install. I have a lot of pictures that show the whole project. But have only posted pictures of the completed project . If anyone wants more pictures or info please ask.Next project is to outline Seminars for rally.BestRon Hall Quote Selected
Re: Allure flooring project Reply #4 – June 23, 2010, 01:48:59 am Yahoo Message Number: 4700Ron, my compliments, too! It is a very nice warm look with the Allure/carpet combination. Thanks for posting the pictures. It is always interesting to see someone elses projects. Quote Selected
Re: Allure flooring project Reply #5 – June 23, 2010, 05:41:18 am Yahoo Message Number: 4701Hmm, a trip to CA this winter?BestRon Hall Quote Selected
Re: Allure flooring project Reply #6 – June 23, 2010, 06:29:28 am Yahoo Message Number: 4702I removed the toilet. Required taking 2 nuts and a water line. Then plug hole to avoid fumes in MH. Dissembled the bed frame that covers rear slide mechanism. Removed furniture that was in living area. Will post pictures of the cleared areas.I made a trim edge that covers edge of flooring where it meets the slide. There is a 3/8" drop from slide flooring to new flooring. Will post a picture of the transition trim. When I was at the FMCA rally last May. Talked to several vendors and fellow owners that do/have done this type of work. I also have friends that paid a dealer to put Allure in their Country Coach MH. It was done 3 years ago and still looks great.BestRon Hall Quote Selected
Re: Allure flooring project Reply #7 – June 23, 2010, 06:33:38 am Yahoo Message Number: 4703Toughest spot was doing the bathroom and blending and joining edges to bedroom flooring. If I did this again I would use a transition piece of trim like I did between Living room and bedroom.My friend that helped with flooring suggested that I use 1/2 X 3/4" trim. Looks a lot better than the 2/4" quarter round that I was going to use. Beyond that it was very straight forward job.Posted more pictures.BestRon Hall Quote Selected
Re: Allure flooring project Reply #8 – June 23, 2010, 06:44:34 am Yahoo Message Number: 4704The carpeting is a open issue. Dear Wife has other plans for this part of project. Current carpeting is from before new flooring. Will raise project cost above my $400 limit. Maybe I should offer to buy her a nice pair of slippers. BestRon Hall Quote Selected
Re: Allure flooring project Reply #9 – June 23, 2010, 09:34:24 am Yahoo Message Number: 4705I have to say every time I read the details and view photos of one of your projects I end up exhausted. I don't know where you find the energy for this work Ron but I'd sure like to have even half as much. Since I was born with five thumbs on each hand I wouldn't even consider a undertaking a project of this magnitude.Don Quote Selected
Re: Allure flooring project Reply #10 – June 24, 2010, 06:51:19 am Yahoo Message Number: 4710Well I do get reminded of my age whenever I do one of these projects. Being way closer to 70 than I want to admit. I get reminded of my limitations in the middle of every project. 4 hours jobs seem to take closer to 8 hours. I am glad that I have time to do these mods. When I was still working many projects did not get finished because of lack of time.BestRon Hall Quote Selected
Re: Allure flooring project Reply #11 – June 24, 2010, 05:57:38 pm Yahoo Message Number: 4711Ron . . . Nice job. Did you need to jack up the slideouts to get the flooring underneath? How did you do that? Since you installed as a floating floor, aren't you concerned that the slideouts will push the floor back and forth when the rooms move in and out?George Quote Selected
Re: Allure flooring project Reply #12 – June 24, 2010, 07:46:25 pm Yahoo Message Number: 4712I did not have to jack up the slide. Just ran it out all the way and folded back carpeting to get access to flooring. In one of the pictures I posted you will see the trim that I made to retain flooring just inside of slide bracket. It clears flooring by 1/32" on top and 1/4" towards slide.Slide does not touch flooring when fully in or out. But will rock and touch flooring when moving in and out. This happened when there was carpet on floor. It made marks in the carpeting. I have a pair of Lippert flooring protectors that I place on floor to protect flooring when slide is moving in and out.BestRon Hall Quote Selected