We have a 1999 Newmar Kountry Star m/h with living room slide. The slide rides on 4 runners and drops down when extended to create a flat floor. The carpet has developed permanent indents from the 4 runners. We are looking into replacing the carpet with some type of hard surface flooring. Searching the forum archives, I have found several threads dealing with such things. However, they are all from a year or more ago.
Hopefully I can get some updates on how members floors are holding up after a year or more of using laminate or vinyl flooring instead of carpet.
I like the idea of vinyl because it is lighter, but the vinyl I have seen seems very soft. I am concerned that the weight of the sllide would deform or tear it. I saw a post here that mentions a high quality, hard vinyl, but it did not include a brand or source. I am also concerned about how the slide rollers might scratch any hard surface floor.
I also saw a post that said Newmar glues their floor down, even the laminate. I am concerned that if mine is glued down, it may be very difficult to remove without destroying the subfloor. Has anyone removed the laminate floor from a Newmar?
If anyone can provide some current info or long term experience, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks in advance, Jerry
Hopefully I can get some updates on how members floors are holding up after a year or more of using laminate or vinyl flooring instead of carpet.
I like the idea of vinyl because it is lighter, but the vinyl I have seen seems very soft. I am concerned that the weight of the sllide would deform or tear it. I saw a post here that mentions a high quality, hard vinyl, but it did not include a brand or source. I am also concerned about how the slide rollers might scratch any hard surface floor.
I also saw a post that said Newmar glues their floor down, even the laminate. I am concerned that if mine is glued down, it may be very difficult to remove without destroying the subfloor. Has anyone removed the laminate floor from a Newmar?
If anyone can provide some current info or long term experience, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks in advance, Jerry