Ernie Ekberg
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Folks- if you sand old sheet vinyl- that may contain asbestos. The manufacturers of vinyl have discontinued using that material, but its still around.
carpet or laminate?
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ROUTE 66 RV
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dave61 said:
Karndean makes several great products, perfect for RV usage. Like several other brand name, vinyl products we offer at ROUTE 66 RV, Karndean often utilizes a thick, heavy gauge top surface layer which measures 20 mil.
When it comes to vinyl (or laminate), the top surface layer is truly the most important factor when determining quality and durability, more so than even the overall thickness of the floor.
The reason for this is simple: compare the thickness of the top surface of a cheap floor, like peel and stick vinyl or imported laminate to a 20 mil surface - it would be like comparing a business card made of copy paper to one made of hard plastic. If I were to drop something on that floor, the harder surface would remain more resilient to that impact and if that dropped item contained liquid, the harder surface would remain less susceptible to warping than the thin, "copy paper" like surface.
As more imported products saturate the market, the negative effect of globalization is lack of regulation. Inferior floors are sold using a "mm" (millimeter) measurement in lieu of the important "mil" measurement, or the top surface measurement (equivalent to 1/1000th of an inch).
Bottom line, unless you are focusing on the top surface of a resilient floor, the thickness of the floor is meaningless. 20 mil Commercial Vinyl Floors will outperform just about any hard surface flooring out there.
acesneights1
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This will probably sound dumb but is there any reaon you could not use real oak flooring ? I was thinking about using Bruce prefinished oak but wasnt sure how nailed down flooring would hold up with a subfloor that may twist or move.
