I’ve read many posts on here about flooring. The factory floor in my RV is carpet with a pad over a plywood subfloor. There are about a dozen large bolt heads/washers that are proud of the plywood subfloor that attach the coach to the chassis. The carpet pad accommodates them.
The two primary candidates to replace the carpet are Allure vinyl or engineered wood (probably Millstead).
If I use Allure Ultra, I would need to put a layer of “something” about 3/8” thick over the subfloor with clearance holes for the bolt heads to create a flat surface prior to the Allure installation.
Plywood would be easy enough, but I would prefer some sort of rigid foam because it’s light weight, would be a breeze to install, and would provide additional sound/temperature insulation. Or am I asking for trouble? Would rigid foam even work for this, or would it compress and cause problems?
Another thought I had was to use 3/8” thick engineered wood flooring and putting counterbores where I’d need clearance for the bolt heads.
Any suggestions are much appreciated.
The two primary candidates to replace the carpet are Allure vinyl or engineered wood (probably Millstead).
If I use Allure Ultra, I would need to put a layer of “something” about 3/8” thick over the subfloor with clearance holes for the bolt heads to create a flat surface prior to the Allure installation.
Plywood would be easy enough, but I would prefer some sort of rigid foam because it’s light weight, would be a breeze to install, and would provide additional sound/temperature insulation. Or am I asking for trouble? Would rigid foam even work for this, or would it compress and cause problems?
Another thought I had was to use 3/8” thick engineered wood flooring and putting counterbores where I’d need clearance for the bolt heads.
Any suggestions are much appreciated.
