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Kopasz Samba Member
Joined: August 15, 2008 Posts: 241 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 7:57 am Post subject: Marmoleum |
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I installed marmoleum after my cat was locked in the van overnight and peed on the nasty carpet. While the jarmo is great, it is too slippery for the dog while driving. I suspect the woodis slippery too, so I think I am going to follow 1621's cork solution. The cork is less slippery than wood or sheet good and still very durable. Cork click panels are usually sealed to protect from water, but some companies only treat the top surface, while others treat the edges as well. It really shouldn't matter since only large amounts of standing water should warp the cork, not small amounts from rain, shoes, dogs, etc. _________________ adam
'87 Wolfsburg Weekender, Bostig Zetec
The rehabilitation of my Van can be found here: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=5949024#5949024 |
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Kopasz Samba Member
Joined: August 15, 2008 Posts: 241 Location: Portland, OR
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climberjohn Samba Member
Joined: January 11, 2005 Posts: 1840 Location: Portland Orygun
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Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 9:27 am Post subject: Re: Good resource |
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Heyo Adam,
Thanks for the link to the local flooring outlet place. Their selection looks impressive. I had not heard of that place before.
-CJ _________________ '86 Westy, 2.5 Subaru power
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shepherdsond Samba Member
Joined: April 25, 2005 Posts: 439 Location: Bellingham, WA
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Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 10:52 am Post subject: |
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Kopasz - The cork is less slippery than wood or sheet good and still very durable |
I installed cork tiles. It looks nice but it's still too slippery and also hard to kneel on (something I do alot when camping and I need to reach in and get something). Currently my floor is covered with HD outdoor carpeting on 1/2" closed cell foam tiles. Next time I take my cupboards out I will probably remove the cork floor. It's a nice idea but for me it is not as practical as carpet.
_________________ 87 Syncro Hightop Camper
3 knobs + solid shaft
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Kopasz Samba Member
Joined: August 15, 2008 Posts: 241 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 3:11 pm Post subject: |
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shepherdsond wrote: |
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Kopasz - The cork is less slippery than wood or sheet good and still very durable |
I installed cork tiles. It looks nice but it's still too slippery and also hard to kneel on (something I do alot when camping and I need to reach in and get something). Currently my floor is covered with HD outdoor carpeting on 1/2" closed cell foam tiles. Next time I take my cupboards out I will probably remove the cork floor. It's a nice idea but for me it is not as practical as carpet.
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Thanks Shepherdsond, good input. _________________ adam
'87 Wolfsburg Weekender, Bostig Zetec
The rehabilitation of my Van can be found here: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=5949024#5949024 |
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Kopasz Samba Member
Joined: August 15, 2008 Posts: 241 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 9:30 am Post subject: Re: Good resource |
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climberjohn wrote: |
Heyo Adam,
Thanks for the link to the local flooring outlet place. Their selection looks impressive. I had not heard of that place before.
-CJ |
Hey John,
I never heard of it either until I did a quick search with Google. I'm going to check out the showroom sometime later this week.
Hopefully I'll have the van complete by the next PDX gathering so I can show it off. I live in your neck of SW now I think..... _________________ adam
'87 Wolfsburg Weekender, Bostig Zetec
The rehabilitation of my Van can be found here: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=5949024#5949024 |
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berkeleyjack Samba Member
Joined: April 27, 2012 Posts: 175 Location: Northern California
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 2:34 pm Post subject: |
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So for those of you who are using click-together boards from Home Depot, do you remove the carpet before installing, or do you put it right on top?
If you remove the carpet, how far down do you strip it and do you lay any padding under the boards?
The PO of my van installed a cream-colored shag carpet over the top of the original stuff. It looks kind-of OK right now but I know I'm going to destroy when I take it camping.
I have enough trouble keeping poop from my back yard chickens off my carpet in the house, I don't want to have to worry about poop in the van too. _________________ All-grain homebrewer with a 1990 Vanagon Carat. |
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Kopasz Samba Member
Joined: August 15, 2008 Posts: 241 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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berkeleyjack wrote: |
So for those of you who are using click-together boards from Home Depot, do you remove the carpet before installing, or do you put it right on top?
If you remove the carpet, how far down do you strip it and do you lay any padding under the boards?
The PO of my van installed a cream-colored shag carpet over the top of the original stuff. It looks kind-of OK right now but I know I'm going to destroy when I take it camping.
I have enough trouble keeping poop from my back yard chickens off my carpet in the house, I don't want to have to worry about poop in the van too. |
I would definitely remove the old carpet. maybe keep the original insulation if it is in good shape, but I ripped mine out.
I installed sound deadening over the metal floor. I had the idea of filling the low points in the floor with material to make a level surface but didn't. I regret not doing that. I noticed others have done that and I wish I had. I suppose I still could.....
I think a good solution to a clean floor is a wood, cork, bamboo, or marmoleum floor for easy clean up with a removable area rug for comfort. _________________ adam
'87 Wolfsburg Weekender, Bostig Zetec
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hippiepilot Samba Member
Joined: June 18, 2008 Posts: 455 Location: Sarasota, FL
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debbiej Samba Member
Joined: December 14, 2008 Posts: 1556 Location: las cruces, nm
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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we got a close out of pergo type wood floor from home depot. at first, I was very careful of it. now, not so much.
we scraped up the old foam pad and carpet, that was the hardest part.
we live where it feels good to have a cool floor for bare feet. but in the winter, use a rug.
I hated the carpet, love the hard surface floor. food, dog hair, dirt, it all sweeps out.
I'd post a pic, but it looks pretty much the same as all the other pergo type floors. nice and clean. |
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Kopasz Samba Member
Joined: August 15, 2008 Posts: 241 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:11 am Post subject: |
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If you have taken out the OE insulation under your carpet prior to this install, what have you used to fill the low points of the ribbed floor? Or have you filled the low points out all?
Thanks. _________________ adam
'87 Wolfsburg Weekender, Bostig Zetec
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Bubusse Samba Member
Joined: December 20, 2011 Posts: 181 Location: Rimouski, QC
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:27 am Post subject: |
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I don't think I ever showed my bamboo flooring in this thread, so here it is :
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climberjohn Samba Member
Joined: January 11, 2005 Posts: 1840 Location: Portland Orygun
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Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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Sort of a "Thread from the Dead", but I wanted to show mine. I am VERY happy with this mod. It's super easy to sweep dirt out of the the van, it looks great, and it's fast and inexpensive. I did add a strip of quarter-round molding around 3 sides, stained to a near match. No photos of that.
Floor after lifting the rear rubber mat that was on there and removing the seat channels
Halfway along, about 30 minutes into the job
Done, but dusty. . .
I had to rip cut a narrow strip to fill the front edge.
This is what i bought from a flooring outlet in Hillsboro OR, about $45 for 1 box. (I had 2 pieces left over.) 21.3 square feet in the box. http://nwflooringoutlet.com/index.cfm
and onto the ceiling. 1/8" Baltic birch, polyurathane spray can, stainless steel truss head screws.
and the same on the rear hatch:
_________________ '86 Westy, 2.5 Subaru power
Know your limits. Exceed them often.
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kuleinc Samba Member
Joined: August 10, 2007 Posts: 1604 Location: East Bay Area, California
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msinabottle Samba Member
Joined: September 20, 2005 Posts: 3492 Location: Denver Area, Colorado
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Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 9:48 pm Post subject: Wooden Floors... Storage Box? |
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I've thought, rather hard, about getting one of these:
That's the Rocky Mountain Westy locking storage box. I'd probably also get a locking drawer under Winston's passenger seat. As I understand the thing, and Mike's show me one, the top of the storage box sits even with the back of the passenger's seat.
Would the wooden floor (Winston has Pergo) interfere with that, I wonder? Would I need to shorten it? I'd consider covering it with brown carpet to make it match the rest of Winston's interior, perhaps held in place with screws...
Anyone have an idea? Thank you!
Best! _________________ 'Winston,' '84 1.9 WBX Westy
Vanagon Poet Laureate: "I have suffered in
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kuleinc Samba Member
Joined: August 10, 2007 Posts: 1604 Location: East Bay Area, California
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Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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I too thought about getting one of those rmw boxes. Ultimately I ended up with a go westy euro repop porta potty box. It holds my ghettoes and essentials great, can be emptied to hold other things when toilet is not needed, and is easily removable when more interior space is needed!
That being said I might get some of their drawers for under the seat! _________________ Check out our Our youtube channel: Https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-EbskIxNm6SYzsq4ugG81A
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shizzon Samba Member
Joined: July 25, 2006 Posts: 596 Location: Boulder, CO
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Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 10:55 pm Post subject: |
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So the question was posted earlier, but I never saw an answer -- Do most of you just add the wood flooring WITHOUT removing the cabinets? _________________ 1989 Bostig Syncro Westy |
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Rhinoculips Samba Member
Joined: August 08, 2005 Posts: 918 Location: Keystone, Colorado
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Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 6:24 am Post subject: |
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shizzon wrote: |
So the question was posted earlier, but I never saw an answer -- Do most of you just add the wood flooring WITHOUT removing the cabinets? |
I did not remove my cabinets. There is a nice lip under them and the back bench for the laminated floor to slide under. _________________ “May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.” - Edward Abbey
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debbiej Samba Member
Joined: December 14, 2008 Posts: 1556 Location: las cruces, nm
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Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 6:44 am Post subject: |
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we didn't remove cabinets either. |
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climberjohn Samba Member
Joined: January 11, 2005 Posts: 1840 Location: Portland Orygun
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Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 9:40 am Post subject: |
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I did not remove my cabinets.
As I mentioned, adding a strip of "quarter round" molding hides the slight mismatch of the board ends as they butt up against the cabinets. This molding (made from hemlock wood, I think) is sold by the foot at Home Despot, and the five feet so you need to do the Van will cost you just a few bucks. Add a five dollar can of matching stain and you're good to go. _________________ '86 Westy, 2.5 Subaru power
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