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Subject Topic: to laminate or not to laminate Post Reply Post New Topic
22/10/2006 at 2:50pm
 Location: stourbridge
 Outfit: sterling eccles moonstone
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Okay you guys heres a question  that is giving us some debate. We are considering laminating the floor in our caravan, seems a much more better way of keeping it squeaky clean than a grubby carpet, but we have been told that this is a bad idea as it holds the moisture! Okay you professionals, is this true?

 

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22/10/2006 at 3:00pm
 Location: Southport
 Outfit: Mondeo Titanium Swift Challenger 580
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I'm not sure about the moisture question but you would have to take the weight of the laminate off the user payload


22/10/2006 at 4:42pm
 Location:  Kent.
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i had this Question a few weeks back there was lots of points of view like when you go onto grass that has been cut, mud, my head was swimming, so in the end i went for carpet as it was warm and i could just hoover it.

 



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22/10/2006 at 4:50pm
 Location: Newcastle u Lyme
 Outfit: Ford Kuga Senator California
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Some new vans have removeable carpets with laminate look vinyl underneath



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22/10/2006 at 11:34pm
 Location: NW of Glasgow
 Outfit: Sterling Searcher 2008 Volvo XC90
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Yes, we have that in our van (1998)

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23/10/2006 at 12:17am
 Location: yorkshire
 Outfit: Pennine Pullman F. camper
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Laminate is not a viable proposition. It is too hard to fit and not durable enough.

Good quality vinyl fitted with the edges sealed and edged removable carpet sections could then be dropped in on top.



23/10/2006 at 12:24am
 Location: Shropshire
 Outfit: AS Grosvenor Nissan Navara
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We had vinyl plsnk fitted before the summer. Looks like wood flooring, is light and completely waterproof. Best thing I ever did. While we were in Spain I just swept it out and when I came back I swept it mopped it and it was like new again.



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23/10/2006 at 12:28pm
 Location: leeds
 Outfit: Abbey GTS 416 & Bongo
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im thinking of putting that laminate effect lino in our caravan after this weekend the carpet gets in a right state with the mud and i have laminate in my home i love the cleanliness of it, if you spill something on a carpet it is in there forever, if you spill on the laminate you just wipe or sweep !!!

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23/10/2006 at 6:16pm
 Location: LEEDS
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watch out the laminate effect lino does fade increadibly quickly in sunlight.

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23/10/2006 at 9:38pm
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I think that it sounds like a good idea. Very easy to clean.


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23/10/2006 at 11:39pm
 Location: Hinckley Leics Calasparra Murcia
 Outfit: Elddis Crusader Storm
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 I have replaced the carpet in my van with Laminate flooring from Focus and am very pleased with the result.  I have two mats with non-slip backings that came from Lidl bathroom sets to provide a warm surface for bare feet.  The original plan was to replace the carpet with some 'left-over' vinyl from home but having removed the carpet there was insufficient vinyl so I used that in the washroom after fitting the laminate in the remainder of the van.  Fitting the laminate was a much more involved job than the vinyl would have been but as it was on special offer, it was cheaper and more hardwearing.  There is the matter of the extra weight but the difference between the carpet and the laminate is not enough to worry about unless you are in the habit of using every gram of your payload! 



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