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Hi all

At the moment we have got fitted carpet in our van.

However this is a bit impractical with a baby, toddler and older kids! It just looks grubby all the time. We need something that we can just wipe.

Is it possible to take the carpet out and fit some vinyl or other similar. I dont think laminate is an option as itll just add too much weight.

Is there anwhere that fits flooring of do you have to DIY? Rang up a few caravan dealers and they dont fit any.

Any suggestions?

Cheers Kim

If your not comfortable in fitting some vinyl yourself you could get a house carpet fitter to do it for you. Thats what my brother did.  He bought his from a local carpet man and he fitted it for him.

job done. looks good too.

Hi Kim

We did the same in our van.  Ripped the carpet up and got some Lino from Carpetright and a friend of ours fitted it for us.  You may have loads of staples to remove from the floor though where the carpet was fixed down.

We find lino much more practical, especially with the lovely British weather we seem to have had over the last couple of years!!

Good luck

Faysie xx

Thats good then.

Would we have to remove some of the cupboards? Or would the fitter just go up to them and not under them.

Cheers Kim

We have been planning to change our carpet to vinyl since last summer but not got round to it yet, but every time we use the van wish we had done now we have a dog.We don't even need to find someone to do it as i am a carpet fitter.Sometimes the units are on top and you have to cut the carpet out or as faysie says there are loads of small staples to remove.Make sure you get them all out as it make fitting the vinyl difficult.

Andy

Thanks Andy.

I think that we might give it a go soon. Ill keep you posted. Maybe some pics if Im feeling brave!!

Cheers Kim

I picked up the carpet in my old van and had cushionfloor put down and I am going to do the same in my new van with a nice rug between the beds. Its so much easier to keep clean.

I put a small square of that clingy stuff under the rugs to stop them slipping on the cushionfloor.

we ripped ours up and fitted laminate!

Lino would do the job (probably better)