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Flooring???

Postby Kelleyaynn » Fri Feb 26, 2010 4:47 pm

Is there any particular reason to put flooring down in the teardrop? I don't really see the need, except in the galley part, since the entire floor will be covered by the mattress. :thinking:
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Postby dwgriff1 » Fri Feb 26, 2010 6:34 pm

I was going to put a hunk of vinyl floor covering on the floor until I realized it would weigh 20 or 30 pounds and that paint is a lot lighter.

Likely no one will see the floor, but you!

But, there are lots who have nice floor coverings under their mattress.

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Postby Gage » Fri Feb 26, 2010 6:51 pm

dwgriff1 wrote:Likely no one will see the floor, but you!
But, there are lots who have nice floor coverings under their mattress.
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Yep it just gives that finished look. Also it aids in insulation. Think about it. But like that, to each his own.
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Postby planovet » Fri Feb 26, 2010 7:24 pm

dwgriff1 wrote:I was going to put a hunk of vinyl floor covering on the floor until I realized it would weigh 20 or 30 pounds and that paint is a lot lighter.

Likely no one will see the floor, but you!

But, there are lots who have nice floor coverings under their mattress.


I put 12"x12" vinyl tiles on our floor, and I even went to the trouble of making it into a Swiss flag (go figure). It was cheap and didn't take me long to do.

Who is going to see it? No one but us. But I like it and like Gage said, it gives it a finished look. It also gives a nice smooth surface for the foam mattress to lay on.

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Postby john » Fri Feb 26, 2010 8:43 pm

If you plan to sell it, it might be more profitable to sell it with a cheap floor covering than a mattress. Or it may just open you up to keeping your mattress when you do sell it.
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Postby afreegreek » Fri Feb 26, 2010 8:52 pm

I'm going for the slate tile..
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Postby dwgriff1 » Fri Feb 26, 2010 11:32 pm

afreegreek wrote:I'm going for the slate tile..


Ya gonna set that with mortar or on wonderboard?

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Postby S. Heisley » Sat Feb 27, 2010 12:47 pm

If you decide not to add flooring material over the deck, you might want to at least put some sort of finish coating on it to prevent water damage.

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Postby Arne » Sat Feb 27, 2010 3:02 pm

I put a carpet remnant on the floor space I could see with rubber mats for wet shoes....
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