Do it Yourself: Re: [DIY] ? about plywood floor in trailer

22 October 2012

Re: [DIY] ? about plywood floor in trailer

Thank you. Excellent, wonderful ideas! when you say 6 mil, what are you referring to?

From: "OOWONBS@Netscape.net" <OOWONBS@Netscape.net>
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 12:58 AM
Subject: Re: [DIY] ? about plywood floor in trailer

>We are in the process of buying a trailer with a plywood  floor. It got wet in a certain point and the owner changed  out the soaked plywood for a better piece. I just wonder,  though, if there is some kind of sealant that can be put  over the plywood floor to make it less porous? I want to  get rid of the carpeting and put linoleum down anyway, but  wondering about plywood flooring.  
  Linoleum will seal it, esp if you use clear caulk at the edges,
  (after it is laid and settled in, for temperature purposes. 
  Sorta overkill maybe.) Then you'll want to add carpet for 
  insulation. This means padding. This insulates too. 
  
  Or - add 6 mil instead of linoleum. Then the padding & 
  carpet. between the 6-mil and padding, you can add some 
  1/8" foam, which is usually 4 or 6 ft wide. Then snap-down 
  flooring, and a rug that roughly covers that. rugs? You 
  remember. We used them before wall'-to-wall? You can 
  take them out and clean them? Not add moisture to the 
  floor & home?
  
  BTW, an elec blanket is the cheapest way to stay warm 
  at night... via powered means. Now there's one you can 
  put under a rug. The whole rug, or just under your feet, 
  in front of a couch & chairs.
  
  BillSF9c