Since the vinyl tiles you listed have the underlayment attached and they
interlock, a small amount of movement in the subfloor should not be an
issue, the only caveat is to make sure the floor is sound and the leaks are
repaired before you lay the tile.
ck
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From: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of cleanboost2
Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 9:09 AM
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [DIY] Flooring for trailer help
Well, we bought the trailer. Could be a mistake, but here's what the story
is at this point:
We had a handyman take up the carpet. Under the carpet, we found patchwork
and damage from moisture. Not sure if it's still leaking, a person came
around and looked at windows, said the windows were causing it, so he's
going to seal the frames and straighten out a window frame which he says is
causing a big leak when it rains. Hope that is what's doing it. Now we have
raw floors in most of the trailer. I have been investigating types of
flooring; I want vinyl sheeting or tiles. My first handyman fired me,
because I kept calling him and even going over to his house when he did not
show up as agreed. :-) OK, so maybe it's for the best that he fired me. I
was going to fire him anyway but my husband wanted to keep him but
fortunately he got real annoyed with my constant calling and then visiting
him to find out why he didn't show up as agreed. OK, great. Now I have to
look for someone else.
Now the question: there are some heavily textured and sturdy vinyl tiles, in
the $1+ area each tile. Then there are latched tiles where you do not need
ANY SURFACE PREPARATION. They are very expensive, like almost $5 a tile at
Home Depot, etc. But again -- NO SURFACE PREP. I do not want to spend 4-5
thousand on tile, but this tile appears to be worth it. It even can be
replaced individually when any water damage may occur. I have approximately
780 feet to cover, maybe more.
Here is a link to that particular style:
http://www.homedepot.com/Flooring-Vinyl-Flooring-Resilient-Flooring-Vinyl-Ti
le/h_d1/N-5yc1vZaq27Z1z0z4f8/R-202988315/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053
&langId=-1&storeId=10051#.UK49aIYi7Ec
I think it will be worth it if a person has the money, but I have several
questions. Anyway, I would probably want to hire someone to lay the tile,
adding in to my cost. I'd like to keep costs down because I don't know how
long we'll actually be in the trailer home. My next question involves this:
there are a few other types that I wonder how they will work. The next one
is this one: It has no underlay, but appears to be very thick, textured and
sturdy, and I truly doubt it will show any situations bothering it
underneath as to come up to the surface as in a splinter or pin that will
rise.
http://www.homedepot.com/Flooring-Vinyl-Flooring-Resilient-Flooring-Vinyl-Ti
le/h_d1/N-5yc1vZaq27Z1z0z4f8Z1z0yzfbZ1z11crp/R-203602391/h_d2/ProductDisplay
?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&storeId=10051#.UK4-1oYi7Ec
The website for the more expensive one has reviews on it (no, I don't always
trust reviews, but they're helpful) saying how easy it was to install. Maybe
it's true. Maybe I, with my arthritic and bad knees and feet can do it.
Maybe not.
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