Foam Flooring Upgrade

[LivinLite AZ]

Hi All.

I haven't specifically shared any of our interior upgrades yet, and one simple one that stands out is our foam flooring. We opted for the faux bamboo, but they come in several wood grain styles. Each $30 pack comes with 6 square 24" puzzle joined 3/8" thick tiles. One 24 square foot pack tiles was plenty to do the whole floor of our 13QBB once I figured out the optimal arrangement. It feels great under foot and serves as very effective insulation to boot. See attached pics:

Get some here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B010MCY0RY/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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[Paul]

This look really nice! Almost seem like real wood floor!

[LivinLite AZ]

This look really nice! Almost seem like real wood floor!

Hi Paul.

When I ordered them, I was afraid they might be a little cheesy, but I have been very impressed. Our CL would seem strange without them now.

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[Hey Voss]

I'll be curious to see how these hold up. I placed an order for these last night. Then I started looking at the reviews and pics, and then chickened out. I cancelled the order because I wasn't convinced they wouldn't hold up to heat in our QS. Bought some Norsk tiles from Sam's club instead. Will you update us here, on how they work out for you? 

[LivinLite AZ]

I'll be curious to see how these hold up. I placed an order for these last night. Then I started looking at the reviews and pics, and then chickened out. I cancelled the order because I wasn't convinced they wouldn't hold up to heat in our QS. Bought some Norsk tiles from Sam's club instead. Will you update us here, on how they work out for you?

Hey Voss.

I was a little skeptical re the reviews too, but so far so good. All the tiles look as new after 12 days of actual camping use. Plus we are in and out of the trailer frequently and I have spent many afternoons in there tinkering and working on things - dropping tools on the floor and not being particularly careful of the floors. As far as heat goes, we had a cooker of a summer here with many 100º + days and no issues. Probably too soon to tell, but I'll pipe up if they begin to disappoint.

The Norsk tiles from Sam's club are a great deal. My wife did our kitchen with them over 10 years ago and they are holding up impeccably. But for the trailer we like the lightness bamboo look and someday may re-veneer our CL cabinets in a lighter tone of 'wood' grain to make it seem more airy than the current dark cherry there now.

Have fun and enjoy your comfy feet!

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[Merlin]

I installed the Incstores brand in our camper 3 years ago and they are holding up great. We have a couple small area rugs and a door mat over them in high traffic areas. Even with 2 dogs and typical campsite dirt and water and etc, these still look fine. This is one of best "comfort" mods we've done to our trailer. For those interested in lots more flooring discussions, run a search in the old forum archives. Flooring has been a topic of long standing interest.

https://www.amazon.com/Incstores-Premium-Soft-Interlocking-Tiles/dp/B01H600U4C/ref=pd_sbs_200_4?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0747DY1BJ&pd_rd_r=4Q34DP2Y8Q91MBDC5CPE&pd_rd_w=GWVNF&pd_rd_wg=kBnru&refRID=4Q34DP2Y8Q91MBDC5CPE&th=1

[Hey Voss]

  I installed the Norsk tiles the other day and aside from having to do some post-install trimming, they seem to fit quite nicely.
  I also decided to line the cabinets with some rubber roofing material, to prevent gear from sliding around and further scratching the cabinets during travel.
  I noticed the the bottom of the cabinets were quite sharp and worried that they might cut the new foam flooring. I decided to reserve some of the flooring scraps to cushion the cabinets while folded down for storage or travel. I thought that maybe the extra cushioning would make the camper hard to fold up, but there were no problems, and everything fit perfectly.

[whitefish]

I also decided to line the cabinets with some rubber roofing material, to prevent gear from sliding around and further scratching the cabinets during travel.

That's what I have to do. The coating on the aluminum in my kitchen cabinets is getting chewed up.

I went with a vinyl interlocking tile from Lowe's. Looks pretty good, but was abit of a pain to install. The foam tile would be a much warmer floor.

[Hey Voss]

That's what I have to do. The coating on the aluminum in my kitchen cabinets is getting chewed up.

Rubber cabinet liner would work well also. I just happened to have scrap roofing material laying around.

[Scout]

Too cool. I like the solid dark colour. Any updates on the doors catching at all?

KC

[Pinstriper]

Meh. I went with Harbor Freight foam tiles. Hosed them off and aired them out for a week before installing so the trailer wouldn't have that HFT benzene stink. I put it all together in about 30 minutes, including time to have a beer. The fit isn't perfect; some of the gaps are as small as 1".

[Hey Voss]

Too cool. I like the solid dark colour. Any updates on the doors catching at all?

KC

Thanks. Glad I decided to go with the dark grey side. Since everything else in the camper is bright, it didn't affect the visual perception of space. If I ever change my mind, I can flip them over and have a multi-colored disco floor 😆

At the risk of sounding ignorant, what do you mean by "doors catching"? If you're asking if there was enough clearance for the doors to open with flooring in place, then the answer is, yes. There's plenty of space, even with foam flooring.

I let the tiles off-gas, and after installation, let them get acclimated in place, before doing final trimming. Some of them popped up at the puzzle seams, which only required minimal trimming around the border, for them to lay flat.

We'll see how they fair on the next outing.

[Hey Voss]

Meh. I went with Harbor Freight foam tiles. Hosed them off and aired them out for a week before installing so the trailer wouldn't have that HFT benzene stink. I put it all together in about 30 minutes, including time to have a beer. The fit isn't perfect; some of the gaps are as small as 1".

I had some bigger gaps also, due to puzzle seams, but those are in a pretty inconspicuous place. No other choice really unless you want to use twice the amount of tiles... How have yours held up for you?

[Pinstriper]

Meh. I went with Harbor Freight foam tiles. Hosed them off and aired them out for a week before installing so the trailer wouldn't have that HFT benzene stink. I put it all together in about 30 minutes, including time to have a beer. The fit isn't perfect; some of the gaps are as small as 1".

I had some bigger gaps also, due to puzzle seams, but those are in a pretty inconspicuous place. No other choice really unless you want to use twice the amount of tiles... How have yours held up for you?

Oh yeah. Just finished our second full season on 'em and part of a third. 2 dogs plus us. We put the standard OEM rugs on top of them. No more chilly feet, and one or other of the dogs usually sleeps on the floor because the foam is more comfortable than the cheap mattresses issued by LL. I'm seriously thinking of moving to the floor, myself. Or at least, moving Mrs. P down there so the dogs and I have more room.

[LivinLite AZ]

Meh. I went with Harbor Freight foam tiles. Hosed them off and aired them out for a week before installing so the trailer wouldn't have that HFT benzene stink. I put it all together in about 30 minutes, including time to have a beer. The fit isn't perfect; some of the gaps are as small as 1".

I had some bigger gaps also, due to puzzle seams, but those are in a pretty inconspicuous place. No other choice really unless you want to use twice the amount of tiles... How have yours held up for you?

Lol. Our Coleman queen sized air mattress in in the CL is more comfortable than our Tempurpedic at home. Try that first.

S

Oh yeah. Just finished our second full season on 'em and part of a third. 2 dogs plus us. We put the standard OEM rugs on top of them. No more chilly feet, and one or other of the dogs usually sleeps on the floor because the foam is more comfortable than the cheap mattresses issued by LL. I'm seriously thinking of moving to the floor, myself. Or at least, moving Mrs. P down there so the dogs and I have more room.