Vinyl Plank flooring install in our RV

We are finally ready to install the flooring in our 2014 Jayco Eagle RV. We decided to go with vinyl plank from Shaw. This as the Matrix in Dockside Hickory.

[@lorihutton4719]

Your floor looks identical to mine. Name on box, Heathered Barnwood. I also painted my walls and upper cabinets all white. The bathroom cabinet, dark 🩶 gray. The cabinet my sink and stove sits on plus one set over sink n stove dark gray 🩶. The floor now,looks ten times better. Thank you for helping me understand how to stagger as if it's real wood flooring. So easy to clean but I do miss my wood floors. I will never miss the expenses that come w living in a regular size home. I'm 50 and I will never pay for electricity or water again. Part time camper life which is solar generator ran and a tiny home, all solar but I do have a small back up gas generator. 2,700 a month. Is now 500-600 a month. If I spend that but I rescue all animals. Food isn't cheap but the joy they bring. Again, Thanks for this video. I watched twice and went to work. Hope your enjoying - 🌹🌹

[@learnjcbskidsterchickensga7594]

We went lengthwise to, but I saw in a Winnebago article that if you’re going to drive a lot with the RV you should go wide so there’s more space for a room between the planks. I think that was the main reason too late for us. We did it the wrong way, but we’re not driving with ours.

[@leomartinez2367]

Great job. I'm planning my project, and your tips really help as well.

[@BobElder-vs1tn]

Excellent video. Great job. Looks great.

[@slow_restoration]

Thank you very much!

[@mikeeure307]

Flooring looks great by the way!

[@SimonM-63]

Another great video Danny

[@slow_restoration]

Appreciate that

[@bazilwreckerloughead]

Coming along great!

[@tgarcia8163]

Floor looks great. Thank you for the tips: staggering, methods, and tricks. I'm hemming and hawing between peel and stick and tongue and groove. Not finding the nonstick of peel and stick flooring a joy ride. Any feedback would be great.

[@jimlevering4613]

If the floor needs to expand and contract, watch how you pin the registers, so joints don't open.

[@slow_restoration]

Not so much a problem in the center of the floor as long as it can move on either end. Thanks

[@rickrangel]

@slow_restoration Hi, I wanted to reach out to you because I wanted to replace my flooring in my RV. I have a 2014 Jayco 🙂 which I absolutely love. You did this video 2 years ago and wanted to know how the flooring is handling the expansion and contraction due to heat and cold. I have seen and watch videos that tongue and groove is not a good choice. Although, I did reach out to another KZbinr, indicating that perhaps the flooring was not properly installed. After the 2 years, what are your thoughts of the the flooring? Would you install it again? How is the floor handling the hot and/or cold? Any advise would be much much appreciated. Thank you so much. Happy Camper, Rick

[@slow_restoration]

No problems that I know of. I did sell it but haven't had any complaints from the new owner. This flooring is more secure than tongue and groove, it's an interlocking tongue that is hard to pull apart unless you lift the piece up at an angle. I would install this again without a question.

[@peardisplay]

did i miss it? what did u do under slide? and what did u do at edge of slide transion?

[@davidlawes2490]

I watched the end

[@sabinewimmer4540]

Thank you! Would anyone recommend gluing the planks down additionally for longevity purposes?

[@kathybarr530]

Have you had problems with the vinyl planks popping up during travel? Also do have problem with the slide scratching the vinyl when you bring the slide in? What do you do to prevent scratching?

[@slow_restoration]

Sorry for the late reply. We didn't have any issues with popping apart, but only used it once before selling it. I don't see it being a problem though, they snap together nicely! Most slides have a rub rail to prevent scratches and they are adjustable.

[@todds5956]

All my cabinets are installed over the carpet.

[@peterdebrie]

Why did you use an extra underlayment under the new flooring. I noticed this by the slide out, but not on the main-floor?

[@slow_restoration]

It was already there from the factory. It's a foil backed insulation. We considered removing it, but decided we wanted the benefits of it being there. It was just on the slide.

[@illinoisvideoatlarge8039]

@@slow_restorationgood to know!

[@inspiredaction1]

Looks great!! I want LVP for my camper rebuild. Do you need to remove linoleum first or could we put it down over it?

[@slow_restoration]

Thanks, I would remove the old. Every bit of weight matters in a camper.

[@leomartinez2367]

Also would like more on the slide edge, my slide is a table and coach as well but what kind of edge to you install???

[@christybauer7424]

How did you get your flooring up under the edge of the slide and keep the slide from scratchinging the new floor as it slid in? I promise I watched to the end and even watmhed the other videos in the playlist. Thanks. I sure hope ours comesout half as gorgeous as yours!

[@slow_restoration]

Thanks for the support! Each slide is a little different. This one the flooring stops right at the edge of the slide. I let the transition strip overlap to cover the edge of each section, the main floor and the slide. Most slides have a rub strip and the slide is adjustable to keep it from scratching. Alot of new campers have vinyl on the floor and slides, so it's not a lot of difference between them. We went to some RV show rooms and saw how they did the new ones. Hope this helps, thanks again.

[@joannyberg5247]

Awesome, that answered my question too! Who can do this to our rv since we’re both so old, we’ll need an installer?

[@illinoisvideoatlarge8039]

My handyman did mine.

[@niroge09]

Did you have an issue with the heat and cold causing gaps or any other issues with floor expanding and contracting?

[@slow_restoration]

I didn't. If you do, it's a fairly easy fix. This stuff locks together pretty solidly.

[@jackilynntroell315]

Noticed you put underpayment on the slide but not the floor. Why is that?

[@slow_restoration]

It was already there on the slide, for insulation when the slide is out. The slide doesn't really get walked on like the floor, so it doesn't more around like the rest of the floor would as you walk on it.

[@janetwoodgeard-tolman9625]

I've wondered about how to get it under the slide up to the edge of the lip. Also exactly how did you finish out the edge on the slide?

[@jimnummerdor9687]

Looks great. Nice work. Have you had any trouble with the flooring due to it being a floating floor?

[@slow_restoration]

Thanks, I haven't, but I don't own it anymore.

[@robbiegonyerpenney8716]

I’m not good with cutting angles and spaces like you did in the transition and hallway. I wish you would have showed it.

[@joyabbott2351]

Will click together laminate flooring pop up with temp changes from hot to cold? Did you use regular flooring for home kitchens, or is there special RV flooring?

[@slow_restoration]

Just regular flooring. Definitely use a quality flooring, I didn't have any issues.

[@davidlawes2490]

Should I leave the carpet or insulate?

[@mikeeure307]

Hello, do you possibly have a link to purchase the floor trim you used? Thank you!

[@slow_restoration]

No, sorry. It came from Home Depo.

[@bradthedad-12]

Floors look amazing!! Did you take into account the added weight from the LVP? How did it effect your towing capacity?

[@susancrowley9378]

Will the slide scratch the floor when it closes

[@slow_restoration]

If it's adjusted correctly it shouldn't, some are this way from the factory.

[@meme2156]

What brand is the flooring , where did you get it?

[@Billyboycash]

Do you nail any of the pieces?

[@slow_restoration]

Not unless you can't get them to interlock. It's best to have them floating.

[@rufaast1969]

What color is that?

[@RickElsbernd]

How did you prevent the furniture from sliding around on the new flooring. Did you have to install some type of anchor points so you could use tie-downs?

[@paulawilson3440]

I love that polystyrene base trim. Where did you buy it?

[@TheMjw5]

They have it at Home Depot in the trim section - it's PVC, super easy to cut and install

[@reginaschulz]

Great Video. Can you talk about the expansion allowance? Is that a small amt you leave on the very ends where the LVP abuts to cabintry? I have a small Class B and wanting to replace the carpet and vinyl tiles with LVP (just in the kitchen/galley) with carpet on either side. thanks.

[@Desertguy1450]

You don’t glue them down at all?

[@slow_restoration]

I did not, floating should have less buckling and be able to adjust to the temperature swings a camper experiences.

[@marcieanderson5284]

Where did you buy the baseboard?

[@slow_restoration]

Lowes or Home Depo, not sure now.

[@user-md6ye9zn9t]

Get a jam saw lol

[@davidlawes2490]

Nm