11-16-2012, 08:16 PM
(11-14-2012, 04:22 PM)Erniee Wrote: The manufacturers of the floating material either have a pad adhered to the back or you can install a thin mat for the material that does not have the pad.
I may have mentioned before that a floating floor has a unique configuration for the locking mechanism. What this means is you have to angle the next board in line and if you are close to a wall, outside corner- or curved corner, its difficult to fit the material tight against the obstruction without a large gap.
I often wonder how much this expansion business is an actuality. Especiall in such a small area as a coach. I suspect in a large environ, expansion/contraction would be a factor.
So do we use a pad at all if we are gluing it down? Can you send me a pic of the Rope tread material you mentioned you like for the steps. If you use stainless steel on the stairwell walls do you glue that to the walls?
Todd & Dawn Flickema
Former owners of a Classic 1984 Newell
71 Karmann Ghia
Sioux Falls, South Dakota