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What type of floor tile is best to use that will not crack and what glue and grout isbest to use . These upgrades in our R V are diffrent then in our house. Thank's Kent
I would check with your RV builder before doing anything. I know in our Hitchhiker the area the slides come in and cover are supposed to remain carpet and the few people I know of that swapped the carpet for the floating wood floors have had issues where the slides come in and over the flooring.
Assuming your slide outs are not a problem it is likely that whoever built your unit will have suggestions better suited to what ever you own.
One thing for sure, you would need to make sure the sub floor was stiff so the tiles wouldn't pop loose. The floors in our fifth wheel are too flexible to handle tile without putting down some backer board to make the floor solid.
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Their is tile now in kitchec and bath areas . Looks like cermic in great condition just tired of carpet in front living room area.The slide will track over this area.
Last weekend we were fortunate enough to spend about an hour with the service manager for a company that specializes in DP rigs. He said he likes to put in "wood" flooring from Lowe's or Home Depot. He said he just rips up the carpet and puts the "wood" down - no glue or nails. He said he wanted it to be able to move a bit. I would think that putting the groove side up against a wall to start with, and then cutting the last piece to fit would work. I think I'd probably want to attach that last piece to something solid (assuming that there isn't another convenient wall there) just to keep it all more or less in place.
FWIW, the rig we were sitting in had ceramic tile all over the place. I wondered about the weight, but I guess that in something that weighs that much the difference between the "wood" and tile floors isn't enough to worry about.
The tile will defiantly weight more than wood or carpet. If you have 3/4" sub floor you need to glue and screw 1/4 to 3/8" tile underlayment down first. Float floor and screw holes with floor mastic and tape all seems with fiberglass tape. Then use "Flex Set" or "Ultra Flex" white thin-set. Install tile and let set for 24 hrs before grouting. Use epoxy grout. If you have problems see a Grade 'A' flooring store that has installers. DO NOT depend on Home Depot or Lowe's to give you the correct answers to this issue. Problem is to many people trust a 19 year old kid or a 56 year old man that has never worked in the construction field much less know the correct way to lay tile in a moving vehicle. Personally I would look into 3/8" wood or cork flooring. Save the weight as much as possible. Extra weight wares tires and uses more fuel.
We found vinyl tiles at Home Depot, self stick. You put them down spaced exactly like the ceramic tile. Then you grout them. Home Depot sells an epoxy flexible grout, but make sure you work really fast once you mix this as you only have about 20 to 30 minutes before it is hard. But the floor is flexible and looks just like ceramic tile and is much lighter. We love ours and have no problems at all with it.
