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Old 06-19-2020, 09:06 AM   #1
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Epoxy flooring

Hey everyone, was wondering if anyone ever did an epoxy floor inside their skoolie? I see most people use wood or laminate of some kind. Do you think an epoxy would work?

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Old 06-19-2020, 09:25 AM   #2
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Yes, it would. That’s a pretty good idea. Maybe a little industrial looking. Go for the 2 part stuff if you can get it.

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Old 06-19-2020, 09:37 AM   #3
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Awesome! I did a penny floor in my house and loved the outcome. Im thinking of doing that in the skoolie. I did use a two part for that project.
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Old 06-19-2020, 11:12 AM   #4
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Hey everyone, was wondering if anyone ever did an epoxy floor inside their skoolie? I see most people use wood or laminate of some kind. Do you think an epoxy would work?
Are you leaving the metal showing?

How are you planing to use the bus?
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Old 06-19-2020, 11:47 AM   #5
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I’m planning on insulating, subfloor, then glue pennies and epoxy over pennies. I will be traveling frequently in my skoolie then after kiddos graduate live full time in my bus.
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Ohhhh. Are you talking about clear epoxy over pennies? That’s not what I thought you meant. IDK how durable epoxy resin would be. The stuff I wrote about is an opaque urethane.
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I’m planning on insulating, subfloor, then glue pennies and epoxy over pennies. I will be traveling frequently in my skoolie then after kiddos graduate live full time in my bus.
Do you mean like "bar coat" ?

Only doing the entire floor?
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Bottle cap floor!
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Bottle cap floor!
Trapped air space would provide additional insulation...
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Yes like a bar top with clear epoxy. I did a floor in my home and it’s very durable but wasn’t sure if the bus would be different?? I’ll try to link a pic
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Danjo bottle caps would be cool too!
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That penny floor looks amazing!
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Yes like a bar top with clear epoxy. I did a floor in my home and it’s very durable but wasn’t sure if the bus would be different?? I’ll try to link a pic
Ahh, now that we've sussed out what you're trying to do --

I think the only issue would be flexing of the floor.

That would depend on the type of bus you're using...
How you build your sub-floor...
How you drive your bus in the future...
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I have a 1998 Amtran Genesis, I will be insulating and adding plywood subfloor. Gonna do some more research, then I may take my chances and get ready for a couple weeks of laying pennies!
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I think that the key to your success is to make a floor that minimizes deflection. To do that you will probably want to use “joists” or “sleepers” the same thickness as the XPS foam, possibly running 12” center to center in the main traffic path. The choice of plywood will also add stiffness. I have some 6-ply 1/2 inch that was far stiffer than other 1/2 inch stuff, so look around.
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2-party epoxy expands and contracts. I don't know how a thin application would act, but thicker stuff will split open and reseal, making creases wherever it does.
There may be a formulation available that doesn't do this, but it has been my experience.
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Epoxy floor

I spoke with 2 companies that do epoxy floors locally and neither one recommended it for my bus. The bus floor will flex and the epoxy will crack. Epoxy works great on a cement floor because there’s no movement. I didn’t use any joists or dividers. I used loctite construction adhesive to glue the insulation panels to the metal bus floor. Bags of lead were distributed over the foam. The process was repeated with 3/4” plywood decking. I sanded filled and sanded again and used 3 coats of high solids polyurethane, NOT what you get at the big box stores.
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