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02-28-2018, 09:00 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: home, washington
Posts: 52
Year: 2005
Coachwork: blue bird
Chassis: handy
Engine: e450 6.0
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flooring finished with old tires.
finally...3/4" marine ply covered with 3/8" rubber gym flooring...100% recycled tires...fairly expensive, but supposedly impervious to stains, cuts, water, and dog barf...a good barrier for sound cold...and since buttercup is a shorty and it didn't take too much, this was my reward for the work it took to get to this step...one unexpected feature is that nothing slides on it...now we see how it holds up.
https://www.rubberflooringinc.com/ru...bber-roll.html
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02-28-2018, 09:43 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Ashtabula, Ohio
Posts: 1,494
Year: 1996
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: International
Engine: T444E 7.3L
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I really like that idea!
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02-28-2018, 09:59 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: N.C.
Posts: 1,136
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Bluebird
Engine: DT466E
Rated Cap: 34
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stone21
finally...3/4" marine ply covered with 3/8" rubber gym flooring...100% recycled tires...fairly expensive, but supposedly impervious to stains, cuts, water, and dog barf...a good barrier for sound cold...and since buttercup is a shorty and it didn't take too much, this was my reward for the work it took to get to this step...one unexpected feature is that nothing slides on it...now we see how it holds up.
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I thought I was set on my flooring, but now you're making me re-think it.
Thanks for sharing this.
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03-01-2018, 06:35 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Lebanon, IN
Posts: 272
Year: 1998
Chassis: TC 2000 bluebird
Engine: 5.9 cummins
Rated Cap: 66
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I used that stuff in my van. There is an eternal odor of rubber permeating the van. And sometimes complained about on long trips by the wife and kids.
Bill
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03-01-2018, 08:45 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: alaska/texas
Posts: 26
Year: 90
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: safe-t-liner
Engine: cat re
Rated Cap: 79
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I am with miltruckman on this i have worked with this flooring in the past and did not like odor results. I would check the brand out completely before I installed it in a tight living space.
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03-01-2018, 10:59 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: So Cal
Posts: 3,231
Year: 1935
Coachwork: Superior
Chassis: Chevy
Engine: 317 ci/tid / Isuzu
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I used this material as sound deadening on my firewall and in the genny box. I sort of like the "new car smell" it imparts on the bus. You may want to test to see if the material is completely water tight. Mine allows water to seep through and where I've used it that is not a problem. If, however, I'd have used it on the floor it might have caused a rust problem.
Jack
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03-01-2018, 11:19 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: home, washington
Posts: 52
Year: 2005
Coachwork: blue bird
Chassis: handy
Engine: e450 6.0
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Quote:
Originally Posted by miltruckman
I used that stuff in my van. There is an eternal odor of rubber permeating the van. And sometimes complained about on long trips by the wife and kids.
Bill
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important point...i'd heard cautions about smell issues, so i checked this manufacturer's stock for smell carefully prior to ordering using their samples...no smell, so i ordered it...no smell...the double stick tape they supplied didn't hold, so i used contact cement which smelled much worse, but still not as bad as the old rotten ply and well-used barf mat...now a month after installation, still no smell...
i think maybe the difference in manufacturing/cost?...i understand the smell may be more an issue when a less expensive stock is used. .
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03-03-2018, 09:51 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Ridge Manor, FL
Posts: 311
Year: 1993
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: Ford B600
Engine: Cummins 5.9
Rated Cap: 20 person
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stone21
finally...3/4" marine ply covered with 3/8" rubber gym flooring...100% recycled tires...fairly expensive, but supposedly impervious to stains, cuts, water, and dog barf...a good barrier for sound cold...and since buttercup is a shorty and it didn't take too much, this was my reward for the work it took to get to this step...one unexpected feature is that nothing slides on it...now we see how it holds up.
https://www.rubberflooringinc.com/ru...bber-roll.html
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Is there any smell?I know when we removed our rubber floor it stunk!
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03-03-2018, 10:04 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: home, washington
Posts: 52
Year: 2005
Coachwork: blue bird
Chassis: handy
Engine: e450 6.0
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BowserJournal
Is there any smell?I know when we removed our rubber floor it stunk!
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read the above...no smell.
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03-03-2018, 10:12 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Ridge Manor, FL
Posts: 311
Year: 1993
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: Ford B600
Engine: Cummins 5.9
Rated Cap: 20 person
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After install yes but what about a couple years down the road?
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03-04-2018, 11:09 AM
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#11
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: home, washington
Posts: 52
Year: 2005
Coachwork: blue bird
Chassis: handy
Engine: e450 6.0
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BowserJournal
After install yes but what about a couple years down the road?
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well, we'll just have to wait to smell.
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03-04-2018, 11:31 AM
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#12
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Eastern WA
Posts: 6,401
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: All American RE (A3RE)
Engine: Cummins ISC (8.3)
Rated Cap: 72
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Only time will smell.......
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03-04-2018, 12:00 PM
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#13
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: home, washington
Posts: 52
Year: 2005
Coachwork: blue bird
Chassis: handy
Engine: e450 6.0
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PNW_Steve
Only time will smell.......
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good shot!
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