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Old 05-02-2019, 07:44 PM   #1
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Water proof/resistant floor

I'm converting a Ford e350 short bus to a mobile grooming van and was wondering what were some of the types of floorings that should be used due to the amount of water

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Old 05-02-2019, 07:45 PM   #2
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Maybe keep the original rubber floor then?
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Old 05-02-2019, 08:09 PM   #3
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I'm converting a Ford e350 short bus to a mobile grooming van and was wondering what were some of the types of floorings that should be used due to the amount of water
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Maybe keep the original rubber floor then?

If it were me, I'd remove the original flooring. Removing seats (if any) is likely to leave holes in the floor, which I'd patch/fill. I would consider spray-in bedliner as one possible option.
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Old 05-03-2019, 06:15 AM   #4
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I used polyvinyl rubber garage flooring from Home Depot. It comes in several pattern. Coin, diamond plate, etc. Glued it down with proper cement. I bought a piece big enough for no seems. Works awesome and a lot of comments from people who love it. Lots of muddy boots in my e350 from ATV trips.
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Old 05-03-2019, 06:45 AM   #5
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Poly stuff is nice. That's what they sell for work trucks. I'm going with that in my 87 Chevy 4x4.
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If you had the desire to make it more "upscale" you could use luxury vinyl plank flooring, which is supposed to be waterproof. That's what we plan on using for our bus.
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Old 05-03-2019, 12:38 PM   #7
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I used the poly diamond mat in my garage. It comes in a perfect 7.5" width and 14' length. I only used half the roll.
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I used the poly diamond mat in my garage. It comes in a perfect 7.5" width and 14' length. I only used half the roll.
looks good - where did you get it from?
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Ya that's the stuff I used. Home Depot on line store.
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looks good - where did you get it from?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/7-5-x-14-ft...frcectupt=true
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Old 05-06-2019, 11:13 AM   #11
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I used the poly diamond mat in my garage. It comes in a perfect 7.5" width and 14' length. I only used half the roll.
I looked at a bus a while back that had used a very similar material except that it was a tan color. It looked great.
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