On Oct 7, 9:00*am, gecko wrote:
I have a double-wide trailer in Delaware and need to replace all my
rugs due to an errant dog who has now passed.

I am thinking of trying hardwood flooring or laminates, but I have to
wonder if I can do that. *I am thinking that my sub-flooring might not
handle hardwood flooring. *Laminates might be possible since my
understanding is that they can be installed as 'floating'. *I am not
sure I really care for laminates however.

I guess what I am looking for here is any advice pertinent to my
concerns - even 'don't do it'.

Thanks

-GECKO

I agree, if you can afford it, and you think the investment is worth
it, go with 3/4 inch real HW it will be stronger (prefinished 3/4 inch
T&G is available too). Remember yachts have real HW floors and
doublewides can too. If not then an engineered real hardwood veneer
might save some time and money but you will have to make sure current
floor has no spongy areas. A cheap laminate will probably look right
at home in a mobile home, but then it wont set that home apart from
any neighbors (selling competitors) when you go to sell it either.
Also the gas-out on real HW is negligible, whereas on laminates and
engineered in a closed trailer you will have to vent frequently till
the formaldehide releases (remember the Katrina trailers and health
problems with those).

I saw a trucker the other day at a stop here driving one of those new
Navistar LoneStar semi's, it had a real hardwood floor in the sleeping
compartment! Wow what a beautiful truck, if you ever get a chance to
see one of those LoneStars do it, they are quite impressive.