On Jan 6, 2007, at 9:08 PM, Jake de Villiers wrote:

> Ironwood is Pau Ferro, Leslie.
>
> I wouldn't put Pergo in a camper because the substrate swells when
> it gets
> damp and we get a lot of damp around here.  The finish scratches
> pretty
> easily too.
>
> I love the real linoleum that came in our Weekender anyway, and the
> only
> thing I would replace it with is cork.  Warm to the touch and
> acoustically
> absorbent, if a little pricey.   :)
>
Bingo!  As an architect,  I hardily agree w/ Jake.  Marmoleum, a real
linoleum product, as opposed to sheet vinyl, is resilient, easy to
keep clean, looks the most original, & is a sustainable building
material for those who care.  It is also the correct thickness & can
take moisture w/o swelling, delaminating, buckling, etc. like real
hardwood or laminated fake wood products.

Tom B. AIA-cork would be nice, has the same characteristics as real
Linoleum.
> On 1/6/07, Leslie H Schwartz <lhs_emf@pacbell.net> wrote:
>>
>> I have seen this material at Costco too, but the last several
>> times I went
>> there it was not on the shelf. It seems to always be available at
>> Home
>> Depot.
>>
>> The link seems to say there are two makers: Pergo and Harmonics,
>> and that
>> Harmonics had a more scratch resistant product. This was my
>> concern too
>> because the top wood laminante seems way too thin for normal
>> family use. I
>> thought with the commercial carpet over it - it would ok for my
>> passenger
>> van floor, in my case which is primarily for Home Depot, Costco,
>> and big
>> item shopping trips, or use by myself.
>>
>> The "iron wood" would be better, I just do not know the real name
>> for it,
>> and I havn't found a local lumber yard yet near Plano.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Jack R <jack007@COMCAST.NET>
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Sent: Saturday, January 6, 2007 8:55:06 PM
>> Subject: Re: Nathaniel - wood van flooring on thesamba
>>
>> For less than $30... this stuff would, or should I say "wood" be
>> worth a
>> try.
>> http://torque.oncloud8.com/archives/000379.html
>>
>> I've used this in a friends cottage, and did a 10 x 11 room in
>> less than 3
>> hours.  Strong too, we took a hammer to a test piece and it didn't
>> dent.
>>
>> Costco has this available most of the time.
>>
>> Jack
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>> Behalf Of
>> Leslie H Schwartz
>> Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 8:40 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: Nathaniel - wood van flooring on thesamba
>>
>> I was thinking about doing this too, but with the sort of
>> inexpensive wood
>> laminate from Home Depot. Real oak would be a lot better though. My
>> weather
>> conditions are mild enough that I might be able to use the
>> laminate, but I
>> will investigate this further.
>>
>> I moved from California last year, but I used to go reasonably
>> frequently
>> to
>> the lumber yards there, one excellent wood for this purpose was
>> called
>> "iron-wood" dark but very hard and dense and a lot less expensive
>> than
>> oak.
>> I am not sure how easy it will be to find iron-wood in Texas.
>>
>> I also thought some stringers running in the cross direction would be
>> needed
>> to do this, but this detail was not in the link. Stringers or ply
>> underlayment.
>>
>> I would like to ask how well this fits in with the metal edges,
>> (metal
>> lip)
>> especially around the van sliding door. And I was wondering how to
>> attach
>> the flooring material to the van bottom pan - sheet metal screws?
>> Didn't
>> see
>> any indication of how the flooring was set into the van bottom pan
>> - which
>> indicates  very good craftsmanship.
>>
>> Again my plan was to cover the wood floor center with one of those
>> larger
>> rubber nylon carpet matts used commercially.
>>
>> Thanks for putting this up - great job! Any further details would be
>> interesting to hear about.
>>
>> Leslie
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Nathaniel Poole <npoole@TELUS.NET>
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Sent: Saturday, January 6, 2007 6:45:47 PM
>> Subject: <no subject>
>>
>> I got motivated today. Funny how it's so much quicker and easier
>> to rip
>> stuff out than put it back in.
>>
>>
>> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=212483
>>
>> Nathaniel
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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