What is the best cabin flooring?

waukewanderer · 05-18-2007, 02:54 PM

This is a question to those of you who have seasonal cabins that are not heated during the Winter.

We are looking for a floor covering that is affordable, durable, easy to clean, unaffected by moisture, and minimally affected by the temperature range of the Northeast. We occasionally visit the cabin in the Winter and fire up the wood stove, too.

So far the best candidate that we have found is the floating vinyl that doesn't require adhesive and is sold by the yard. The only problem is that the manufacturer doesn't recommend that it be used if the temperature falls below 55 degrees. They say that it may become brittle and possibly crack. The only way to know if it will perform acceptably is to install it and see if it makes it through a few Winters under normal use.

Everyone who has a cabin on the lake knows how much abuse the floor is subjected to. Does anyone out there have experience with this type of flooring? Any recommendations on what you have successfully used in your own cabin?

05-18-2007, 02:54 PM	#1
waukewanderer Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	What is the best cabin flooring? This is a question to those of you who have seasonal cabins that are not heated during the Winter. We are looking for a floor covering that is affordable, durable, easy to clean, unaffected by moisture, and minimally affected by the temperature range of the Northeast. We occasionally visit the cabin in the Winter and fire up the wood stove, too. So far the best candidate that we have found is the floating vinyl that doesn't require adhesive and is sold by the yard. The only problem is that the manufacturer doesn't recommend that it be used if the temperature falls below 55 degrees. They say that it may become brittle and possibly crack. The only way to know if it will perform acceptably is to install it and see if it makes it through a few Winters under normal use. Everyone who has a cabin on the lake knows how much abuse the floor is subjected to. Does anyone out there have experience with this type of flooring? Any recommendations on what you have successfully used in your own cabin?