paulnptld Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Finally! We're at a point in which we feel pretty good about the interior of our 1990 Dolphin V6. Now on to the exterior. (PS - The photo on the fridge is from a month ago when our daughter tried her first lime!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linda s Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Very nice. Love fridge. Linda S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervo Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Fantastic job! Hope I can emulate an interior that nice at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airblaster travelmaster Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 So nicely done! It's all tied together so perfectly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphinite no longer here Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 That is beautiful work! What a wonderful, inviting interior... John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBeery Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 We have the same model Dolphin and my wife is reupolstering/recurtaining it now. She says COOL and really likes the wood floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermonter Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Looks like it came out of a decorators mind! pinterest material right here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungSage Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Is that genuine wood on the floor or a laminate? Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermonter Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Peel N' Stick flooring? I'm thinking I might go that route. Is the floor under the carpet fairly flat for a thin floor covering, or are there lumps and wires and such? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MontanaChinook Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 He sold his Dolphin a few months back so I don't know if he'll be coming back around here or not. With my floor, anyways, there were no wires. All wires are probably in the walls, maybe a few in the ceiling. Depending on how they attached the carpet there may or may not be a lot of prep work to get a smooth surface. Hundreds of tiny staples can be annoying...that's for sure. I used a floating, peel & stick interconnected fake wood flooring in mine. Pretty cheap, really easy installation. Looks really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek up North Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I've thought about the Trafficmaster Allure a few time for both home and RV use. I keep bumping my head against their installation instruction which says:- IMPORTANT NOTE:Allure should not be installed in an environmentwhere the temperature is allowed to go below55F or above 85F. Sorry, but I'm not storing the MH in a heated, indoor garage for the Winter. Or the Summer, for that matter! Unfortunately, they (and others) never complete this type of dire warning by adding ".. or it will ..."!! http://www.homedepot.com/p/TrafficMASTER-Allure-6-in-x-36-in-African-Wood-Dark-Resilient-Vinyl-Plank-Flooring-24-sq-ft-case-57111-0/202075777 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MontanaChinook Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I don't recall if mine was traffic master or not, but I did get it at Home Depot...I'll let people know what happens to mine. I've seen 102 degrees F on my thermometer, and it's been below zero (F) this winter. What I have noticed is that if direct sunlight is beating down on it, it will get hot and bow up. Basically it's acting like asphalt in the hot sun. Gets soft and contorts a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek up North Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Staying between 55F and 85F in a 'conditioned' house is pretty easy. In an RV, not so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MontanaChinook Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Yep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermonter Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 He sold his Dolphin a few months back so I don't know if he'll be coming back around here or not. With my floor, anyways, there were no wires. All wires are probably in the walls, maybe a few in the ceiling. Depending on how they attached the carpet there may or may not be a lot of prep work to get a smooth surface. Hundreds of tiny staples can be annoying...that's for sure. I used a floating, peel & stick interconnected fake wood flooring in mine. Pretty cheap, really easy installation. Looks really good. Thanks, good info. I was also looking at the peel and stick. I figure a couple boxs will do the whole floor. Once I finish the interior, that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek up North Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Possibly one of the 'things' that the Allure manufacturers are concerned about would be the adhesive failing in extreme cold. Same might apply to tiles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermonter Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 My father used the peel and stick in the basement, directly over the concrete. It seems to do fine, although I can only imagine how cold the concrete underneath is. It's only been in the room for less than a year, we will see how long it holds up. I also heard you don't want to use laminate flooring like you would use in a kitchen, I went to buy some from a flooring store and they discouraged me from buying it for the same reason. They said that the RV store up the road has them replace about 5-6 floors per year in BRAND NEW RV's that haven't even made it off the dealership floor. They said it will crack and peel up just due to the cold. I was dissapointed because I wanted a floor that was easy to clean up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MontanaChinook Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I won't argue with that. My experience is that my Chinook had some crappy kitchen laminate "tiles" as its floor, and there was only very slight peeling, 35 years later. That's a sample size of 1, though. If I were doing my floor again and had this information, I'm sure I'd be hesitant to use what I did. But what's done is done, and my floor is fine so far. Hasn't even been a year yet, though Nice thing is that it's floating. And it didn't even take a full box to do my tiny little floor space. Pretty easy to pull up and replace, if I ever need to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermonter Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 If it's floating, I can't imagine you'd run into half the issues that most people report. For only having to buy one box worth of flooring, even if you have to replace it every few years, it's still not that bad of an expense...Plus you get a a new floor again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbit Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 We have used allure in the Sunrader and laminate in the dolphin. Don't have the dolphin anymore, so I don't know how that has held up. Also, we don't see long cold winters although the temps can get into the teens a few weeks a year. The allure is my favorite. I put it down in the little kitchen of the coffee shop we used to own. It's held up very well. now it is starting to wear out, but still stays down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinaDalphina Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Very nice! What did you use for the mattress on the long couch? I want to replace mine, but not sure where to find the right size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linda s Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Very nice! What did you use for the mattress on the long couch? I want to replace mine, but not sure where to find the right size. Paul sold his motorhome and no longer participates on this site. He didn't replace his sofa cushion he just recovered it. Doesn't even look like a reupholstery job. just think the threw the cloth on it Linda S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peregrination Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Lovely! Do you have a thread of the work in progress? I am very curious: How did you do the painting? Did you strip wallpaper? Did you disassemble and sand the cabinets? I am about to embark on an interior remodel adventure myself and would love to know how you did it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linda s Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Pretty sure your not going to get an answer from Paul. last time he visited this site was over a year ago. He no longer owns a Toyota motorhome Linda S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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