Does Changing from Carpet to Wooden Floor affect the noise level?

[Pete Masterson]

I think that Curt was only indicating that the wood flooring did not seem to
change the general noise level inside the coach during travel. I can concur that
the noise level is about the same. However, this is simply a non-scientific
impression, since I did not use a decibel meter and I suspect neither did Curt.

The only real difference I've noticed is that the wood floor is much easier to
keep clean in typical camping situations (where you're parked on gravel or other
dusty areas). I have a "runner" (a cheap rug measuring 24" x 72") positioned
between the passenger and driver's seat at the top of the coach stairs that was
purchased from Target or WalMart. It has a non-slip rubberized back and is
washable. I have a hand-woven rug, about 36" x 48", that we keep in front of the
sink. (My wife used to weave.) The rug is old and worn, but is ideal in the
coach to catch the inevitable drips, etc. during dish-washing and food
preparation. -- I'd have used something in a similar size from the
aforementioned stores.

All in all, I'm immensely pleased with the flooring change, both in appearance
and utility. If you're thinking of removing your carpets and installing a
hardwood floor -- I highly recommend it.

I hear that Ernie does good work -- and if you're a fair carpenter, you may be
able to do it yourself. I will observe that the "engineered" wood products might
be easier for a beginner to install, but if you've done any tile work
(successfully) in the past, using regular boards with adhesive isn't that much
different that putting down tile. The loose boards I used, would probably have
been nailed, had a pro installed them, but doing good work with a nailer is
tricky, so the conservative approach is to use adhesive.

The only annoying aspects was the creation of the wire chase covers along the
edge of the coach on each side. These were a little tricky to do -- and I'd
probably have done them differently, if I had it to do over again.

Fortunately, the bamboo wood I used, "took" a hand-rub stain/finish quite well,
so I was able to finish the cut edges that were exposed when making the boxes to
cover the wire chases. I also find that the same stuff works well on the couple
of minor scratches that have occurred (once the finish was rubbed on, the
scratches just disappeared.

Pete Masterson
95 WBDA 42
On the road at St. Regis, MT enroute Walla Walla, WA.




On Wednesday, June 10, 2009, at 10:08PM, "timvasqz" wrote:
>Curt, the qualifying statement here is "that I can tell". It could be assumed
that during the course of bamboo installation batterylife and ability was
reduced thus hearing diminished. How long do they last anyway?
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>Greg 94ptCa
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>--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Curt Sprenger
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>> The carpet was removed in our coach. Bamboo flooring installed from the
>> front of the bus through the salon and the kitchen area. No difference in
>> noise that I can tell.
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>> Curt Sprenger
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>> On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 8:15 PM, Jack and Liz Pearce >> > wrote:
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>> > Howdy.
>> > Have you taken out the carpet from your Bird's living room and replaced it
>> > with a wooden floor? If so, what effect did this have on the noise level
>> > when traveling in your coach? Please write and let us know.
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>> > TIA,
>> > Jack and Liz Pearce
>> > Regards,
>> > Jack and Liz Pearce
>> > Fulltiming in a 1993 Wanderlodge WB40
>> > D'Hanis, TX in the winter
>> > Buena Vista, CO in the summer
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