Flooring decisions in LXi

[gondolaguy]

Thanks to a mouse or two during storage, the decision needs to be made on what to do with the mess they did of my carpet. Seems they decided to use it for nesting material and for a bathroom around the driver seat. As they carpet is 13 years old, it is time to let it go.

My first thought is to remove it so as to salvage the intricate, Wanderlodge pattern as that area has never seen any traffic due to the plastic cover. I will get a carpet guy to edge it as a perfect runner.

Now for the more difficult decision, replacement material. We like the carpet in the bedroom and it is near perfect, but hate it in the frontal compartments. We will likely run the same material from front to rear and it will be a hard surface for easy cleaning and durability. The front runners are laminate (easy install, soft/warm on feet) versus stone (great look, modern, durable, but cold on feet and possibly slippery). There is also the installation time and cost to consider, but more importantly - weight.

Has anyone out there done a modern stone application (like in ll the new Prevosts/Newells)? Do they use a thinner stone veneer or regular ole stone tiles? I'm a real believer in the epoxy grouts, so would likely go that route. Epoxy just will not crack (even if the stone would).

Comments, questions, advice???

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Just found this:
http://www.trimstone.info/rv.html