Hi all, well time to get on with the restoration, whats best to use when replacing floor, it looks to be approx 30mm thick in total, i was considering 2 sheets 12mm marine ply with 6mm rubber insulation?? Someone suggested 18mm hardwearing phenolic trailer flooring 🤷‍♀️
Whats been done before and what seems to be best?

Great thanks, unsure why he uses 6mm marine ply for the top layer, id have thought it would wear and go soft quicker, thinking i will continue down my route of 2 sheets of 12mm marine ply with insulation inbetween,,

Fingers crossed

Hi Ken, I would worry about the weight. Have you taken that into consideration?

Steve

The original floor was 30mm thick anyway from what i can find, the video in steves works out thicker but with a heavier duty on bottom as opposed to on top where i think the wear due to people walking on etc would be, i doubt very much that there would be a great deal of difference in weight? My thought process is purely due to it being longer lasting and more hard wearing for possibly slightly additional weight ?

I would look to maximise the insulation layer. Wear on the top surface of the ply will not be a problem as the effect of abrasion from footfall etc is taken by the floor covering and not by the plywood underneath. It's water ingress and damp which rots out the floor and causes problems so, if you are looking for longevity I would look to ways of making everything waterproof.

I watch and read with interest as our own '75 Famillia is getting a new floor in the next few years - that's if we can clear all the other non caravan stuff on the to do list before then!!

Steve.

The fact wood in itself is a good insulator I may look to see what alternatives I can source, ie 8mm ply etc with insulation 🤔 decisions decisions 👍🤔🤣