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I’m new to rving and haven’t had much experience with doing remodeling crafts (although Ive wanted to do both “one of these days”) so this is all new to me(yeah!!). I have two renovations I’m collecting materials for currently one I know how to do (cd mosaic backsplash in kitchen inspired by pipi’s table) and one I’m unsure how to do and need advise.I plan to use leather belts to replace my rv carpeting but do not know how. I Googled it and the 3 ways I saw Won’t work for me. First to nail down the belts which would damage the under floor with that many nails, second was glue belts to faux leather fabric to make carpet but I want something more permenant and third to sew belts together to make carpet good idea but again want a more permanent way.
I’m thinking of gluing the belts directly to the floor but I do not know what kind of glue to use. I will also need to seal it somehow to make it more water proof, but unsure of how. Can you epoxy belts to floors ? Would that hold up ? I need advise from someone more experienced. Also need advice on how to prep the floors for this before begining.Hi Crys, I have seen pics of these leather belt floors and they look pretty cool! However, I can’t get out of my mind how hard they might be to keep clean and how easily softer belts would scuff under heavy traffic. But regardless, it’s an awesome idea!
As for epoxy, if you poured it fully over the belts, then you would just have a smooth glossy floor with a background of belts. If you poured a little bit of epoxy over them, ideally it might work to remove the deeper cracks but any epoxy that touched the top of the belts would make them rigid. If it was just a thin layer of rigidity of parts of the belts, they could crack and hurt to walk on. I’d skip the epoxy idea unless you just want to encase them and have a hard smooth floor.
I think nails are an appropriate means to stick them to the floor. You’d probably want to nail each belt every 3-5 inches though. Anything bigger your toe could catch and could trip you potentially.
It sounds like a lot of work and maintenance for a floor. Especially a floor in a small area that gets traffic almost always in the same places. Perhaps the seat of a dinette would be more suitable for this kind of project.
To investigate which glues might be best, I’d recommend going to a hardware store and asking someone in that department.
To prepare your floor, you just need to remove your carpet and any nails or staples (which could be a lot in an RV) and pour floor leveler if it’s not already leveled pretty well, or leave as is for the belts since they’ll contour the floor easily. Since you’re laying down flooring that is not water resistant you’ll need to get a sealer or polyurethane to paint over all the wood sub-flooring. You’d also have an option to include a rubber or foam padding that would cover the wood sub-floor, making it more water resistant and then adding the belts.
This sounds like a fun project. Best of luck with it! 😀
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