PSG-1
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Here's some pictures of a wood floor I put in my girlfriend's War Eagle about 2 years ago.
It was done with 1x4" Norwegian Pine. All the boards were stained, and then coated with tung oil on both sides before installation. Underneath the boards, between each set of ribs in the floor, I added 1 1/2" polystyrene foam board.
The boards were attached to the ribs with self tapping hex head SS screws, counterbored holes, then the holes plugged with short pieces of wood dowel after installing the screws.
Then I used some wooden quarter round molding around all the edges, just to dress it up some more.
Anywhere I couldn't fit any trim, I used clear "lexel" sealant.
The seams between the boards were so tight, water wouldn't even flow through them. But the main objective was getting rid of the trip hazard by covering the exposed ribs.
I could have used plywood, but often when plywood gets wet, the edges distort or even de-laminate. An aluminum floor could have been fabricated, but that would be at least 300 dollars in just materials. So, I think this was the best method, not to mention the best looking method. Heck, this floor looks good enough to put in a house!
It was done with 1x4" Norwegian Pine. All the boards were stained, and then coated with tung oil on both sides before installation. Underneath the boards, between each set of ribs in the floor, I added 1 1/2" polystyrene foam board.
The boards were attached to the ribs with self tapping hex head SS screws, counterbored holes, then the holes plugged with short pieces of wood dowel after installing the screws.
Then I used some wooden quarter round molding around all the edges, just to dress it up some more.
Anywhere I couldn't fit any trim, I used clear "lexel" sealant.
The seams between the boards were so tight, water wouldn't even flow through them. But the main objective was getting rid of the trip hazard by covering the exposed ribs.
I could have used plywood, but often when plywood gets wet, the edges distort or even de-laminate. An aluminum floor could have been fabricated, but that would be at least 300 dollars in just materials. So, I think this was the best method, not to mention the best looking method. Heck, this floor looks good enough to put in a house!