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Old 07-03-09, 12:20 AM
ChuckieV ChuckieV is offline
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Flooring for summer home

We have a summer home built on a 4 ft. crawl space that we close down completely each November and reopen in April. Originaly, when we purchased the place ,the kitchen was carpeted (yuk) but after we remodeled the screened porch into a family room we installed peel and stick vinyl tile there and in the adjacent kitchen. When we reopened in April the majority of the tiles were loose, apparently either from the freezing or the moisture coming from the crawl space. Once the weather turned hot the tiles sealed themselves but then did the same thing over the winter. Last year, I re-laid the tiles with tile adhesive, but they still loosened over the winter. Now I want to replace the flooring. At first I wanted Pergo because I liked the look and it did not use an adhesive to hold it in place. But, then I relized that the laminate would probably absorb the moisture in the house which builds up over the winter. Now I am considering sheet vinyl which is held in place by quarter round. Does anyone have any experience with a problem like this? Do you have any other ideas. I would appreciate any advise.
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