In a message dated 1/17/99 12:54:26 PM, pkaiser@home.com writes:

I did not understand his concern about dampness. My experience so far is that my Airstream is very dry. Maybe not quite as dry as my home, but a lot dryer than my bathroom at home.

Hi Pete (and welcome to the list) -

My Airstream stays pretty dry too...but the issue with Pergo is that any moisture (like from wet boots or a spilled glass of water, not to mention humidity from a shower) that seeps between the planks could cause the plank to soak up that moisture and delaminate. Pergo is not a non-permeable material like tile or even hardwood...think corrugated cardboard very tightly compacted and you have the idea. Even though it is tongue-and-groove that is glued together with an epoxy glue, the possibility still exists for dampness to penetrate...and the fact that the outer edges of a Pergo floor are "open" because of the need for expansion, only compounds the issue.

I think you would probably be a lot better off to think about vinyl tiles, real wood flooring, or something like linoleum or vinyl sheet flooring.

just my opinion,

Tom in motown
'66 26' Overlander - now only partially buried...in rapidly melting snow