Date:         Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:34:48 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: shrunken kitchen floor
Comments: To: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>
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I don't use elephant bark, but a similar cut-to-fit rubber flooring. When
removing my fridge over the weekend, I was reminded of the need for a
removable floor. What do people do who put down hardwood, etc. when the
time comes to remove the fridge cabinet?

Jim

On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 4:59 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>wrote:

> My solution:  http://www.rubbercal.com/elephant_bark.html  This stuff is
> tough stuff but nice on the bare feet, and easy to clean by removing and
> hosing off.  Things don't slide around either (i.e., PortaPotty).  No need
> to glue it down, just cut to fit floor.  I love it!
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Paul Shoebridge
> Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2012 9:20 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: shrunken kitchen floor
>
> We've owned an 87 Westfalia for just over a year now, loving every minute
> of
> it - though we have recently dubbed it 'the six million dollar van'...
>
> We've been slowly fixing the many things that need fixing, with much
> assistance from this list. One thing I can't figure out or find a solution
> to is this:
>
> the p.o stored the van in a valley that gets extremely hot in the summer --
> as a result, a lot of the interior moldings have shrunk- some by several
> inches. I've managed to heat gun most of these back to their original
> length, but now there's the rubber floor in the kitchen area to contend
> with
> - it has pulled away from the floor and away from one edge by a few inches.
> I'd like to stretch it back and glue it back down.
>
> So, any thoughts on how to stretch it back? Also, I was hoping to do this
> in
> situ, but if necessary, I'd pull it up (the glue is kinda loose anyway, and
> rubber is bubbling in a few spots) - do I need to pull the cabinet/rear
> seat, since it extends beneath these?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> paul
>
>  =
>