Carpet - Foam back or Rubber?

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Evening all,

My cabin sides have been covered with a grey colour carpet, well fitted but vey dull. I want to replace it with a lighter colour. Would appreciate the Team's advice re type of carpet and glue to use. I'll be getting a proper carpet fitter to do the job - horses for courses etc.

Iknow there is an article in this months PBO but as I recall it does not say which type of carpet is best. Anyway it is still on the boat and I wont be back on board until the week end.

Thanks everybody.

David
 
tarik said:
Evening all,

My cabin sides have been covered with a grey colour carpet, well fitted but vey dull. I want to replace it with a lighter colour. Would appreciate the Team's advice re type of carpet and glue to use. I'll be getting a proper carpet fitter to do the job - horses for courses etc.

Iknow there is an article in this months PBO but as I recall it does not say which type of carpet is best. Anyway it is still on the boat and I wont be back on board until the week end.

Thanks everybody.

David
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I think you will find foam backed carpet very difficult to obtain now.

The latest stuff you get from Carpet Right is much better . Probably less weight too which is a factor when sticking.

The heavy duty spray glue worked well for me but you need plenty of it and it's not cheap. Try not to skimp though. I found this out to my cost.

Good ventilation is a factor unless you fancy a 'trip' or perhaps a very long trip.

Best of luck.
 
The correct stuff for the job is called 'mouldable carpet'. If you Google it the spelling will be "corrected" to 'moldable' but it will suggest a number of suppliers, mostly for camper vans. I have done several vans with this product, plus the quarter berths of a 29 ft boat. There are usually suppliers at VW shows.

I have always used 'Thixofix' adhesive which is easy to use and keeps working for years, even with the far higher temperatures that the roofs of vans see. Whichever adhesive you choose make sure it's the type that allows some repositioning when fitting.
 
While doing the job you may wish to add some insulation to the hull. on a previous boat I fitted flexable closed-cell foam to the hull and then the lining to the foam, it really helped with condensation.

For the foam I ended up using sleeping mats that are used when camping, I think they are also used for Yoga (if that is your thing) The mats are very cheap and stick well.

I think I used a Evo contact adhesive for the insulation and them spray-on stuff from Hawk-house for the headliner.
 
Georgio said:
While doing the job you may wish to add some insulation to the hull. on a previous boat I fitted flexable closed-cell foam to the hull and then the lining to the foam, it really helped with condensation.

For the foam I ended up using sleeping mats that are used when camping, I think they are also used for Yoga (if that is your thing) The mats are very cheap and stick well.

I think I used a Evo contact adhesive for the insulation and them spray-on stuff from Hawk-house for the headliner.
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Since this is exactly what I'm doing at the moment (sleeping mats glued to hull with evo stick, covered with non foam backed carpet): were you satisfied with the results?
 
2nd_apprentice said:
Since this is exactly what I'm doing at the moment (sleeping mats glued to hull with evo stick, covered with non foam backed carpet): were you satisfied with the results?
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Yes, very satisfied with the result, although I was not keen on the idea of carpet so used headlining material that I would be easier to wipe clean. I may do the same again when I get around to referbishing the forecabin on my current boat.

Good luck with the project.
 
I'll probably just use carpet on the hull sides for that very reason. Not decided yet what to use overhead but since paraffin does make a bit of a mess I ruled out carpet.
 
I used van lining carpet bought of ebay and I'm delighted with the results. A £70 roll was nearly enough to reline my 22'er but I probably spent as much again on high temperature adhesive and (essential) vapour masks.

The great advantage of this stuff is that it can be stretched around compound curves without ripples or distortion.

I'll try to attach some before and after pics.........
 
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Georgio said:
For the foam I ended up using sleeping mats that are used when camping, I think they are also used for Yoga (if that is your thing) The mats are very cheap and stick well.
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I was thinking of doing this ... Do you have any tips on where to source cheap mats? All I could find was over a fiver per mat.

Thanks
Jon
 
Georgio said:
For the foam I ended up using sleeping mats that are used when camping, I think they are also used for Yoga (if that is your thing) The mats are very cheap and stick well.
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Did you think this worthwhile? All the camper vans I did with carpet only were completely condensation free, even with four people sleeping inside in temperatures well below freezing. In view of the cost and effort I think foam plus carpet might be going too far for UK use.
 
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