I'm trying to decide on the layout of my plywood subfloor in my 159" WB. My general floorplan will look something like this, with the bed in the back and the kitchen on the driver's side:
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For my subfloor, I'll be using 3/4" MDO over a VanTred mat, and will be biscuit-joining the pieces and using the tiedowns to attach it to the van floor. I'm considering two layout options:
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In order to avoid having a seam in the main "walking" area, I am leaning towards the layout on the left above, in which the long N-S seam would be underneath the kitchen cabinet and bench. Is there any reason that this plywood layout would not be a good idea, such as the locations of the tiedowns with respect to the long seam? The joints should be very solid with biscuits and 3/4" plywood, so I assume the length of the seam wouldn't be an issue, even though there might be a tiny bit more (if any) flex of the VanTred mat underneath than with rigid foam.
For my subfloor, I'll be using 3/4" MDO over a VanTred mat, and will be biscuit-joining the pieces and using the tiedowns to attach it to the van floor. I'm considering two layout options:
In order to avoid having a seam in the main "walking" area, I am leaning towards the layout on the left above, in which the long N-S seam would be underneath the kitchen cabinet and bench. Is there any reason that this plywood layout would not be a good idea, such as the locations of the tiedowns with respect to the long seam? The joints should be very solid with biscuits and 3/4" plywood, so I assume the length of the seam wouldn't be an issue, even though there might be a tiny bit more (if any) flex of the VanTred mat underneath than with rigid foam.
