Flooring questions - how to transition to door trim.

[710m]

I'm planning on the following flooring sandwich. 1) thin rigid insulation, 2) 1/2" plywood, 3) vinyl planking underlayment, 4) vinyl planking.

Does this sound reasonable?

Now all of this is going to stack up to 1.5" or so. So how do people tie this into the trim at the doors? Should I install the black plastic trim and go over it with the subfloor and then put on a bullnose or something? Or is there some other way to make this a nice transition.

thanks

 

[morey]

We used metal carpet trim http://amzn.to/1TOP9WB.

Full details at http://moreysintransit.com/install-vinyl-floor-van/.

 

[710m]

thanks for the link to that great write up. You guys did a really nice job on that floor.

 

[Teague]

That is a good write up, your floors look great.

 

[Loud Al]

You guys did a great write-up and your floor looks great.

 

[45Kevin]

I'm building the floor in my 1500 even as we speak.

My floor is 1/4" reflectix with 5/8 ply and then the vinyl plank. Total about 1" thick. By coincidence, foot well trim (big black plastic piece that fits in the well) sticks up above the floor by approx. 1". Lucky me.

My plan,one of them, before I measured and lucked out was to build the floor tight to the edge of the foot well and then router out what ever was needed and finish the routered edge with paint and then a flat floor trim of the appropriate height that would cover the painted edge and be bent around the round corners of the foot well.

I have the DS side doors on mine and on that side the the foot well trim sticks up about 1 1/2 because it is so close to the (no removed) seat rail. I'm still working on a plan for that side.

Check the R-value of the rigid insulation you plan to use. 1/4" thick reflectix claims an r-4 value. Same or better than Styrofoam and the 5/8" ply will make for a more rigid floor and is better for screwing into.

 

[WVI]

Very nice job on the floor and write up Morey!