Bus - New Flooring

We had never finished our flooring in the bus, but we lived with the protected plywood just fine.  It was easy to clean and liquid spills were a cinch to wipe up.  Walking around barefoot, however, just did not sound appealing.  Because of all the markings created to help Michael and me identify the chase and metal framing below, the pattern on the floor was jarring.

A recent to trip to Home Depot was meant for buying supplies for a plumbing project that seemed too daunting to plunge into enthusiastically.  Michael and I found ourselves easily distracted by the rolls of carpet that proposed an easy project that could be completed within a day, faster than finishing the plumbing.  At $1.19/sf, how could we exit Home Depot without a roll in our cart!?  We couldn't so one afternoon, we made our home furnishings much more furnished-looking.

Michael initially observed that the installation made the bus feel smaller.  I couldn't explain the phenomenon but I also felt the bus space was less - less in height to be exact.  We did lose 1/4" to the height of the carpet.  But seriously, I think it was an optical illusion.  One great gain was the feel of the carpet underneath our toes!  Now running around barefoot is glorious!

One day we want to replace the carpet with something like rubber.  Soaking up spills are a problem we didn't have before.  For now though this carpet is just the ticket.