carpet or no carpet?

[tonykummrow]

Been debating the last few weeks on putting carpet in the fish house. Some say the floor wont be able to dry well and others say it will be fine. After we drill our holes the floor gets full of ice chips and snow, and for the first 8 hours out the floor stays fairly wet. if this is gonna keep the floor from drying then we are not gonna use it. Any thoughts? Thanks

[TruthWalleyes]

From my experience if your actively fishing, and catching fish...your carpet is going to stay wet. Depends though if you have a fan blowing to circulate air onto the floor. Got to remember, most ice houses all the heat is concentrated in the upper half of house, and with no air movement the carpet won't magically dry.

With a fan, i don't see why you couldn't get it dry a few hours after drilling holes...Also each time you track in snow, thats just more water in the carpet.

IMO, i wouldn't put carpet in your house.

[gurkster]

I agree with TruthWalleyes. Between drilling holes, catching fish, and tracking in snow by going in and out the carpet stays pretty wet.

[Sifty]

Try using carpet tile.

We remove the tile before we drill the holes and then put it back after we have the holes drilled and cleaned out.

If the floor does get wet we use a broom to get all the water/ice off before we put them back.

Works good and no more wet feet.

Sifty

[sticknstring]

I love having carpet in the house. I sealed the plywood underneath, layed down some indoor/outdoor carpet and the floor is never wet. Keep a broom in the house and after you drill your holes, sweep out all the ice shavings and shovel the snow away outside the door.

[Block]

We have carpet in ours and like it, just like stated before, drill your holes and sweep up the snow and ice chips. Also I keep a pair of slippers in the house and wear them we are all set up even to go outside for a second. No big lugs to track snow in.

[tonykummrow]

Looks like it a kind of 50/50 shot, either you like it or you dont. instead of doing a fastened down carpet. maybe a carpet the fits that we can drag out before we drill holes would be nice. we could sweep up the floor, and remove all snow, then reinstall carpet before sitting down to enjoy a day and night of fishing. we never go out for just a few hours. its always at least 16 hours before we head home. what do you all think about that idea?

[Bryce]

We have non-slip vinyl flooring with several rugs. Can clean rugs after each trip if need be. Can move rugs during trip to allow air flow to dry floor. Can't imagine keeping carpet dry unless attempting to set record for staring at a flasher screen.

[3pronghook]

i used rugs for a couple years. have an insulated floor and have just the thin underlayment on top of the foam insulation. i carpeted and even used carpet foam underneath. i used a thin carpet and do sweep it after drilling holes. use rugs by door and have a regular ceiling fan. love the carpet. boots stay by the door and wear slippers most of the time. i dont think youll regret carpet.

[Ed Carlson]

I would opt for the Marine Vinyl boat flooring with the aggressive rubberized finish. Slip resistant and easy to clean and will not get soaked up. Add a runner type rug to fit your needs latter if you think you need it. They runner rugs roll up and get out of the way easily, and dry fairly quickly.

[BertBuddy]

I personally would go carpet. I have had both, one with a vinyl floor (extra from a bathroom) and another with a boat carpet. The boat carpet was the way to go and since it was a marine carpet it dried very well, even in the cold (no fans in the house). If you do carpet I would definitely go with a marine grade.

Although I might be partial because the vinyl wasn't very good, just got too slippery with the snow and ice on it

[tonykummrow]

Thanks for the input guys. will upload some pics before winter of the remodel project

[Moose-Hunter]

I too have had both... I stayed with carpet. with a sealed floor, good adhesive and a small fan... no issues with excessive moisture.

[Acemac]

depends what color the curtains are....

[Get'n Jiggy]

Oil base enamel paint with a lite sand sprinkle, no slip easy to clean.

Put a few carpet mats around if you need to. They sell "paint sand" at

hardware store. Seen a couple boats with colored pickup liner in them

guys said it works great.

[Lip_Ripper Guy]

The bedliners work 'OK', but make cleaning hard. Lots of dirt and sand gets stuck in the crevices, so it's pretty much impossible to sweep clean. My next floor won't be bedliner.

[nytelyter]

vinal floor and a squeedge its the best combo. drill skimm swioe and dry in twenty minutes. ... paul

[mrklean]

i have never been a fan of carpet in my house stays wet and starts to smell a bit over time

[jpettit]

mr clean are you sure its the carpet that smells? jk

i am thinking of pulling the original carpet up in my house & putting in the pontoon carpet they sell at FF. but i do need to add either a good fan or go to forced air. i like the runner idea.

[mrklean]

I'm going to epoxy my floor to seal it and maybe put some type of granule in it for non slip finish

[rickl1968]

I am still debating on what type of flooring to use. i have a 5x4 rubber backed carpet under my table inbetween the booth. I also have 12volt fans on the celing of my hut to push the heat back down to the floor. For preventitive maintence I installed an open mesh aluminium ramp infront of my door.

Here is a picture of the ramp.

It also helps for security, when folded up.