OK, here goes. I bought this investment property and I'm fixing it up. I'm to the point of installing some sort of flooring material in the laundry room/rear entry. Right now the floor is 3/4" plywood. When the previous owners installed this floor they made it 3/4" taller than the large closet in the room which houses the furnace and hot water heater. The problem is the furnace is an updraft model which has the filter laying flush with the floor. The first thing I did was cut a piece of the floor out so I could slide out and replace the filter and then I replaced the flooring. (btw-the filter looked to be 10 years old and was almost sucked up into the squirrel cage). Having the ability to remove this piece of flooring seems to be the easiest way to access the filter. Now comes the hard part. I need to install some sort of finished floor material to the 3/4" plywood that can withstand the rigors of this setup. My first choice would be vinyl sheet goods, but I'm worried it will eventually peel and curl. The area of this trap/access door will see a fair amount of traffic because it will be in front a doorway going into the kitchen from the laundry room. Any ideas?
Yes, I realize I could raise the furnace, but I was kinda thinking about getting away easy on this project.
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