New Carpet for the Slide Out
Well today I spent a couple of hours attempting to clean the original carpet in the slide out.
I recently installed some beautiful Luxury Vinyl Tiles in place of the Old Carpet and Lamintei in the main living area.
It turned out so well that we decided that the Carpeted Slide Out needed to be upgraded as well.
Cleaning did not cut it so we headed off to the Carpet Store for a piece of nice carpet.
So I ripped out the old Carpet and underlay ,then pulled a few hundred staples that were used to stick down the equally ugly Foam stuff.
To anyone out there that has done this job themselves ,did you install some Tack strips around the edges ? The original carpet was stapled to some very narrow bits of Luan around the walls and glued or taped down on the edge that overlaps the main floor.
I’m thinking that I will install commercial Smooth Edge Tack Strips along the walls ,then stretch the carpet to fit. Of course the overlap edge will be bound properly and that edge will be attached with adhesive.
So far I think that I have figured this mod out ,but always like hearing from those that went before.
Incidentally we have decided to install a 50 inch TV in a custom cabinet with a lift behind a new sofa ,which will replace the J Lounge in our Dutch Star.
New Theatre seating will be going into the slide out directly across from the TV!
I recently installed some beautiful Luxury Vinyl Tiles in place of the Old Carpet and Lamintei in the main living area.
It turned out so well that we decided that the Carpeted Slide Out needed to be upgraded as well.
Cleaning did not cut it so we headed off to the Carpet Store for a piece of nice carpet.
So I ripped out the old Carpet and underlay ,then pulled a few hundred staples that were used to stick down the equally ugly Foam stuff.
To anyone out there that has done this job themselves ,did you install some Tack strips around the edges ? The original carpet was stapled to some very narrow bits of Luan around the walls and glued or taped down on the edge that overlaps the main floor.
I’m thinking that I will install commercial Smooth Edge Tack Strips along the walls ,then stretch the carpet to fit. Of course the overlap edge will be bound properly and that edge will be attached with adhesive.
So far I think that I have figured this mod out ,but always like hearing from those that went before.
Incidentally we have decided to install a 50 inch TV in a custom cabinet with a lift behind a new sofa ,which will replace the J Lounge in our Dutch Star.
New Theatre seating will be going into the slide out directly across from the TV!
