I am going to be living full time this summer in my 35' TT and working online from there. There is a work surface at the rear of the trailer but it is very small and I am thinking of removing the two bunkbeds that are on the opposite wall. The upper is more narrow than the lower so I might keep that as extra-deep shelf space but the lower is a "double" sleeping surface with drawers and a trundle bed below.If I remove the lower sleeping/storage area I would have room for a much larger work surface with storage below and above.Has anyone had any experience with this type of modification?How difficult do you suppose the job will be to remove the lower sleeping area?What do you suppose I will find beneath? I have to replace the lino flooring in the kitchen/dining area and in the bathroom already because it split during the cold Canadian winter and was planning on removing the carpet in that back area as well to replace all with Allure. Will I find carpet or lino beneath the bed/storage or just subfloor?Appreciate any guidance you can lend.

You can modify it any way that will work for you.In my MH I took out a love seat and put in a entertainment center with a 46" screen.

coachellacanuck wrote:... I am thinking of removing the two bunkbeds that are on the opposite wall. Has anyone had any experience with this type of modification?We owned a triple bunk bed KZ Spree for six years - two beds along the back wall that ran the full width of the trailer and a third, smaller bed that ran along the rear curbside wall. We didn't need that third bed so I removed it to open up the space in that area ... the problem I ran into though was that the framing for those beds had been secured to the inside wall by running screws through from the outside before the trailer's outer wall had been installed. This may be a common construction technique but of course I didn't realize it at the time so when I finally did manage to pull that bed framing free it left some pretty large holes in the trailer's interior sidewall where the screw heads pulled through the interior wall paneling. I used caulking to fill the damaged areas but it sure looked ugly so I found some wallpaper border at Home Depot that looked similar to what had been used by the manufacturer in other areas of the trailer (similar colouring, similar patterns) and ran that around the wall, covering the damaged areas. Once completed no one would have known the difference. :B

Triker33 wrote:You can modify it any way that will work for you.In my MH I took out a love seat and put in a entertainment center with a 46" screen.Yes, I realize that but I am wondering how difficult a challenge it will prove to be as a DIY project.I also removed the uncomfortable love seat/bed and put two Ikea chairs and an ottoman with storage in its place. That was easy but I fear this mod with the beds may be more than I can handle with my trusty power drill and toolbox.

SoundGuy wrote:coachellacanuck wrote:...the problem I ran into though was that the framing for those beds had been secured to the inside wall by running screws through from the outside before the trailer's outer wall had been installed. :B:)See, this is the kind of thing I wondered about. Thanks so much for posting this information.I will know what to watch for now if I decide to tackle the job. Members, any other things I should watch for? I found a youtube video about my unit that shows the bed arrangement except that the lower bunk seems to have been replaced with a boxspring/mattress. I guess that means it's doable!I found a youtube video

I would guess that you will find some utilities, etc. under it unless the drawers completely fill the area.bumpy

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coachellacanuck
Explorer
Apr 09, 2015
SoundGuy wrote:
coachellacanuck wrote:
...the problem I ran into though was that the framing for those beds had been secured to the inside wall by running screws through from the outside before the trailer's outer wall had been installed. :B

:)See, this is the kind of thing I wondered about. Thanks so much for posting this information.

I will know what to watch for now if I decide to tackle the job.

Members, any other things I should watch for?

I found a youtube video about my unit that shows the bed arrangement except that the lower bunk seems to have been replaced with a boxspring/mattress. I guess that means it's doable!I found a youtube video
coachellacanuck
Explorer
Apr 09, 2015
Triker33 wrote:
You can modify it any way that will work for you.
In my MH I took out a love seat and put in a entertainment center with a 46" screen.

Yes, I realize that but I am wondering how difficult a challenge it will prove to be as a DIY project.

I also removed the uncomfortable love seat/bed and put two Ikea chairs and an ottoman with storage in its place. That was easy but I fear this mod with the beds may be more than I can handle with my trusty power drill and toolbox.
SoundGuy
Explorer
Apr 09, 2015
coachellacanuck wrote:
... I am thinking of removing the two bunkbeds that are on the opposite wall.

Has anyone had any experience with this type of modification?

We owned a triple bunk bed KZ Spree for six years - two beds along the back wall that ran the full width of the trailer and a third, smaller bed that ran along the rear curbside wall. We didn't need that third bed so I removed it to open up the space in that area ... the problem I ran into though was that the framing for those beds had been secured to the inside wall by running screws through from the outside before the trailer's outer wall had been installed. This may be a common construction technique but of course I didn't realize it at the time so when I finally did manage to pull that bed framing free it left some pretty large holes in the trailer's interior sidewall where the screw heads pulled through the interior wall paneling. I used caulking to fill the damaged areas but it sure looked ugly so I found some wallpaper border at Home Depot that looked similar to what had been used by the manufacturer in other areas of the trailer (similar colouring, similar patterns) and ran that around the wall, covering the damaged areas. Once completed no one would have known the difference. :B
Triker33
Explorer
Apr 09, 2015
You can modify it any way that will work for you.
In my MH I took out a love seat and put in a entertainment center with a 46" screen.

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