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Fatmanz's avatar
Fatmanz
Explorer
Aug 12, 2016

Advise Please

The wife and I bought a 1989 Safari Serengetti class A motorhome in need of a few repairs and needing a overall remodel.... tried to strip and refinish cabinets but the wood was just not lending itself to a simple strip and refinish so we ended up painting all of them. Counter-tops have been re tiled and sealed, walls have been redone as well as the headliner. Now we are down to flooring. My wife wants laminate flooring or floating vinyl plank....I am leaning towards ceramic tile in the bath and hardwood throughout the rest of the coach....as far as possible resale is there any suggestions on which would help or hurt resale? We are looking to use it a couple of years and possibly go back to a 5th wheel.....

Thanks, Fatz
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  • phillyg's avatar
    phillyg
    Explorer II
    Aug 12, 2016
    I don't think the type of flooring would affect resale, but if you do use laminate flooring make sure it looks high quality as some of it looks cheap.
  • Kayteg1's avatar
    Kayteg1
    Explorer II
    Aug 12, 2016
    Did you check how strong is the floor for ceramic tiles?
    I did put marble on couple of my RV and from practical point of view would not consider anything else. Left carpet in the bedroom and that was constant maintenance.
    Laminate floors tend to make echoes.
  • Fatmanz's avatar
    Fatmanz
    Explorer
    Aug 12, 2016
    I have already put down a luan underlayment on the whole floor....I did not think of marble though.....not fond of laminate.... I want to look closely at the vinyl plank also.... at current prices I am leaning towards hardwood.... looks great also.
  • doxiemom11's avatar
    doxiemom11
    Explorer II
    Aug 12, 2016
    You may want to keep weight in mind. Not sure how much cargo capacity your rig has but you would be using some of it up with heavy materials.
  • Kayteg1's avatar
    Kayteg1
    Explorer II
    Aug 12, 2016
    With all the dust I collected under old carpets, I think marble come lighter.
    I had strong floor on the bus, so did not had to do any reinforcement.
    Here it how the mid entrance look like comparing to lousy carpet in bedroom.



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  • westernrvparkow's avatar
    westernrvparkow
    Explorer
    Aug 12, 2016
    Fatmanz wrote:
    The wife and I bought a 1989 Safari Serengetti class A motorhome in need of a few repairs and needing a overall remodel.... tried to strip and refinish cabinets but the wood was just not lending itself to a simple strip and refinish so we ended up painting all of them. Counter-tops have been re tiled and sealed, walls have been redone as well as the headliner. Now we are down to flooring. My wife wants laminate flooring or floating vinyl plank....I am leaning towards ceramic tile in the bath and hardwood throughout the rest of the coach....as far as possible resale is there any suggestions on which would help or hurt resale? We are looking to use it a couple of years and possibly go back to a 5th wheel.....

    Thanks, Fatz
    The rig will be nearly 30 years old when you go to sell it. Flooring will have little effect on the resale. If your goal is to recoup as much as possible, spend as little as possible on any upgrade or cosmetic repair, because it is all money you will never recover.
  • wildtoad's avatar
    wildtoad
    Explorer II
    Aug 12, 2016
    It will come down to two things. How much added weight, and is it what the wife wants. Any thing else is irrelevant.
  • Stormy_Eyes's avatar
    Stormy_Eyes
    Explorer
    Aug 12, 2016
    I agree with a couple of the above posters. If it is about $ at resale, put in as little $ as needed to make it look decent. If it about your personal aesthetic, pay at least as much attention to your spouse's tastes as your own. And weight does matter, especially if she always had a relative low carry capacity, so also keep an eye on weight.
  • jplante4's avatar
    jplante4
    Explorer II
    Aug 13, 2016
    Consider cork. Durable and light weight. You can get virtualy any finish.

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