Average carpet sqf in a RV?

tatest wrote:
To the question about area. Assuming current generation of E-Series cutaway, the cab length is 7 2/3 feet. So 8 feet wide x 31 - 7 2/3 long = 186 sq ft floor maximum floor space.

But you have cabinets, bathroom, shower, space under beds taking away from that. The kitchen may not be carpeted. In my 29 2/3 foot C (22 feet of house) only slightly more than half of the 176 sq ft is carpeted, and that would include the carpet installed under the sofa and dinette. So 100 sq ft probably.

Prices are a different issue. The last time I bought carpet (about 10 years ago) I paid about $4 per sq ft. You can get something sold as carpet for as little as $0.50, it can go up to $8 or higher, but $2.50 is an average for what people have lately been paying for recarpeting at home.

Installation for a home can run about $0.25 to $0.50 per square foot. But that usually involves areas on the order of 800 to 2000 sq ft, with some fairly large rooms and relatively less work around the edges. There can be a lot more labor in installing 100 sq ft in a RV than there is in 100 sq ft in a small room in a house, when you consider how much edge has to be worked around installed fixtures, or that those fixtures need to be removed and replaced to remove old and install new flooring.

If someone is quoting $250-300, get that as a firm price, before the guy figures out just how much work is involved to install in a motorhome.

Suprisingly a lot of the people who called about the job have done RV's in the past. But as far as pricing goes the actual materiel are very cheap (1-2.00 per sq yard) now I'm debating on what to instal. Carpet, vinyl, and he recommended "floating flooring" which is a wood looting that doesn't require glue or anything like that. If I went with carpet I'm thinking at either black or a tanish color. Welcome to suggestions. I feel carpet is much more "cozy" and comfortable than hard flooring. Thanks for all the help here, you all have been a lot of help.