Replace couch with chairs
We have an Itasca spirit 29B. We want to change out the couch with two recliners. Has anyone done this and are you happy with the change?
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I did it, but sorry to say I lost my info on the 2004 29b when my desktop computer hard drive quit last year.
Just a few thought that might be helpful.
Our 29b slide out had a flat surface carpeted same as main living room floor which made the job easy. There were two shelve like boards same width as the slide on the wall behind it that I had to remove and fill in the screw holes. I cut one of the shelves to fit in the bathroom where we needed it and still have one in the garage rafters.
Because of the limited width we had to choose La-Z-Boys that would fit and still have some room between them, not as plush as our home chairs but they were still a lot more comfortable than the couch we took out.
The couch came out easy, I think in 3 to 5 pieces. The chairs go in easy, I drove the MH to La-Z-Boy Gallery and had them put them in, they remove the backs and they fit thru the door with no problems.
In the 29b we installed them in the slide. There was a height difference between the slide floor and living room floor. When we traveled there were strapped in, but when we got to our destination and put the slide out it limited the distance you could pull the recliner out from the wall. So I could get them out further I cut a board wide enough to fit in front of each chair. I think they were about 1” high (thick) and about 6 or 8” deep. Cut, wrapped and stapled rubber back carpet that blended in with the floor carpet and when finished made up the difference height. By moving the boards out more from the front of the slide I could get it so I could totally recline my chair.
The chairs were not usable when traveling since they are not fastened down, I used a combination of seat belts and ratchet tie down straps hooked to the seat belts to hold them when traveling.
I am about 6’2” and since the back on the chairs in the MH are lower than the home chair I use a dog bone type pillow in the MH. Hope this helps, Dick
Just a few thought that might be helpful.
Our 29b slide out had a flat surface carpeted same as main living room floor which made the job easy. There were two shelve like boards same width as the slide on the wall behind it that I had to remove and fill in the screw holes. I cut one of the shelves to fit in the bathroom where we needed it and still have one in the garage rafters.
Because of the limited width we had to choose La-Z-Boys that would fit and still have some room between them, not as plush as our home chairs but they were still a lot more comfortable than the couch we took out.
The couch came out easy, I think in 3 to 5 pieces. The chairs go in easy, I drove the MH to La-Z-Boy Gallery and had them put them in, they remove the backs and they fit thru the door with no problems.
In the 29b we installed them in the slide. There was a height difference between the slide floor and living room floor. When we traveled there were strapped in, but when we got to our destination and put the slide out it limited the distance you could pull the recliner out from the wall. So I could get them out further I cut a board wide enough to fit in front of each chair. I think they were about 1” high (thick) and about 6 or 8” deep. Cut, wrapped and stapled rubber back carpet that blended in with the floor carpet and when finished made up the difference height. By moving the boards out more from the front of the slide I could get it so I could totally recline my chair.
The chairs were not usable when traveling since they are not fastened down, I used a combination of seat belts and ratchet tie down straps hooked to the seat belts to hold them when traveling.
I am about 6’2” and since the back on the chairs in the MH are lower than the home chair I use a dog bone type pillow in the MH. Hope this helps, Dick
