Replacing carpet with hardwood

thank you

10forty2 wrote:
If you're going to do the job, do it right and remove everything. Seriously, it WILL take more time and work, but you will like what you do a LOT better int he long run. We decided to replace the carpet in ours with FLOR carpet squares. We removed EVERYTHING bolted down on top of the carpet...sofa, dinette, cockpit chairs, bed, cabinets, etc. Everything that was on top of he carpet except the walls came out and we started from a clean slate. The edges along the walls were a little more challenging since getting the carpet from underneath the walls entailed a lot of pulling with needle-nose pliers and cutting with a box cutter. BUT, the end result made us very proud and completely satisfied with our work! Again... if it's worth doing, it's worth doing right the first time. Take your time and enjoy the process!! When you look at and say "I did that!" it's very satisfying!

If you're going to do the job, do it right and remove everything. Seriously, it WILL take more time and work, but you will like what you do a LOT better int he long run. We decided to replace the carpet in ours with FLOR carpet squares. We removed EVERYTHING bolted down on top of the carpet...sofa, dinette, cockpit chairs, bed, cabinets, etc. Everything that was on top of he carpet except the walls came out and we started from a clean slate. The edges along the walls were a little more challenging since getting the carpet from underneath the walls entailed a lot of pulling with needle-nose pliers and cutting with a box cutter. BUT, the end result made us very proud and completely satisfied with our work! Again... if it's worth doing, it's worth doing right the first time. Take your time and enjoy the process!! When you look at and say "I did that!" it's very satisfying!

Generally save for the J-Lounge (Convert-a-bed/couch) removal is easy and that can be moved out of the way.

My concern is this: IN my coach there is this big honking Power Gear Slide.. Well it "Rolls" over the floor.. I'm concerned the rollers will damage a hard wood floor.

SO.... THeory: A couple of stainless steel "inlays" where the rollers roll Much harder to tear up than wood.

Nope I ain't buying any of that ****. If I were to buy anything it would be engineered or real hardwood. I have seen and been in many of these rehabs and can tell what I'm walking on.

I think you may be buying cheap hollow laminate if you're hearing that when walking on them. My experience is laminate is very heavy very durable.

I don't know I like my stinky old carpet. We never wear shoes in the rv or at home for that matter. Warm on the feet on cold days and sound deadening. I think the laminates look good in pictures but hate that hallow cheap sound when walking on them. JMHO

I left the carpet around the driver's seat and cut the floor around it, mostly because I couldn't figure out the best way to finish around the driver's seat pedestal. I pulled everything else up - couch, TV cabinet, co-pilot seat and cut the vinyl planking around it. Nothing is bolted or screwed through the vinyl to allow the floor to expand and contract as a unit.

My seats had only four bolts to remove the seat AND the base. Because of the angles in the cockpit around the pedals, etc, I opted for 2x2 carpet tiles in that area and laminate in the rest. The carpet tiles are easy to replace if they get stained or wear out and they cut down on noise in the cockpit.

msmith1199 wrote:
I have not really looked closely at mine yet, but I've read (I think on here) that there may be more to pulling the seats out other than just unbolting them. Mine have a lot more than four holding them down. Maybe somebody who has done it before can chime in as I don't recall what the issue was with pulling them out, but it was made to sound more complex than just removing bolts.

Mine's an antique so I can't speak for newer models. I don't know what sort of stuff they've come up with. I know cars, for example, haven't really changed much in decades. Still 4 bolts. Yeah, there's seatbelt pre-tensioners for air bags and more wires but still pretty much the same concept.

turbojimmy wrote:
Yes it depends. I cut the old carpet from around everything when I did mine. Like someone else said, most coaches are carpeted and then everything else - including the walls - get installed over top of it.

I didn't do the cab but if I did (and will someday), I'd pull the seats out. They're just 4 bolts. I had them out to replace the engine :)

I have not really looked closely at mine yet, but I've read (I think on here) that there may be more to pulling the seats out other than just unbolting them. Mine have a lot more than four holding them down. Maybe somebody who has done it before can chime in as I don't recall what the issue was with pulling them out, but it was made to sound more complex than just removing bolts.