thinking of replacing rugs in RV

OLD WIVES TALE: your cabinets, slides, walls do not need to be removed to install new flooring. PERIOD- don't let dealers, etc con you into spending your money when you don't have to

We installed the vinyl planking ourselves and the price was about $700.00. The project took about 3 full days to remove and install. On the slides we left all the carpet on the slide and we didn't remove the carpet from under the slide floor edge. If you remove the carpet from under the edge it lowers the slide and that is when you get gouging and tearing of the flooring. We are very happy with our floor

So when you replace your carpet, all cabinetry and kitchen fixtures needs to come out?

jerseyjim wrote:
Carpet to carpet: cost? Carpet to tile/laminate: cost? Ballpark?

As was said, tough to call but it won't be cheap. We looked at a coach that needed to have the carpet replaced and I think the estimate was around 5-6K. The materials are not the issue it's all the labor. However, that said, it could have been done cheaper by taking a lot of short cuts but to do it right the area of carpet need to be gutted of everything touching the carpet and than reinstalled.

I saw one coach that the carpet was replaced by the owner by cutting around the cabinetry...not a pretty picture but he was proud of it.

We want to replace ours, but have no idea how to deal with the slides, and getting the new flooring under it.

hard to give any kind of estimate without knowing what coach a fella has

Carpet to carpet: cost? Carpet to tile/laminate: cost? Ballpark?

Thanks Bill.
email is best- due to the ringing in my old ears-thanks
ernietex@yahoo.com

We replaced out carpet with Allure from Home Depot. Just float it, it might expand or contract with heat or cold. So far we like it. A lot others are using the same product.:)

I consider erniee to be a true expert in the area of rv flooring based upon posts from his customers and his knowledgeable answers to other poster. Some may disagree but that's OK. I doubt erniee really cares that some attack his post other than trying to keep the information he posts accurate.
No one has to agree and no one has to visit erniee but, strangely enough, he tends to be correct and he tends to have VERY satisfied customers.
You just have to choose whose advise you want to listen to.
I still like my carpet (my wife wants anything else) but maybe we could find a meeting of the minds if we had an in-depth discussion with erniee. If you are in the same situation, you should call erniee as well.