does Fleetwood use real wood?

[pequeajim]

I am looking at a 2011 Fleetwood Expedition and am wondering, do they use real wood throughoout? I mean like more than just the cabinet doors: (facias, cabinet boxes, and other trim)?

[pequeajim]

Laman wrote:

msmith1199 wrote:

Laman wrote:
Well admittedly an older model, my American Eagle is solid walnut cabinetry throughout. Not only is it walnut but it is highly figured almost gunstock quality high-end walnut. My BIL who has done custom cabinets for years was amazed when he saw the qualtiy of wood in the coach particularly the solid walnut pocket door with fiddleback grain in it.
I am slowly beginning to look at newer coaches to upgrade to and have been really disappointed in the quality of the wood in a lot of the higher end coaches, I might keep the old bird just because of the wood.

You mean just the faces and doors, or are all the cabinet boxes solid walnut too? That would be very unusual if they were.

nice!

Every drawer has walnut sides with metal runners, there is one end panel in the kitchen and 1 small and one large panel in bathroom that are matching luan. The percentage of walnut is far greater than any other material and there is no vinyl wrapped anything or fiberboard!

[Laman]

msmith1199 wrote:

Laman wrote:
Well admittedly an older model, my American Eagle is solid walnut cabinetry throughout. Not only is it walnut but it is highly figured almost gunstock quality high-end walnut. My BIL who has done custom cabinets for years was amazed when he saw the qualtiy of wood in the coach particularly the solid walnut pocket door with fiddleback grain in it.
I am slowly beginning to look at newer coaches to upgrade to and have been really disappointed in the quality of the wood in a lot of the higher end coaches, I might keep the old bird just because of the wood.

You mean just the faces and doors, or are all the cabinet boxes solid walnut too? That would be very unusual if they were.

Every drawer has walnut sides with metal runners, there is one end panel in the kitchen and 1 small and one large panel in bathroom that are matching luan. The percentage of walnut is far greater than any other material and there is no vinyl wrapped anything or fiberboard!

[msmith1199]

Laman wrote:
Well admittedly an older model, my American Eagle is solid walnut cabinetry throughout. Not only is it walnut but it is highly figured almost gunstock quality high-end walnut. My BIL who has done custom cabinets for years was amazed when he saw the qualtiy of wood in the coach particularly the solid walnut pocket door with fiddleback grain in it.
I am slowly beginning to look at newer coaches to upgrade to and have been really disappointed in the quality of the wood in a lot of the higher end coaches, I might keep the old bird just because of the wood.

You mean just the faces and doors, or are all the cabinet boxes solid walnut too? That would be very unusual if they were.

[chili_s_trip]

cat199 wrote:
I have a 2007 Bounder Diesel, on mine most of the cabinet doors are wood the cabinet framing is wood with a vinyl wood like pattern the walls are a luan plywood, the floors are plywood. The drawers are made of plywood. I have not seen any pressboard.

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[Laman]

Well admittedly an older model, my American Eagle is solid walnut cabinetry throughout. Not only is it walnut but it is highly figured almost gunstock quality high-end walnut. My BIL who has done custom cabinets for years was amazed when he saw the qualtiy of wood in the coach particularly the solid walnut pocket door with fiddleback grain in it.
I am slowly beginning to look at newer coaches to upgrade to and have been really disappointed in the quality of the wood in a lot of the higher end coaches, I might keep the old bird just because of the wood.

[down_home]

Our 05 Revolution is all wood with the exception of the end panel of the counter and bottom of the cabinets. The 13 Relolution we looked at had some wood and some obvious vinyl wrap. The Eagle and so forth are all wood. Cherry of course but still wood.

[cat199]

I have a 2007 Bounder Diesel, on mine most of the cabinet doors are wood the cabinet framing is wood with a vinyl wood like pattern the walls are a luan plywood, the floors are plywood. The drawers are made of plywood. I have not seen any pressboard.

[tandkj]

Pressboard is the usual material. No good quality IMHO.

[Cbones]

pequeajim wrote:
I am looking at a 2011 Fleetwood Expedition and am wondering, do they use real wood throughoout? I mean like more than just the cabinet doors: (facias, cabinet boxes, and other trim)?

Nope! All the trim is that vinyl covered******that peels off. You have to move up to the American line for stained wood.