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Posted By: goreds2 on 09/28/08 08:34pm

Has anyone replaced the carpet with tile on these older motorhomes? I am wondering if a new subfloor would have to be created.

Thanks,

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Posted By: 79powerwagon on 09/29/08 05:27am

Yup, I did last summer. All I did was clean and wash the subfloor as it existed (no rot or soft spots), primed it with tile surface primer, and applied self-sticking tiles. It turned out great, and hasn't been any trouble at all, and the whole project (save for drying time) took only a couple of hours.

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Posted By: eyeteeth on 09/29/08 06:15am

Just kinda checking in... giving some updates on my remodel project.

We got it back to a useable state, and it took so long this summer. We've been doing nothing but using it since. I still need to finish the shower surround, install formica to the bathroom countertop, and then do the trim work.

Past that, I finally got my LCD TV mounted and the old wood cubby (left from like a little 9 inch TV or something) removed. The radio is in... replaced those silly little nylon bushings for the wipers. I replaced one of the waste tank vents with a Siphon 360. I've only had it in for one trip, but it seemed to work as advertised. We tested the fuel pump, and decided to replace it... and the coil while we're at it... Took care of the EGR check thingy... I even washed the OUTSIDE.

We're currently planning on using it right up till we go to Florida in November, so... I need to try and get the furnace working real soon.

Once we put it away for the winter, then I'll pull the sofa and barrel chairs to be reupholstered, pull up the last of the carpeting, and start the remodel on the front of the unit. new insulation, new panelling, hopefully a new, larger battery tray so I can run two batteries, clean up the last of the water damage, and then new flooring.

It's a good project, but no where near as intensive as the work we did in the rear, plus now I know what to expect, and how to do it.

Posted By: goreds2 on 09/29/08 06:28am

79powerwagon wrote:

Did you take out the dining table leg mount base connected to the floor or just remove the carpet around it? I am a little hesitant removing this thinking it may not go back on solid.

Thanks,

* This post was edited 09/29/08 07:47am by goreds2 *

Posted By: ALnCORY on 09/29/08 09:07am

Goreds: Are you planning on putting carpet back in? If so you could just cut around the table support and recarpet to it... however unless the flooring is bad around the table support you should be able to take it out and put it back down again.. you might want to rotate it a little so screws don't go back into the same hole.

I don't think anyones dying statement ever contained the words "I wish I had spent more time in the office", so lets go somewhere!

Posted By: goreds2 on 09/29/08 12:13pm

ALnCORY wrote:

I am going to lay tile down. Thanks for the information.

Posted By: 79powerwagon on 09/29/08 07:06pm

goreds2 wrote:

Did you take out the dining table leg mount base connected to the floor or just remove the carpet around it? I am a little hesitant removing this thinking it may not go back on solid.

Thanks,

Sorry man, my table uses a folding leg thingy, so that was no issue at all.

You could simply make a cardboard template from the bench to the wall to the other bench with a portion of the circle where your leg mounts so you can replace it where it was. The idea of rotating it slightly to create new holes is a sound one. If the "depth" of the table changes due to going from carpet to tiles, simply use the base as another template and shim it up as needed. This is all a really operation, certainly no more difficult than laying the self-stick tiles int eh first place!

Have fun!

Posted By: Leeann on 09/30/08 06:39am

When we put down our wood/laminate, we took up the base and put it back down. Ours was in the wrong place anyway, so it wasn't a big deal.

Eric's idea of a cardboard template is a really good one.

Hey, eye - what kind of furnace do you have? I have a manual for the Coleman furnaces and I think I remember where to find a manual for the Suburban furnaces.

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Posted By: eyeteeth on 09/30/08 07:00am

I have a copy of the manual for my Suburban furnace. The circuit board however is way in the back, and I have to pull it out to test it. Pretty sure is just a small cheap little sensor switch, just a lot of labor to get to it. Kinda typical I guess.

Posted By: eyeteeth on 09/30/08 07:04am

Opps... oh yea... I forgot to mention. After replacing a vent over the weekend, it rained all afternoon and evening here on Monday. Fixing that cap seems to have fixed several water issues that were baffling me. I guess that one was worse than I had thought. The water from it seems to have run to several places making me think OTHER places were leaking that weren't. Wow.

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