Charles--
I'm curious did he replace the carpet on the slide out themselves with the Pergo or just the main body of the coach?

Thanks
Debbie

We just replaced our carpet with laminate flooring. We had drag marks on the carpet before we took it out so the installers suggested we use Slide-Out Slicker by Quick Draw Products. It's a hard plastic runner with soft rubber pads on the back. To use it, you hook one end under the slide lip before you bring it in. The silde then will ride on the treshold created by the Slide-Out Slicker, protecting the floor. It wooks great.

Also, you can't, in most cases use laminate or hardwood on top of the slide-out floor.

Bob

-- Edited by TheBobGuy at 20:00, 2008-10-24

Back to you, Judy, Debbie and a question for Bob!

My temporary neighbor, Bob, had retained the carpet over the slide.  He gave no reason, but I must assume that the transition from wood to wood would not mesh well, where the threads of the carpet, or in his case, a 2" flap of carpet covered the seam well.

Dr. Bob, great information on the Slide-Out Slicker product.  Wonder if you care to comment on your statment why you can't use the wood product on the slide floor area.  Is my read on the transition area the reason?  Bob, what laminate product did you use?

Judy, you are most on target with your statement about the wealth of knowledge, and more importantly, the experiences with that knowledge within our "family"!

Thanks to all who freely share.

Charles

-- Edited by Roz at 07:20, 2008-10-25

Where can slide-out slicker be purchased? Sounds like just what we need.

Bob, can the toppers be purchased through any RV dealer?

Bob, any issues with laminate install we should be aware of?

Bob, thanks, laminate sounds like the way to go, however we travel with a large Maine Coon cat and are wondering how laminate would be with all the scratching, etc. 

-- Edited by sonny at 22:44, 2008-10-25

Thanks Bob, everyone on forum has good information to pass along and we have learned a lot also from the live chat forum every night.  How resistent is laminate to moisture?  Not sure if we should do this or not, carpet doesn't seem to hold up very long though.  We have heard some definate pros and cons for the laminate.  Did you laminate entire coach, i.e. bathroom too, and leave carpet in bedroom area?

-- Edited by sonny at 10:41, 2008-10-26

I think most service centers will tell you they can do it but I've seen big differences in the fit and finish. The quality for the workmanship can vary alot. One area I saw was around the door and steps and how they would trim that out. I would check online for renovators in areas where you will travel. I feel they will give you a much better job. If plan to travel near Elkhart, In. I highly recommend Brad and Hall to do your floors. Jason is a flooring installation expert. We also had an Amish cabinet maker make new base trim to match what was already in the coach. Very, very pleased with the out come. Will have some before and after pic on the blog soon.

Bob

-- Edited by TheBobGuy at 17:02, 2008-10-26

If you would like to see some of the before and after photos of the maple flooring, we posted a few tonight.
Click here  http://moonriverandwe.blogspot.com/ to see the photos.  Click on the photos for a larger view.
We'll post more when everything is complete!

-- Edited by TheBobGuy at 21:09, 2008-10-26

HI Charles,

Hope all is well with you 2. I hear you are meeting up with Ellie and Jim in SC. Have a good time.

We really enjoyed working with Brad and Hall on our floors and we also brought a Euro Recliner from them.

Most all their cabinetry is made by Focal Wood of Napannee. Carlisle Lehmann is the owner and great to work with. He made us a file cabinet and the valances.
We even picked him up and had him install the Valances on site here at Monaco Service Center. He even made the floor trim to match what was already in the MH. Not to cut Brad and Hall out of a sale, but you can go to Focal Wood and work directly with Carlisle.

Bob