Removing carpet! - RV-Dreams Community Forum

TRAILERKING · RV-Dreams Family Member

Removing carpet!

Terry and Jo · RV-Dreams Family Member

There is a posting at RV Pics where the forum administrator replaced flooring in his motorhome. You might check his posting out at the link below for good descriptions and pictures of the process. I just don't recall whether he addressed the issue of "tracking" by the slides.

New Floor Installation - RV Pics

Terry

TRAILERKING · RV-Dreams Family Member

That link has some good pic's. The job looks a little overwhelming. I guess better budget a LOT of time in the off season to tackle it.

Technomadia · RV-Dreams Family Member

Replacing the carpeting with a hard floor variation is probably the top RV remodeling I've seen done by full-timers. We did ours in our current RV - but hired it out. Others do it themselves, if they have the skills, patience and tools necessary. But seems it's pretty much always able to be done with just a 2-4 days worth of work.

Yes, if you have slides - measure carefully and/or choose something durable (or cheap enough that you don't mind replacing sooner rather than later). Pay particular attention to the height of your old and new flooring. Have indeed seen some floor replacements rather scratched up after a few months of use.

- Cherie

Alie and Jims Carrilite · RV-Dreams Family Member

In the link Terry posted above, they said they had a week at 5hrs a day. Not bad if you have everything together and went at it, you could probably do it in 2-3 8 hour days.

FLCoastalChick · RV-Dreams Family Member

I think I know the stuff you are talking about TrailerKing... is it the Allure vinal plank flooring from Home Depot?

I talked to Home Depot about the product and did extensive research on it. Yes I am going for the same thing in my TT with slide out also. You should have no problem doing the entire project in a full day or 2 at the most (including tear up) since it can be cut with utility knife. I asked the same question about the slide out and all the places I went to including HD stated it was alot thinner than laminate and would not be a problem with marking the floor since you do not have to add anything to the bare floor as long as it was prepped properly.

On one blog that I looked at they gave install demo on it... looks easy enough even for me to to do. But they did give a list of supplies needed for it and I will prob need their last one:

1. box cutter knife
2. straight edge
3. needle nose pliers to pull staples, or a grinder to grind them down
4. hammer to hammer staples.
5. knee pads
6. aspirin
7. heating pad
8. cold pack
9. vodka and tonic and or beer

Hope this helps and good luck!!

TRAILERKING · RV-Dreams Family Member

Yes likely need 6, 7, 8, and a lot of 9. Hahaha.
On a side note I see you have an '05 Harley. What kind?
I have 2. An '06 Street Bob and an '06 Electra Glide Classic c/w Sidecar (all factory original with 3000km)

Dan and Gail · RV-Dreams Family Member

Friends of our in Texas just had this done using laminate flooring. The edge of the slide was covered with bull nose trim which was glued on rather than nailed, to avoid any possible scratches to the main floor when the slide is in. In the bedroom, cove molding was nailed and glued to the base of the bed, about 1/8 inch above the floor, so it doesn't drag on the new floor when the bed slide comes in. They are very happy with it.

Zeek · RV-Dreams Family Member

FLCoastalChick wrote:
I think I know the stuff you are talking about TrailerKing... is it the Allure vinal plank flooring from Home Depot?

I talked to Home Depot about the product and did extensive research on it. Yes I am going for the same thing in my TT with slide out also. You should have no problem doing the entire project in a full day or 2 at the most (including tear up) since it can be cut with utility knife. I asked the same question about the slide out and all the places I went to including HD stated it was alot thinner than laminate and would not be a problem with marking the floor since you do not have to add anything to the bare floor as long as it was prepped properly.

On one blog that I looked at they gave install demo on it... looks easy enough even for me to to do. But they did give a list of supplies needed for it and I will prob need their last one:

1. box cutter knife
2. straight edge
3. needle nose pliers to pull staples, or a grinder to grind them down
4. hammer to hammer staples.
5. knee pads
6. aspirin
7. heating pad
8. cold pack
9. vodka and tonic and or beer

Hope this helps and good luck!!

I just installed this in the master bath of my S&B this week. It's good durable stuff, thin, and easy to install. It floats as opposed to sticking to the sub floor, so it needs molding around the edges, however it is very easy to cut and depending on your success, you maybe able to get away w/o trim in more inconspicuous areas. It does NOT require any underlayment, including paper.