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Old 11-11-2014, 01:16 PM   #1
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Recarpeting...?

Has anyone taken on the chore of re-carpeting their RV? More specifically, a 5th wheel. Mine is a Forest River/Cedar Creek.
I'd like to re-carpet the main living rug and not the portion that slides in and out with the slide out dining are slide out.
I think mine is glued in and fortunately it has no "finished" edge per se'.
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Old 11-11-2014, 01:50 PM   #2
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Has anyone taken on the chore of re-carpeting their RV? More specifically, a 5th wheel. Mine is a Forest River/Cedar Creek.
I'd like to re-carpet the main living rug and not the portion that slides in and out with the slide out dining are slide out.
I think mine is glued in and fortunately it has no "finished" edge per se'.
Hope you get a lot of answers to your question - DW asked me about trading out the less-than-quality carpeting in our 38FL. Since it's only a year old, we've got a little time before we have to do it, but I know her - once it's in her head, it ain't long before she wants it done.

Hope you don't mind my tagging along with you on this one....
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Old 11-11-2014, 04:06 PM   #3
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if you decide to undertake your carpet replacement please post your progress. We would like to change up the color scheme in ours, but don't know if this is something I would like to attempt.
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Old 11-11-2014, 04:35 PM   #4
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ME...X2 I'll be watching also...

let's get Brian41 to do it.... he can rebuild the whole trailer with one hand behind his back.... He is straight good...
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Old 11-11-2014, 04:53 PM   #5
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We spent about 5 or 6 hrs cutting ours out and removing staples. TOWTA said NO MORE CARPET. It was not glued, but stapled. We like it much better, easier to clean, etc.
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Old 11-11-2014, 06:21 PM   #6
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I found a lot in info on U tube regarding re-carpeting RV's. Some of the posts were a bit wordy, to say the least. I'm now contemplating LVT...Linoleum Vinyl Tile in a wood grain. Haven't made up my mind.
If I carpet, getting under the slide out overhangs is going to be the hard part.
Will advise further..............
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X2 on linoleum vinyl wood grain.... I saw it done and I could not tell it was not real hardwood from afew inches away...
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Old 11-11-2014, 07:07 PM   #8
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It was easy for me to do.Not all that hard when your a flooring guy though
If you like any help or live near Rockford IL.
I'm more than willing to help.
I have done quite a few.
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Old 11-13-2014, 01:56 PM   #9
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Appreciate the help offer, hrlyguy2, and if you were 1670 miles closer I'd take you up on it but I'm in Northern CA.
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We replaced some old, stained linoleum with the LVT wood-look planks in our 1st toy hauler. It looked really nice and held up to the loading/unloading of motorcycles. The biggest thing to remember is to cut a few of the "planks" and stagger them so they look more realistic.


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Old 11-13-2014, 03:42 PM   #11
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At the factory, they lay the whole floor with limo. then they install carpet over it, most of it is staples they don't glue anything that I saw at the Rockwood factory they just even glue the edges of the limo. If I remember right.
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Old 11-13-2014, 03:51 PM   #12
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We ordered our 8329 with "minimum carpet" and its the best option ever.
There is a bit of carpet in the slides, but the rest of it is the wood look vinyl so we can sweep it out with a broom.

Too bad there wasn't an option for "no carpet" as I would have specified that.
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We ordered our 8329 with "minimum carpet" and its the best option ever.
There is a bit of carpet in the slides, but the rest of it is the wood look vinyl so we can sweep it out with a broom.

Too bad there wasn't an option for "no carpet" as I would have specified that.
I do not think they put limo. over the slides just 3/4" plywood. My wife hates the carpet, looking into installing bamboo flooring. But I will do the slides also. As I told my kids they will have a nice trailer when I pass but no money. It's kinda a joke in our family......
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