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General Boards => Redecorating and Updating your Motorhome => Topic started by: D. Wendal Attig on April 20, 2016, 05:53:39 AM

Title: Coach Sub-floor and Installing Carpet
Post by: D. Wendal Attig on April 20, 2016, 05:53:39 AM

Current State:

The previous owner of our new-2-us 2002 Patriot Monticello (mid-coach entrance) removed the original sculptured carpet forward of the kitchen and replaced it with a quality grade vinyl tile, which is ok, but not our preference. We have purchased new carpet and will be installing it ourselves, but before we ask some questions for those experienced, a little more

Background:

We believe since the area to be covered is flat and the surface of the tile to be covered is smooth, that professional tile installation tape would be preferable to traditional tack strips.

We do plan to remove the seats long enough to install and use the reinstalled seats to also anchor the position along with the baffle plate and boot at the base of the steering column.

At the diagonal transition to the ceramic tile in the kitchen area, we plan to install a traditional metallic grip strip at the tile edge.

We do not intend to change the original carpet on the living room slide floor, and believe the new carpet will clear the incoming slide.

We will be installing this before we leave Colorado, typically very low humidity.

Questions:

Is this a reasonable approach?

Is there a better alternative?

Will humidity be a factor later?

How thick is the sub-floor?

Can we nail into the floor without risking damage to tanks or electrical systems?

Thanks in advance for your input. We'll be doing this in the next couple of weeks.

Title: Re: Coach Sub-floor and Installing Carpet
Post by: Jim Edwards on April 20, 2016, 05:07:01 PM

Hi My carpet is glued down without any tack strips or other attachments.

Title: Re: Coach Sub-floor and Installing Carpet
Post by: Steve Huber Co-Admin on April 20, 2016, 05:23:19 PM

Sub-floor is at least 1/2" thick. I drove screws 1/4 to 1/2 " with no problem.  You can remove the accelerator pedal and carpet under it but you'll have to carpet around the brake pedal assy.
Steve

Title: Re: Coach Sub-floor and Installing Carpet
Post by: D. Wendal Attig on April 21, 2016, 02:03:15 AM

Jim, do you know what brand or type of glue was used?

Steve, Is the sub-floor plywood? Would it be best to use short deck screws?

Title: Re: Coach Sub-floor and Installing Carpet
Post by: Steve Huber Co-Admin on April 21, 2016, 03:04:39 AM

Sub floor was CDX in my 00 Marquis. See pics at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xk5zndy8bpkhxnt/AABJw1IuT-IerHnH0Rho5M0ya
I used 1"-1.25" deck screws to add a  layer of .25' plywood to level the sub floor so I could install wood.
Steve

Title: Re: Coach Sub-floor and Installing Carpet
Post by: Mike Groves on April 21, 2016, 02:23:48 PM

Steve,

That Air Access Panel close by the pedals (photo 9/15) - was that the air line connection to the Close Out? 

Mike

Title: Re: Coach Sub-floor and Installing Carpet
Post by: Steve Huber Co-Admin on April 21, 2016, 03:50:40 PM

Mike,
Yes, that is the drive for the front stair closeout. Some have reported on this forum that it was also accessible from under the coach but I was not able to locate any access on either my 01 Contessa or 00 Marquis.
Steve

Title: Re: Coach Sub-floor and Installing Carpet
Post by: Jim Edwards on May 04, 2016, 02:35:02 PM

Sorry for the delay in reply.  I have been out of town. I do not know what glue was used and it is probably no longer available, ( VOC's and the like.) I have used some Wellwood contact cement for touchups and it seems to work well. THe only thing I can suggest would be a carpet supply house to see what might be available.

Best Jim

Title: Re: Coach Sub-floor and Installing Carpet
Post by: D. Wendal Attig on May 04, 2016, 06:33:57 PM

Thanks Jim,
We've been busy moving from apt. to coach. Looks like from the pix that you might have 3/4" to 1" overall material thickness including the sub floor and 1/4" plywood.

Thanks again for the pix,
D.