Carpet Replacement Advice Needed

[Patrick]

I would like to replace the non-slide carpet in my 3-slide, 2002 Dynasty Baroness.  I have some 4 mm vinyl plank flooring I would like to use. 

I have a few questions I’d like some help with from those who are experienced:

1. Do I have to adjust the slide rollers after replacing the flooring and how do I do that?

2. Do I have to worry about the slide rollers marking the new flooring?

Thanks in advance!

 

 

[DavidL]

1. Do I have to adjust the slide rollers after replacing the flooring and how do I do that?

Generally, yes you do need to adjust post flooring changes.  The how I will leave up to Monaco experts that hopefully have a link to documentation.

Each slide technology has their own methods.  If you chosen flooring is similar in the carpet / backing compressed height, then adjustments might be minimal.  You should strive to pick flooring that meets this critical dimension.

2. Do I have to worry about the slide rollers marking the new flooring?

Yes, slide rollers, if not perfectly clean, will mark most new flooring.  There are protective strips that can be used under each slide roller to reduce the wear and tear on the new flooring.  Your choice of flooring material is also important.  Vinyl plank flooring is one of the softer / less durable choices.  The good news is it is also one of the thinner materials to should be a closer match to the compressed carpet thickness.

[Rick A]

I just took out the ceramic tiles in the galley area (what a bloody awful job it was), put down a 5.2mm RevolutionPly base and laid down a top of the line 20 year vinyl sheeting. No adjustments were required to the rollers but the combined thickness of the plywood and vinyl was the same as the tiles. It also reduced the weight by about 200 lbs. Significant.  Them tiles were darned heavy and bloody cold in winter. Not carpet but may be may be helpful. 

[DavidL]

9 hours ago, Rick A said:

I just took out the ceramic tiles in the galley area (what a bloody awful job it was), put down a 5.2mm RevolutionPly base and laid down a top of the line 20 year vinyl sheeting. No adjustments were required to the rollers but the combined thickness of the plywood and vinyl was the same as the tiles. It also reduced the weight by about 200 lbs. Significant.  Them tiles were darned heavy and bloody cold in winter. Not carpet but may be may be helpful. 

Too late, now, but I use an air chisel to remove tiles.  You can remove them as fast as you can move.  I put a blanket over the project area and chisel underneath to keep the dust / dirt down from getting everywhere.  The demo of the tile on my Newmar took about 10 minutes.  Clean up took hours.

Edited July 3, 2023 by DavidL

[Rick A]

Thanks. I put a tarp over the floor but it was still an ordeal and yes the clean up was probably the worst part of it. I wore thick gloves because of the shards of porcelain! I should have asked for advice and posted on Monacoers it would have helped. 

[Les Hurdle]

2004 Cheetah

I'm about to have the tiles around galley/bathroom area removed also carpet up to the front of the coach and in the bedroom.

The gent doing the job comes highly recommended having refurb other coaches.  He wants to remove the 'sub floor' under the tiles [see pic.. not a good example but there is a height difference from the carpet level up to the tiles.  Having read the comments above will I have to adjust the slides etc given the carpet on the non e/drivers side slide will remain carpeted?  The replacement is interlocking foam/rubber backed vinyl of some kind

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[jacwjames]

I think the installer needs to remove a couple tile and see what kind of subfloor there is. 

Seems Monaco used different combinations of subfloor, in my case they used 2 layers of 5/8" osb type sheeting.  Once this gets wet it pretty much just crumbles.  I had to replace both layers in the front passenger side of the coach, this it the area that my wife kept 2 large dog crates and I suspect years of water bowl spills caused the flooring to fail.  I replaced with a layer of 3/4" treated plywood and a 1/2 layer of exterior siding.  I was able to salvage the vapor barrier under the flooring, hoping it would help the flooring.  This was in an area that is exposed to the road elements right behind the front axle/tires. 

[Rick A]

I have just removed all of those tiles. You will notice the carpet is actually below the tile level so there is slight discrepancy in the two levels. I put in a plywood “subfloor”  for want of a better term (the thickness was 5.6 millimetres) over the original base, so this plywood subfloor and the new vinyl sheet made the new level with the carpet.  

[Les Hurdle]

many thansk to both.  Will talk to the installer