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skluebke · 12-27-2018, 07:40 AM

JimmyJ,
Yes the woodshop makes it very easy. I used to do woodworking in a tiny 1 car garage. When I retired, a woodshop was very high on my list.

The fireplace/TV combo will go here. We have a 7370, so our floorplan is a bit different than yours.

JimmyJ · 12-27-2018, 04:21 PM

Yes my entrance door is in front of the passenger seat. I think you got a great plan man.

skluebke · 04-21-2019, 07:13 AM

It's been a loooong winter here in north central Wisconsin and in fact we still have a few patches of snow. But we retrieved our Tradewinds from storage a few weeks ago. We have been waiting all winter to get started on our updates.

The biggest job by far has been removing the carpeting to make way for vinyl tile. Four days and thousands of staples later and that part is done, although today is for pulling up the ceramic tile in the “kitchen”.

We found a pretty significant problem in the form of a leak along the backside of the slide. The edges of the exterior skin of the slide are covered on all four edges by a trim piece and that piece at the bottom had gapped open quite a bit allowing the rain to pour into the slide! Because the MH had been sitting unused, and with the slide in, for the last couple of years there was significant damage to the floor and back wall of the slide and to the floor in the main coach. There also appears to be some problem with the support structure of the slide because one end of the slide drops down about ¾ of an inch. We are going to take it to the experts to have a look. After that we’ll tackle the repairs to the flooring and walls.

JimmyJ · 04-23-2019, 05:53 AM

How is the fold out couch attached to the slide out.

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Originally Posted by skluebke

It's been a loooong winter here in north central Wisconsin and in fact we still have a few patches of snow. But we retrieved our Tradewinds from storage a few weeks ago. We have been waiting all winter to get started on our updates.

The biggest job by far has been removing the carpeting to make way for vinyl tile. Four days and thousands of staples later and that part is done, although today is for pulling up the ceramic tile in the “kitchen”.

We found a pretty significant problem in the form of a leak along the backside of the slide. The edges of the exterior skin of the slide are covered on all four edges by a trim piece and that piece at the bottom had gapped open quite a bit allowing the rain to pour into the slide! Because the MH had been sitting unused, and with the slide in, for the last couple of years there was significant damage to the floor and back wall of the slide and to the floor in the main coach. There also appears to be some problem with the support structure of the slide because one end of the slide drops down about ¾ of an inch. We are going to take it to the experts to have a look. After that we’ll tackle the repairs to the flooring and walls.

skluebke · 04-24-2019, 06:24 AM

JimmyJ,
It is attached to the wall at the base of the couch by 3 wood blocks. Our floor was water damaged, so we were able to roll the couch by pulling the back of the couch toward the middle of the coach.
I believe you could reach the screws by pulling out the bed and remove the screws from the wood blocks by conventional means. Hope this helps!

JimmyJ · 04-25-2019, 02:26 PM

Thanks I'll be tackling this soon

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Originally Posted by skluebke

JimmyJ,
It is attached to the wall at the base of the couch by 3 wood blocks. Our floor was water damaged, so we were able to roll the couch by pulling the back of the couch toward the middle of the coach.
I believe you could reach the screws by pulling out the bed and remove the screws from the wood blocks by conventional means. Hope this helps!

skluebke · 05-22-2019, 07:11 PM

So, my last post referenced removing the ceramic tile in the “kitchen”. If you can live with it, leave it!! Once we started the process and realized how difficult it would be to remove the tile it was too late and we had to keep going. With a 5 pound maul and an air chisel (!) it took me 2 days to remove about 10 square feet of tile. Because the mastic they used initially was so strong, it actually took chunks out of the subfloor. That resulted in 2 days to fill and level the floor.
We chose a click together vinyl tile and used an underlayment for a bit of insulation. The tile can be cut with a utility knife and snapped apart but the table saw and chop saw were much easier. I spent about 20 hours over a 10 day time period to get it all in. Very happy with it!
Next task is baseboard and trim that have to go in because of the gaps between the flooring and the cabinets and walls. Not a problem with carpet, but now necessary.

JimmyJ · 05-23-2019, 07:09 AM

Wow that just tired me out.

C1v1leng · 06-01-2019, 06:00 AM

I took wood floor out in the kitchen and they must have used the same glue. Pulled up pieces of the sub floor. Used the air chisel and hand chisel as well.

Put adhesive vinyl tiles back. One year later all is well.

FLRosebud · 06-01-2019, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by C1v1leng

I took wood floor out in the kitchen and they must have used the same glue. Pulled up pieces of the sub floor. Used the air chisel and hand chisel as well.

Put adhesive vinyl tiles back. One year later all is well.

Question - did you have any issues with expansion/contraction of the tiles during temperature extremes resulting in the tile "joints" opening up some in the cold, then closing back during the heat? Am thinking about doing the same thing in our SeaBreeze.

Al

C1v1leng · 06-02-2019, 02:52 PM

We left this winter for warmer climates and the temp was 17deg. Had put the heat on the night before we left. Traveled to AZ and had temps in the 80s no noticeable shrinkage or gaps throughout that temp range. Used a little liquid nails in the places I was concerned about adhesion. All tiles still stuck. Ill post some pics

FLRosebud · 06-03-2019, 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by C1v1leng

We left this winter for warmer climates and the temp was 17deg. Had put the heat on the night before we left. Traveled to AZ and had temps in the 80s no noticeable shrinkage or gaps throughout that temp range. Used a little liquid nails in the places I was concerned about adhesion. All tiles still stuck. Ill post some pics

Thanks!!

Al

skluebke · 06-04-2019, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by FLRosebud

Question - did you have any issues with expansion/contraction of the tiles during temperature extremes resulting in the tile "joints" opening up some in the cold, then closing back during the heat? Am thinking about doing the same thing in our SeaBreeze.

Al

Al,
We just installed it in May. Keep you posted this winter