Bounder: Sofa Replacement

[Dale & Mark Bruss]

When put our Ace La-Z-Boy dual recliner loveseat in the Bounder, the boss would not allow the lambrequins to be shortened. So we installed 3/4" plywood panels covered with carpet so the loveseat could stick over the edge of the slide floor. and be far enough from the lambrequins to allow the recline. We didn't want the loveseat to hang on the edge of the slide.

The only attachment of the loveseat was to wrap the seat selts around the frame and a couple of electrical conduit clamps.

It does get a little tight to get to the bathroom when the slide is in but we do get through.
Photos

[SarahW]

Originally Posted by DonBauer

Wife and I were camping this weekend and got rained in.. Decided to watch a move on "the couch".. Made it about 60 minutes and we were both complaining of our behinds HURTING! Wife said, we need to get that replacement couch ASAP!

We have a long trip planed to Niagara this September and want to get it switched before then.

So, we are next! Just ordered our Pinnacle Sofa - Wayfair has them in stock! Lazy boy said 6-8wks...

I have read through everything and have a couple of questions:

1. You (SarahW) mentioned that you did not bolt down your sofa - has that changed? Has it stayed put in your travels?

2. The window treatments need to be shortened?? I did not see anyone's photos and was wondering if there were any tricks to share regarding that exercise?? We bought new and this is our first interior mod (added Banks power, and I did ran some cables for satellite / cable)..

Regards

Hello there. I know you will love your new sofa. We have not bolted down the sofa and have had no problem with movement. The seatbelts could be used to secure the sofa but we haven't done that, either. (Do not use the seatbelts as seatbelts unless the sofa is bolted down. )

Here is a thread about the lambriquins. http://www.irv2.com/forums/f107/remo...ns-162575.html You might prefer to just remove them completely. It's not difficult to shorten them but it is time consuming. Good luck and I'll be waiting on the photos!!

[houstonkiwi]

Originally Posted by DonBauer

Wife and I were camping this weekend and got rained in.. Decided to watch a move on "the couch".. Made it about 60 minutes and we were both complaining of our behinds HURTING! Wife said, we need to get that replacement couch ASAP!

We have a long trip planed to Niagara this September and want to get it switched before then.

So, we are next! Just ordered our Pinnacle Sofa - Wayfair has them in stock! Lazy boy said 6-8wks...

I have read through everything and have a couple of questions:

1. You (SarahW) mentioned that you did not bolt down your sofa - has that changed? Has it stayed put in your travels?

2. The window treatments need to be shortened?? I did not see anyone's photos and was wondering if there were any tricks to share regarding that exercise?? We bought new and this is our first interior mod (added Banks power, and I did ran some cables for satellite / cable)..

Regards

We screwed a 5/8" ply board to the floor under the sofa and then fitted 8 single leg saddle clamps over the sofa perimeter frame to hold it in place. As the sofa frame extended over the edge of slide floor this gives full support to the frame.
The ply board was about 5' x 2' for our Best brand love seat.

To hide the cables behind the sofa we got a 4" x 4" PVC square tube from Home Depot and cut it to match the length between the nightstand and the back of the booth seat. We cut 2" out of one face so it looked like a square cornered "C" section, this was laid down on the floor, against the wall, with the open face down and we pushed all the cables up into the tube to tidy them. We did have to make a cut on what was the back face where some of the cables go out through the floor/wall joint. Before we put the tube in place we painted it to match the carpet and it looks great and completely hides the cables.

We left the seat belt anchor points where they are and fed the belts between the seat and back cushions, then purchased belt extenders (like on aircraft) and all works well.

Have fun with your project.

[alexand46]

Originally Posted by SarahW

Thanks; I think I can see some screws on the strut. It appears that the awning arm is right beside the door on the hinge side, so we will have to be very careful to not let the door or the awning get damaged.

I don't believe there is any way this stupid L-shaped sofa will go through the window, either. I'm afraid it will be as Cliff said... Sawsall time. I'm so frustrated right now, I really would like to take Mr. Chainsaw out there and get busy.

I want to swap out mine for theater. So your are saying the curved section is too big to be removed
Through the door and will have to be cut in two pieces (Distroyed) to get it out the door. How about the other sections? Thanks.

[Ernie Ekberg]

Boys- all the furniture in an rv will come apart. ya just gotta look for the nuts and bolts.
I do this all the time. I know

[computerguy]

Originally Posted by alexand46

I want to swap out mine for theater. So your are saying the curved section is too big to be removed
Through the door and will have to be cut in two pieces (Distroyed) to get it out the door. How about the other sections? Thanks.

The corner will come out through the door but it is a lot of work. I sold mine but it was too many staples and a number of hours of work on a hot FL summer day. You have to take the panel off the back of the corner piece. The details are somewhere in this thread as SarahW's husband did it as I read first and also did it. I did mine about 2 1/2 years ago so you may need to look back a ways.

[DonBauer]

Originally Posted by SarahW

Hello there. I know you will love your new sofa. We have not bolted down the sofa and have had no problem with movement. The seatbelts could be used to secure the sofa but we haven't done that, either. (Do not use the seatbelts as seatbelts unless the sofa is bolted down. )

Here is a thread about the lambriquins. http://www.irv2.com/forums/f107/remo...ns-162575.html You might prefer to just remove them completely. It's not difficult to shorten them but it is time consuming. Good luck and I'll be waiting on the photos!!

Couch is in, lambrequins have been shortened and all is back together.. I can't begin to express my gratitude for all of the instructions and assistance with our couch mod. Thanks everyone! It was not easy, but we survived and it looks great, and more importantly, it is SUPER comfortable. We have a long (10 day) trip planned at the end of the month and cannot wait to try it in the field.

Someone mentioned that they sold their old couch?? How / Where did you do that?[moderator edit]

Best Regards

Don

[AFfiredawg]

Originally Posted by DonBauer

Couch is in, lambrequins have been shortened and all is back together.. I can't begin to express my gratitude for all of the instructions and assistance with our couch mod. Thanks everyone! It was not easy, but we survived and it looks great, and more importantly, it is SUPER comfortable. We have a long (10 day) trip planned at the end of the month and cannot wait to try it in the field.

Someone mentioned that they sold their old couch?? How / Where did you do that?[moderator edit]

Best Regards

Don

There is a classified section on the irv2 website. I sold mine through craigslist. You could also use the Facebook marketplace.

[SarahW]

Originally Posted by DonBauer

Couch is in, lambrequins have been shortened and all is back together.. I can't begin to express my gratitude for all of the instructions and assistance with our couch mod. Thanks everyone! It was not easy, but we survived and it looks great, and more importantly, it is SUPER comfortable. We have a long (10 day) trip planned at the end of the month and cannot wait to try it in the field.

Someone mentioned that they sold their old couch?? How / Where did you do that?[moderator edit]

Best Regards

Don

Outstanding! Looks great and I know you'll enjoy it.

[computerguy]

Originally Posted by AFfiredawg

There is a classified section on the irv2 website. I sold mine through craigslist. You could also use the Facebook marketplace.

Ditto for CL. I listed it on irv2 also but did not have any takers that were near by. Tampa CL was awesome for me selling everything when I downsized also. FB is also very good.

[ksw]

Hi Sarah W. This is ksw. I am terrible about e-mail and postings. You asked for pics of our new recliners that replaced the couch. I have no idea how to paste a picture. But will try. Well I have no idea how to do this. Copy and paste is not working. But the recliners are a definite hit. We met some people this past week and they are getting some. I will have to have my son give me a lesson on this website and how to attach a picture. And sorry it has taken me so long to answer.

[SarahW]

Originally Posted by ksw

Hi Sarah W. This is ksw. I am terrible about e-mail and postings. You asked for pics of our new recliners that replaced the couch. I have no idea how to paste a picture. But will try. Well I have no idea how to do this. Copy and paste is not working. But the recliners are a definite hit. We met some people this past week and they are getting some. I will have to have my son give me a lesson on this website and how to attach a picture. And sorry it has taken me so long to answer.

Here is a link to some helpful info. http://www.irv2.com/forums/f62/forum...ics-49134.html

I hope you can figure out how to post the photos. Everyone would love to see your new setup!

[alexand46]

So you are saying , at the factory , they put the furniture in after the coach is built and through the front door. Thanks for your input.

[AFfiredawg]

Originally Posted by alexand46

So you are saying , at the factory , they put the furniture in after the coach is built and through the front door. Thanks for your input.

No they absolutely do not for the most part...It is usually placed in through a slide opening before the slide is put in...