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07-02-2019, 04:52 PM
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Reupholster or Replace Furniture
Any ideas on reupholstering or replacing furniture ? I have a 2015 Bounder, garage kept, and all of the furniture is peeling and flaking. The Flexsteel Captains chairs and sofa sleeper are worse than the dinette cushions, but all are becoming an eyesore. I'm debating on which route to choose. Welcome opinions - - -
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07-02-2019, 04:59 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2017
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After 4 years? Thats some poor quality stuff.
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07-02-2019, 06:09 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 2,565
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rangermike
Any ideas on reupholstering or replacing furniture ? I have a 2015 Bounder, garage kept, and all of the furniture is peeling and flaking. The Flexsteel Captains chairs and sofa sleeper are worse than the dinette cushions, but all are becoming an eyesore. I'm debating on which route to choose. Welcome opinions - - -
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I did not like what came in mine. I had them redone. They added extra padding to the couch and covered with material like you would see on a Barbers chair. Just find a shop that does cars, boats and furniture. Best upgrade I did.
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07-02-2019, 07:13 PM
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Fleetwood Owners Club American Coach Owners Club
Join Date: Mar 2011
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We had two dining chairs in a previous coach that had the material literally coming off, fading and generally in very poor shape...after three years. It would have cost more to replace that material than it would have to buy new chairs. So we gave the chairs away, and used the two spares we carried in the closet. Only two of us, so it worked until we sold the coach.
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07-02-2019, 07:20 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
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We had our chairs reupholstered in AZ by Palacios Upholstry, excellent workmanship and fair price
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07-02-2019, 07:26 PM
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Monaco Owners Club Thor Owners Club
Join Date: Jan 2012
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I have reupholstered our couch cushions and I am now covering our bench cushions. I am using dark out window curtains from walmart. I buy the 84" size,room darkening curtains. I rip all the seams, press and then make a pattern by laying the cushions on top of the material. It really is a simple process and the results look great! I even made curtains using the same material for our bedroom windows. They are supported with tension rods which fit under the cornice. It really darkens the bedroom and gives more privacy.
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07-02-2019, 07:36 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 4,985
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Google slip covers.
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07-02-2019, 08:54 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Huntsville, AL/Helen, GA
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All of my upholstery has peeling leather veneer. Junk. But all the framing on the furniture is steel, and it is not really recoverable.
I'm just going to replace my furniture with a home style couch and a conventional leather recliner. As much as I don't like Lazy Boy upholstery, at least it can be split into two pieces to go through the door of my fifth wheel.
Another furniture option is sectional furniture, including a chase lounge.
Anyway it goes, replacing furniture is about the same as buying new sub-par quality RV furniture. $2,000 expense for the RV manufacturer's cutting corners.
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07-02-2019, 09:46 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 2,565
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bamaman
All of my upholstery has peeling leather veneer. Junk. But all the framing on the furniture is steel, and it is not really recoverable.
I'm just going to replace my furniture with a home style couch and a conventional leather recliner. As much as I don't like Lazy Boy upholstery, at least it can be split into two pieces to go through the door of my fifth wheel.
Another furniture option is sectional furniture, including a chase lounge.
Anyway it goes, replacing furniture is about the same as buying new sub-par quality RV furniture. $2,000 expense for the RV manufacturer's cutting corners.
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Mine is the same and it was recovered. You car seats are steel and they can be recovered.
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07-02-2019, 10:58 PM
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Senior Member
Country Coach Owners Club
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 8,233
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I had 3 bids to re upholster the drivers and pax seats. It was actually cheaper to replace them
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07-03-2019, 08:19 AM
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Junior Member
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Still at work
Posts: 8
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Flexsteel and other mfg's uses steel clamps and hog rings to hold the material to the metal frame. Just finished re-covering the drivers seat last night and will do the copilot tonight. It's an easy job but you need to take pictures or notes to make sure it goes back together right. If you type Flexsteel into the search window here you will find a fairly thorough 2018 discussion on the process. $375 each for new skins from Flexsteel. I upgraded material from the original and hope it lasts better. A local shop quoted me $600 to put the skins on. The savings from doing it myself will allow budget for another upgrade.
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07-03-2019, 09:42 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 931
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I bought some quality seat covers for my van. They were easy to install, and you do not need to remove existing covers.
They looked so good that the guy that bought it thought they were factory.
The van had cloth seats when I bought it new. I don't care for cloth. So I put the vinyl covers on right away.
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08-18-2019, 10:51 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2019
Posts: 21
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Check out Erikson Fabrics in Atlanta ask for a sample of their Lavish Leather. Look , feel, and durability of leather. Far superior to vinyl found in boats and typical RV’s. This stuff will not disappoint.
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01-06-2020, 08:50 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2020
Posts: 5
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More Info Please....
Quote:
Originally Posted by 2Yung2 Quit
I bought some quality seat covers for my van. They were easy to install, and you do not need to remove existing covers.
They looked so good that the guy that bought it thought they were factory.
The van had cloth seats when I bought it new. I don't care for cloth. So I put the vinyl covers on right away.
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2yung....could you provide details (brand name, where to buy, link) for the slip covers you installed??? Thanks.....
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