Replacing Carpet 5th Wheel Slide

The first step in replacing your rv flooring is to get that old carpeting out of the rv and to do that you will need to remove all of the furniture first.

Replacing carpet 5th wheel slide.

Step 5 add carpet to your slide out. Paint the slide out underside. Please thumbs up this video and we really need your help for us to reach our 10000 subscribers goal. Here s how to remove the old carpet and install new carpet inside a motorhome yourself step 1.

Ripping out the fifth wheels rv carpet video. With the slide extended you can pull the slide carpet up which is secured with glue and staples and you will see a 4 wide metal strip that is screwed to the slide floor edge. These are located in the wheel well of the front wheels. There is a good chance that you could see a wee bit of white here and there which contrast the surrounding color.

The first part of the project was to shop for new carpet. You might be wondering how this flooring has held up. From there it s just a matter of prying the boards up and removing any wood trim that gets in the way. Then roll the carpet over the strip and tap into place.

Finally a pet peeve of mine. Charlotte cover mr reynolds that is something my husband and i have been concerned about. Replacing that small strip of carpet that is just in front of the slide is not an option in most every rv. Add a layer of tack strip to the edges of the floor as this will help make it easier to install the carpet.

Rvs are usually a smaller space so you may be able to find a carpet remnant of adequate size to meet your needs. Worked great is flexible and makes it easy to remove it needed in the future. So far in testing the slide works fine and rides above the floor. When it comes to replacing flooring in rv with slide you want everything to be in perfect harmony from color to position.

Finally trim the carpet with a utility knife. Remove the driver and passenger captain chairs by removing the nuts and bolts that secure them. After removing the metal strip this should expose the flooring edge. As far as the slide goes i left a few inches of carpet where it enters the main area and added metal trim piece so the slide bottom won t snag.

That was the case with my rv carpet project. As it sits behind the rear wheels the extra weight goes onto the rear axle while lifting weight off the front braking steering axle not good. I plan to do my whole 5th wheel bedroom and all similar to. By replacing our carpet with lighter tiles we lost more than half the total carpet weight not including the dirt sand and grime that was trapped in the rug.