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| hungry squirrels at my dinette seat [message #204056] |
Mon, 08 April 2013 14:07  |
lqqkatjon
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OK. I was working on my engine, had the intake off to block the cross over. I left the engine hatch up, and a critter came in and ate up a bit of my dinette seat.
Now I do not have the best interior... it is not original, but could use some updating.
question now, is it got turned into the insurance company now, and I am instructed to get some estimates on repair. obviously it cannot be matched.
has anybody had their original flexsteel style interior re-done professionally? and have an idea of what that might cost? or a shop that i could get that is familiar with the interior give me a quote to give to the insurance company?
I have a 75 palm beach. davo couch/bunk, dinette up front. and the two bench seats that come together in the rear for a bed.
Jon Roche
75 palm beach
EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now.
St. Cloud, MN
http://lqqkatjon.blogspot.com/
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| Re: hungry squirrels at my dinette seat [message #204058 is a reply to message #204056] |
Mon, 08 April 2013 14:26  |
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| lqqkatjon wrote on Mon, 08 April 2013 14:07 |
OK. I was working on my engine, had the intake off to block the cross over. I left the engine hatch up, and a critter came in and ate up a bit of my dinette seat.
Now I do not have the best interior... it is not original, but could use some updating.
question now, is it got turned into the insurance company now, and I am instructed to get some estimates on repair. obviously it cannot be matched.
has anybody had their original flexsteel style interior re-done professionally? and have an idea of what that might cost? or a shop that i could get that is familiar with the interior give me a quote to give to the insurance company?
I have a 75 palm beach. davo couch/bunk, dinette up front. and the two bench seats that come together in the rear for a bed.
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Jon, quit leaving those pecans lying around. Did you catch the little rascal? I'd be having that sucker for supper. 
I can not help you but could not resist.
Dan
who considers Jon a good friend in person
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| Re: hungry squirrels at my dinette seat [message #204060 is a reply to message #204058] |
Mon, 08 April 2013 14:37 |
tphipps
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Cats love squirrels. LOL
Too bad about the damage. My biggest problems are mud daubbers, even into the air intake horn for the air cleaner. A mother-nature made choke.
Tom, MS II
2012 Phoenix Cruiser model 2552
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| Re: [GMCnet] hungry squirrels at my dinette seat [message #204065 is a reply to message #204056] |
Mon, 08 April 2013 15:12 |
RicksGMC
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Soooo, can you send the squirrel down to my place when he's done cuz I'd like to get my dinette redone this spring too.
:-)
Rick
Rick&Tammy Drummond
Prior Lake MN
'74 (re)Painted Desert
On Apr 8, 2013, at 2:07 PM, Jon Roche <lqqkatjon@gmail.com> wrote:
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> OK. I was working on my engine, had the intake off to block the cross over. I left the engine hatch up, and a critter came in and ate up a bit of my dinette seat.
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> Now I do not have the best interior... it is not original, but could use some updating.
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> question now, is it got turned into the insurance company now, and I am instructed to get some estimates on repair. obviously it cannot be matched.
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> has anybody had their original flexsteel style interior re-done professionally? and have an idea of what that might cost? or a shop that i could get that is familiar with the interior give me a quote to give to the insurance company?
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> I have a 75 palm beach. davo couch/bunk, dinette up front. and the two bench seats that come together in the rear for a bed.
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> St. Cloud, MN
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| Re: [GMCnet] hungry squirrels at my dinette seat [message #204084 is a reply to message #204056] |
Mon, 08 April 2013 17:41 |
Mike Teets
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Jon, I had an estimate of around $2000 including new foam for a complete
steelcase palm beach but that was several years ago. I ended up doing it
myself. Did I mention how much I hate squirrels? I believe I ended up with
about $1000 in total costs to do it myself. I probably had $10,000 in
boat/rv/home/barn/stuff damage from squirrels in just one summer if I had
to pay for someone else for labor.
See http://teamteets.com/gmc/upholstery.html
I will be adding some dimensions I just found from planning to that page.
On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 3:07 PM, Jon Roche <lqqkatjon@gmail.com> wrote:
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> OK. I was working on my engine, had the intake off to block the cross
> over. I left the engine hatch up, and a critter came in and ate up a bit
> of my dinette seat.
>
> Now I do not have the best interior... it is not original, but could use
> some updating.
>
> question now, is it got turned into the insurance company now, and I am
> instructed to get some estimates on repair. obviously it cannot be matched.
>
> has anybody had their original flexsteel style interior re-done
> professionally? and have an idea of what that might cost? or a shop that
> i could get that is familiar with the interior give me a quote to give to
> the insurance company?
>
> I have a 75 palm beach. davo couch/bunk, dinette up front. and the two
> bench seats that come together in the rear for a bed.
>
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> --
> 75 palm beach
> St. Cloud, MN
> http://lqqkatjon.blogspot.com/
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| Re: [GMCnet] hungry squirrels at my dinette seat [message #204086 is a reply to message #204084] |
Mon, 08 April 2013 17:47 |
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ljdavick
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Mike,
Didn't you say, in hindsight, that those upholsterer's really do earn their pay?
Larry Davick
Fremont, California
A Mystery Machine
'76 (ish) Palm Beach
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Teets" <teamteets@gmail.com>
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Sent: Monday, April 8, 2013 3:41:40 PM
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] hungry squirrels at my dinette seat
Jon, I had an estimate of around $2000 including new foam for a complete
steelcase palm beach but that was several years ago. I ended up doing it
myself. Did I mention how much I hate squirrels? I believe I ended up with
about $1000 in total costs to do it myself. I probably had $10,000 in
boat/rv/home/barn/stuff damage from squirrels in just one summer if I had
to pay for someone else for labor.
See http://teamteets.com/gmc/upholstery.html
I will be adding some dimensions I just found from planning to that page.
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| Re: [GMCnet] hungry squirrels at my dinette seat [message #204089 is a reply to message #204086] |
Mon, 08 April 2013 18:01 |
Mike Teets
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Absolutely they do! It is surprisingly strenuous work and I actually enjoy
really hard work! If I had it to do all over again, I would definitely do
it myself again for the same reasons I did it the first time. I learned a
lot and I am more than happy in the final product. But, if considering it
yourself, do it because you want to do the work, not because you think you
will save a bunch of money or you can do it quicker.
On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 6:47 PM, Larry Davick <ljdavick@comcast.net> wrote:
> Mike,
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> Didn't you say, in hindsight, that those upholsterer's really do earn
> their pay?
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> Larry Davick
> Fremont, California
> A Mystery Machine
> '76 (ish) Palm Beach
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Teets" <teamteets@gmail.com>
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
> Sent: Monday, April 8, 2013 3:41:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] hungry squirrels at my dinette seat
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> Jon, I had an estimate of around $2000 including new foam for a complete
> steelcase palm beach but that was several years ago. I ended up doing it
> myself. Did I mention how much I hate squirrels? I believe I ended up with
> about $1000 in total costs to do it myself. I probably had $10,000 in
> boat/rv/home/barn/stuff damage from squirrels in just one summer if I had
> to pay for someone else for labor.
>
> See http://teamteets.com/gmc/upholstery.html
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> I will be adding some dimensions I just found from planning to that page.
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| Re: hungry squirrels at my dinette seat [message #204095 is a reply to message #204056] |
Mon, 08 April 2013 18:34 |
lqqkatjon
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Thanks Mike. I book marked your page finally. I have been over it before, and do not understand my mental block of not remembering you walked the walk before.
RV guy stopped by and is going to get me some estimates for the insurance people. will see how that all goes, and decide who is doing the upholstry work, my wife and mother-in-law. or a professional. If we do it ourselves, I am guessing the dinette, and davo will be done this spring. rear couches next year.
I am usually one to do the work myself so I learn, and can be proud of what i do. However these days, time is flying by, and I just am finding myself involved in too many projects myself.
as far as catching the squirrel. I tried that a few years ago, and I trapped a squirrels every day for two weeks. and never ran out. I am not one to eat squirrels... so i gave up. I bet I would never run out of squirrel's around here.
I also will wait to see what happens with the insurance. The squirrel might be my new best friend.
Jon Roche
75 palm beach
EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now.
St. Cloud, MN
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| Re: [GMCnet] hungry squirrels at my dinette seat [message #204145 is a reply to message #204143] |
Tue, 09 April 2013 09:43 |
mojoe
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Squirrels are a PITA! Ever seen one chew the black plastic bumper cover on a chevy truck? Still not sure why the insurance lady was laughing.
Joe Kemenczky..
1975 Eleganza ll " Odie " 75,000 miles..
"When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it had happened or not." - Mark Twain.
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| Re: [GMCnet] hungry squirrels at my dinette seat [message #204149 is a reply to message #204145] |
Tue, 09 April 2013 10:33 |
Mike Teets
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At this point, after years of experimentation, I am winning the war with
squirrels. Here is how if you don't want a cat:
Find their nests, there are at least two for each squirrel. Collect and
dispose of the nest and all nest material. They find them by smell and
will return to the location repeatedly even if you scatter it.
Get rid of their food source. Rake up nuts in the fall. If seems crazy
but you must do it. If you have pine trees, collect the pine cones as well.
Once they get into a building, you must use a kill trap. They will eat
through anything to return back inside building, even if you close off
their access. You cannot relocate them as they will die anyway, and
often aggressively attack the squirrels in that location. They will travel
over 5 miles to return.
The best traps are the black plastic clamp type, Bell T Rex rat traps.
Peanut butter works best.
On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 10:43 AM, Joe Kemenczky <toyomojoe@live.com> wrote:
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> Squirrels are a PITA! Ever seen one chew the black plastic bumper cover on
> a chevy truck? Still not sure why the insurance lady was laughing.
> --
> Joe Kemenczky
> 1975 Eleganza ll (Odie) 75,000 miles.
> Working on complete restoration. In year 2 of a 3 year restoration.
> Loving every minute!
> Monroe, NC (East of Charlotte).
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| Re: hungry squirrels at my dinette seat [message #204150 is a reply to message #204056] |
Tue, 09 April 2013 10:44 |
lqqkatjon
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How about chipmunks? I am actually not sure if it was a chipmunk, or squirrel that did the damage.
My problem, is I live in town of 65,000 + people. in a neighborhood, that is full of big oak trees. I have 7 oaks just on my 1/2 acre lot. (had 8, but cut one down last year). alot of the neighbors are the same. and one of the neighbors down the block, I know feeds the stupid things. I am also less then a mile from the mississippi river, and that is very wooded. so I do not think I can rid my yard of squirrels. at least without being arrested anyway.
I can see the squirrels nests, but I am not sure if I brought a bucket truck home from work, I could reach them up in those oaks.
I do not think the squirrels found food in the gmc, but just ate a bit of the seat.
Jon Roche
75 palm beach
EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now.
St. Cloud, MN
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| Re: hungry squirrels at my dinette seat [message #204153 is a reply to message #204150] |
Tue, 09 April 2013 12:01 |
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It was probably Squirrels, We have had all three (mice, squirrels and chipmunks) over the years get in our various coachs..... squirrels being the only ones that ate the upholstery, and doing the most damage. How we knew it was a squirrel was because it made a nice bed up of pinecones and driverseat pieces about a foot deep under the bathtub, leaving a impression of where it slept.....perfect outline of a squirrel.... and phewwwww did it stink.....
| lqqkatjon wrote on Tue, 09 April 2013 11:44 |
How about chipmunks? I am actually not sure if it was a chipmunk, or squirrel that did the damage.
My problem, is I live in town of 65,000 + people. in a neighborhood, that is full of big oak trees. I have 7 oaks just on my 1/2 acre lot. (had 8, but cut one down last year). alot of the neighbors are the same. and one of the neighbors down the block, I know feeds the stupid things. I am also less then a mile from the mississippi river, and that is very wooded. so I do not think I can rid my yard of squirrels. at least without being arrested anyway.
I can see the squirrels nests, but I am not sure if I brought a bucket truck home from work, I could reach them up in those oaks.
I do not think the squirrels found food in the gmc, but just ate a bit of the seat.
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Mandie Raymond
Clarkston, MI
1978 GMC Royale with rear bath
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| Re: [GMCnet] hungry squirrels at my dinette seat [message #204157 is a reply to message #204150] |
Tue, 09 April 2013 14:26 |
Mike Teets
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Jon, I too have a difficult lot. Around 200 trees from scrubs to 100 yr
old hickory with woods a stream adjacent. I am a large lot in the middle
subdivisions of manicured lawns. All wildlife come to my house daily to
escape the grind of their day jobs pestering small cats and dogs. You
can't eliminate the squirrels but you can make it the neighbors lots more
attractive :-) I don't worry about the nests in the trees, just the ones
on the ground, around the house and barn, and under the deck. Each
squirrel will need at least two nests, or food stores to feel safe. Just
get rid of as many as possible.
On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 11:44 AM, Jon Roche <lqqkatjon@gmail.com> wrote:
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> How about chipmunks? I am actually not sure if it was a chipmunk, or
> squirrel that did the damage.
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> My problem, is I live in town of 65,000 + people. in a neighborhood, that
> is full of big oak trees. I have 7 oaks just on my 1/2 acre lot. (had 8,
> but cut one down last year). alot of the neighbors are the same. and one
> of the neighbors down the block, I know feeds the stupid things. I am also
> less then a mile from the mississippi river, and that is very wooded. so I
> do not think I can rid my yard of squirrels. at least without being
> arrested anyway.
>
> I can see the squirrels nests, but I am not sure if I brought a bucket
> truck home from work, I could reach them up in those oaks.
>
> I do not think the squirrels found food in the gmc, but just ate a bit of
> the seat.
>
>
> --
> 75 palm beach
> St. Cloud, MN
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| Re: [GMCnet] hungry squirrels at my dinette seat [message #204164 is a reply to message #204157] |
Tue, 09 April 2013 15:50 |
Keith V
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are we talking red or gray squirrels?
We have Gray around here and they seem pretty benign, well except for burrying things in the grass.
They are fat, probably good eating since both the wife and neighbor feed the lil guys.
I WILL shoot red squirrels on sight
Keith Vasilakes
Mounds View. MN
75 ex Royale GMC
ask me about MicroLevel
Cell, 763-732-3419
My427v8@hotmail.com
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| Re: [GMCnet] hungry squirrels at my dinette seat [message #204167 is a reply to message #204164] |
Tue, 09 April 2013 15:56 |
Mike Teets
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Gray's tend to stay away from people stuff... It is the evil red that is
the enemy of the GMCer. I read somewhere, but can't find the reference,
that red squirrels would be the single largest natural disaster nearly
every year if measured in dollars to repair damage.
On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 4:50 PM, Keith V <my427v8@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> are we talking red or gray squirrels?
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> We have Gray around here and they seem pretty benign, well except for
> burrying things in the grass.
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> They are fat, probably good eating since both the wife and neighbor feed
> the lil guys.
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> I WILL shoot red squirrels on sight
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> 69 Vette
> 29 Dodge
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| Re: hungry squirrels at my dinette seat [message #204207 is a reply to message #204056] |
Tue, 09 April 2013 20:30 |
lqqkatjon
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I did not really know that. I had one in my live trap last year.
looks like I am going to trap him again and make sure he is gone for good. Mostly have brown squirrels around, but now that I have done the research, I know there are just a few red ones here.
I did get a call back from a RV guy here in town, that started his own repair business after working for a huge RV place.
he said $1800 labor on the upholstery job for all the seats minus the captains chairs.
but he also told me $700 labor to install carpet.(high?)
He is going to give me the numbers formally yet for me to go to the insurance company with.
Jon Roche
75 palm beach
EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now.
St. Cloud, MN
http://lqqkatjon.blogspot.com/
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