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 Ball Park # for Carpet and Upholstery [message #361421] |
Sun, 03 January 2021 19:44  |
Tom Katzenberger
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First off, Hello to all and Happy New Year!  I wish everyone much health and happiness in 2021.
On the main topic, can anyone throw me in the ball park on the cost of carpet and new upholstery. I have a 1977 Birchaven rear bath.
Thanks in advance,
Tom
Tom & Oki Katzenberger,
Kingsville, Maryland,
1977 23' Birchaven, 455 C.I.D., Micro Level, Howell EBL-EFI Spark Control, Macerator, York Air Compressor, 6 Wheel Disc, Quadra Bag, Onan W/Bovee Ignition
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| Re: Ball Park # for Carpet and Upholstery [message #361436 is a reply to message #361421] |
Mon, 04 January 2021 09:01  |
lqqkatjon
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whose labor???
when I did my palm beach, I bet I had ended up near $1000 in material for the upholstery job. foam was a big expense, as was the material. But the little things added up plenty... I would say 25% of that cost??things like hog ring pliers, spray adhesive, staples, ect...
Mike Teets was the savior. maybe not for a birchaven, but he had all the things figured out for me(or maybe I should say for my mother-in-law).
http://www.gmceast.com/technical/technical/upholstery.html
http://teamteets.com/gmc/upholstery.html
as for the carpet- I can't remember for sure, but a guess is $300. you can buy remnants pretty cheap, the larger cost ends up in what padding you want to use. I had chosen the most expensive padding. FWIW I am no longer a fan of carpet, and that is the first job for the spring... tear it up and install a hard flooring. (but I have said that for a few years now!- carpet looked good for maybe 3 summers) I can see carpet as a good option if you never park on dirt/grass, but most of my camping seems to be not on clean ground, and it seems to rain plenty, so we just tracked up the carpet in short order. a 23' Birch probably better for carpet then my 26' palm beach. Everytime I get in and out of my coach, I track in dirt. gas stations with the oily ground, and just plain in and out working on the engine, ect... Unlike my house, I don't have a good entry spot to take off my shoes all the time, and I like to drive with shoes on.
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: Ball Park # for Carpet and Upholstery [message #361441 is a reply to message #361421] |
Mon, 04 January 2021 10:06 |
Larry
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When I went to have mine recarpeted, I got two bids. Both were in excess of $1500. I thought...carpeting can't be that hard, so I bought best quality carpeting I could get and installed myself saving about $1000. Installing carpet is not that hard. I put a sound absorbing material down under the carpet called HUSHMATT. Can't believe the difference it made. Now we can talk to each other in a normal tone of voice. As for the upholstery, I swapped out the cockpit seats for Honda Odyssey seats ... $150 for both. Then had the dinette done by a local upholstery person. Paid to much for a so...so...job. As for the dash, the upholster said it would be easier and nicer if I took the dash out. So, I did. BIG mistake. At 40yrs old plastic, it came out in about 50 pieces. every time I bent it a little or bumped into something, plink...crack, crunch. I ended up buying a new fiberglass and had lots of trouble installing/fitting it. Don't take the dash out. Get a dash cover from one of the vendors or do a Mac Dash. A lot less money, a lot less trouble. JWIT
Larry 
78 Royale w/500 Caddy
Menomonie, WI.
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| Re: Ball Park # for Carpet and Upholstery [message #361451 is a reply to message #361441] |
Mon, 04 January 2021 12:51 |
dsmithy
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Thanks for the tip on the HUSHMAT Larry. I've already done the carpet but used green pad which has not been particularly satisfactory. Namely deconstructing itself by the step where I get access to the engine. Not so good on soundproofing either. Did you use any other pad over/under the HUSHMAT or install carpet directly over it?
Doug
Douglas & Virginia Smith,
dsmithy18 at gmail,
Lincoln Nebraska,
’73 “Sequoia” since ‘95: "Wanabizo";
Quadrabag/6 wheel disks/3:70 final/Paterson QuadraJet/Thorley’s/Alloy wheels/Sundry other
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| Re: Ball Park # for Carpet and Upholstery [message #361464 is a reply to message #361421] |
Mon, 04 January 2021 15:49 |
Tom Katzenberger
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Guys,
Thank you very much! I will use the Hushmat. My wife grew up in Korea and literally had a real dirt floor. We don't wear shoes inside and she loves carpet for obvious reasons. She can feel ant hairs under her feet and is constantly wiping up the floor. I liked the noise deadening effect of carpet. The hush mat may make it even better.
I believe the numbers provided will assist in the decision process. The Birchaven just has the Dinette, Bunk bed and a lot of miscellaneous items in the coach. I think a little less then the 26'ers.
Larry, are you happy with the Honda Odyssey Seats? I have to decide to re-upholster the original seats, the Flexsteel seats or get possible Honda seats?
Tom & Oki Katzenberger,
Kingsville, Maryland,
1977 23' Birchaven, 455 C.I.D., Micro Level, Howell EBL-EFI Spark Control, Macerator, York Air Compressor, 6 Wheel Disc, Quadra Bag, Onan W/Bovee Ignition
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| Re: Ball Park # for Carpet and Upholstery [message #361466 is a reply to message #361421] |
Mon, 04 January 2021 16:08 |
Tom Katzenberger
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Jon,
Thank you for the links.
Take care,
Tom
Tom & Oki Katzenberger,
Kingsville, Maryland,
1977 23' Birchaven, 455 C.I.D., Micro Level, Howell EBL-EFI Spark Control, Macerator, York Air Compressor, 6 Wheel Disc, Quadra Bag, Onan W/Bovee Ignition
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| Re: [GMCnet] Ball Park # for Carpet and Upholstery [message #361467 is a reply to message #361464] |
Mon, 04 January 2021 16:25 |
James Hupy
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We have a combination of carpet and bamboo hardwood floors. The captains
and co-captains area and the dinette as well as the sloped area in the rear
is carpet, with pet-proof foam underlayment. It is water resistant and much
quieter. The entry, bathroom and cooking area is bamboo. Easily cleaned.
Just what we did. Carpet was a remnant, a carpet layer friend installed it
for traded labor. I did the bamboo floor. It was a close out at Lowes.
$100.00 or less. Baseboard, etc was particle board, stained to match the
bamboo.
Upholstery was close out from an online company in Kansas. New
Toto.com. Near match to OEM. Another friend who owns an Upholstery Shop did
all the interior stuff for $2500.00 labor. A hell of a lot of work.
Included a new center mattress to go between the gauchos, and both bunks,
the dinette, and both drivers and passengers seats. Looked brand new when
she was finished. You can save $$$ by doing as much of the work as you are
capable of yourself.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Oregon
On Mon, Jan 4, 2021, 1:49 PM tomkatz3--- via Gmclist <
gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
> Guys,
>
> Thank you very much! I will use the Hushmat. My wife grew up in Korea and
> literally had a real dirt floor. We don't wear shoes inside and she loves
> carpet for obvious reasons. She can feel ant hairs under her feet and is
> constantly wiping up the floor. I liked the noise deadening effect of
> carpet.
> The hush mat may make it even better. :)
>
> I believe the numbers provided will assist in the decision process. The
> Birchaven just has the Dinette, Bunk bed and a lot of miscellaneous items in
> the coach. I think a little less then the 26'ers.
>
> Larry, are you happy with the Honda Odyssey Seats? I have to decide to
> re-upholster the original seats, the Flexsteel seats or get possible Honda
> seats?
>
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| Re: Ball Park # for Carpet and Upholstery [message #361470 is a reply to message #361421] |
Mon, 04 January 2021 17:00 |
Tom Katzenberger
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Todd,
That is all I have to do, plus cabinet end panels and some over head panels.
Tom & Oki Katzenberger,
Kingsville, Maryland,
1977 23' Birchaven, 455 C.I.D., Micro Level, Howell EBL-EFI Spark Control, Macerator, York Air Compressor, 6 Wheel Disc, Quadra Bag, Onan W/Bovee Ignition
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