In this video we will show you how we were able to remove the doghouse engine cover from our rv 2008 tiffin allegro openroad 32la.
Remove carpet from engine cover in motorhome.
Open the slide out slightly so that the floor is raised a little higher than the main floor.
If you re thinking about replacing the carpet in your rv or even in your house with carpet tiles read on.
Tap the carpet over the tack strip and stretch with a carpet stretcher as well.
If removing carpet from your slide out know going in that your patience will be tested.
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.
Remove the driver and passenger captain chairs by removing the nuts and bolts that secure them.
We hope that it helps.
I have undone the 4 clips but the cover is still locked in place.
Pulling out every strand of carpet can be stressful make sure you focus and push forward and you will get the carpet out.
I m happy to say that we finally replaced our bedroom carpet in just one afternoon all for under 60.
Most factory installed rv carpet is cheap junk.
It was pretty quick and easy and now we wish we d done it 3 years ago.
How to build a custom rv engine cover.
Other than unlocking the clips what else is involved with removing the inside engine cover.
Before we dive into everything i want to let you know that this project gave me a hard time the entire time murphy s law definitely came into play and it seemed every time things were looking up something would happen that made us take a few steps backward.
Jayco class c with ford e450 v10 engine.
These are located in the wheel well of the front wheels.
Remove the old carpet and padding as before and then install a line of tack strip and lay the new carpet padding and carpet.
Today i will be sharing how we made a custom rv doghouse cover or engine cover.