Remodeling '93 U225...Starting!

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Remodeling '93 U225...Starting!

September 14, 2014, 09:37:17 pm

Just started remodeling our '93 U225...starting with the chairs. Planning on putting in Bamboo later on. Removed the valances and want to put Walnut valance on the top only.

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Reply #1 – September 14, 2014, 10:12:43 pm

Oh, the slippery slope of upgrades and remodeling. Looks great.

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Reply #2 – September 15, 2014, 12:31:03 am

Mike very nice.
If you are planning to change the carpet to hardwood (Bamboo) & also planning to upholster the pull out couch ... you may want to coordinate them at the same time.... you have to remove the couch to do the floors....

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Reply #3 – September 15, 2014, 09:13:36 am

Your upholstery work looks really good. The new patterns look great!

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Reply #4 – September 15, 2014, 10:45:00 pm

Al...haven't figured out how to remove the sofa. Still trying to figure it out. Any suggestions? Someone said to remove some bolts but that was about it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Joanne

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Reply #5 – September 16, 2014, 08:10:34 am

Lift the bench seat as much as possible, and reach an arm in and then unscrew the pivot bolts for the bench seat. Then the bench seat can be lifted up and out of the way. Then you have only the rest of the parts and the bolts that hold the base to the floor.

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Reply #6 – September 16, 2014, 01:41:46 pm

"Lift the bench seat as much as possible, and reach an arm in and then unscrew the pivot bolts for the bench seat." there are two of them one at each end ... hard to get it out even harder to reinstall. Once it is out its base is like a box & has many screws holding it ... in to preacher seat on the side too. Once it is out you want to do all that you need to get done under there including flooring .... like i upgraded my water pump that sits under there. Call me if you have any questions at 817 then five .... t2o .... eight & 29 seven ei8ht.

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Reply #7 – September 16, 2014, 01:44:27 pm

Did you get the resonator yet?

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Reply #8 – September 16, 2014, 06:41:50 pm

Al

Thanks for the additional info on the sofa - that is something we may wait on for now.

Regarding your question on the resonator - Not yet. We have it in the shop - looks like a bushing is bad in the front suspension/steering? Don't have a full report yet. They are looking for parts.

Thanks
Mike

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Reply #9 – September 16, 2014, 11:59:55 pm

Hi

Good to see a fellow 93 U225 getting into the Remodeling. The upholstery looks great!

At home we initially used Bamboo for the floors but it did not have a solid feel to it we replaced it with Maple and really love the difference and the solid feel of the Maple We used Hommerwood engineered Premium Hardwood Flooring by HomerWood and we plane to use it in the FT.

Can the GV take a residential fridge? Do you know? Any plans to replace the TV

Good luck! Thanks for sharing it here

Ted

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Reply #10 – September 17, 2014, 09:58:15 am

@Mike If you have the jack-knife sofa like in my 92' I removed the sofa seat and back then removed the base. There where 2 bolts holding the front in. Those where the easy ones. Once I had the front bolts out I was able to pivot the sofa up to get more room to reach the back bolts. Long arms and a lot of cussing helps get the rear ones out. Once you have the seat and back out the base is pretty easy to remove. Several screws hold it to the floor and the back wall. Good luck!

see ya
ken

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Reply #11 – September 18, 2014, 06:48:06 am

Ted - 'Can the GV take a residential fridge?' - Yes, I've not had personal experience with this but have seen several posts on this subject.
'Any plans to replace the TV' - Yes, we've replaced the front TV by simply placing a 28 inch LED on the shelf between the driver and passenger seats - not permanent, just sitting there while camping. Move it to the bedroom for storage while traveling. The bedroom also has a shelf where we have a smaller 22 inch LED, also not mounted (yet).

Ken - thanks for the info on removing the sofa. Your description matches two others we've received.

Thanks,
Mike

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Reply #12 – September 18, 2014, 05:29:24 pm

Ted,

Take a looked at this post of mine :
Samsung Refrigerator Suitable for U225

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Reply #13 – October 03, 2014, 06:09:53 pm

Well, here is the latest on our remodel. Mike has been at FOT for a week now. We had the Walnut valances put in, put baseboard behind the barrel chair...water damage, all the nail/screw holes plugged (which was a bunch), bedroom TV mounted, 4 ball joints replaced, bed struts replaced, front panel above the windshield replaced, closet door knobs replaced with brush nickel and now he is getting a estimate on painting the RV. That will have to be in the future. I want the floors done first. haha Mike informed me that she is driving much better...like new! Looking forward to see others at the Granvention in Oklahoma in two weeks. Joanne These photos were taken by Mike....

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Reply #14 – October 03, 2014, 06:11:30 pm

forgot one

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Reply #15 – October 03, 2014, 06:18:16 pm

This is the front panel and the before / after holes plugged. joanne

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Reply #16 – October 03, 2014, 06:27:32 pm

The walnut valences really look good! Cleans up the window area nicely, and helps "modernize" the interior somewhat, while matching the existing woodwork.

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Reply #17 – October 03, 2014, 09:06:09 pm

I did almost exactly the same thing with the bedroom TV. The Dish Satellite receiver fits nicely on that shelf. I was going to put it on the shelf in the closet but it runs hot and needs all the air it can get. Besides, the remote works better from the bed when it's on the shelf.

The front TV is just hard mounted to a board screwed into that spot you covered up between the port and starboard cupboards. I have both shore power and 12vdc to the area behind the board. All the TV cables end up in that area anyway.

I like the walnut valences, too.

The DW took up the rug in the bathroom and installed a nice mosaic tile floor that looks good and is a lot easier to keep clean. We are seriously considering a composting toilet for in there, too.

Nice job on the old screw-holes.

Craig

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Reply #18 – October 05, 2014, 06:46:29 am

Nice work, looks great. I love the bedroom TV mount. I'll have to look at removing my cabinet that housed my old TV and do it your way!
Jeff

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Reply #19 – October 05, 2014, 08:23:12 am

Quote from: Mike and Joanne – September 15, 2014, 10:45:00 pm

Al...haven't figured out how to remove the sofa. Still trying to figure it out. Any suggestions? Someone said to remove some bolts but that was about it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Joanne

Mike, you have our old coach. To remove the couch you will need a flash light, a ratcheting box end wrench in 9/16" and 1/2" as well as a standard 3/8" ratchet and sockets. Tilt up the seat as far as possible, about 10". I was able to stick my head in the crack enough to see the bolts holding the seat back in place. There are two bolts, one on each side, that bolt the seat to the base frame and two bolts, one on each side, that attach the seat to the scissor mechanism. Only four bolts hold the seat and seat back to the base. As I recall the scissor bolts are 1/2" and the base bolts are 9/16". The ratcheting box end wrench is needed for the scissor bolt. It really helps to have a helper to hold the seat in place while you are working. It shouldn't take more than 10 minutes to remove but 20 minutes plus to replace since you have to align the seat to the scissors mechanism. That can be a real pain.

Once the seat and back section are removed you will have access to all of the bolts/screws that hold the base in place, the front furnace and the auto leveling adjuster. You should be good to go from there.

Hope this helps

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