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Replacing carpet on Sliding Stairwell Step

We plan to keep the existing vinyl flooring installed by a PO until after we have more time to reflect on if/how we might renovate the interior.  This will mean keeping the carpet in the bedroom, passenger stairwell/step and "baseboard" areas behind driver pedals and along the small vertical "shelf" along each side of the coach.

Carpet in bedroom cleaned up nicely and overall color of carpet in the rest of the coach blends satisfactorily with the color of the vinyl flooring.

The carpet in the step area, however, is badly sun damaged.  We understand this simply "pulls" away and may have been attached with staples and/or glue.  Only question in this area is whether, and how, the salesman switch is removed to re-carpet.

Other question deals with the sliding stairwell cover.  From reading previous posts I understand the pneumatics/mechanicals for the step are under the coach.  Do these have to be disconnected to remove and re carpet this step?  It looks as if carpet extends at least partway deeper on the step than is revealed at full closure of the step?

Thanks

Randy
Randy (N4TDT) and Karen Crete
Sarasota, Florida
SOLD:  2000 U270 34' WTFE Build 5756 "Ole Red"

Re: Replacing carpet on Sliding Stairwell Step

Reply #1 –
There is a flathead screw directly in the middle of the salesman switch.  Loosen that up and it pulls right off.  The circular on/off indicator metal disc panel thingy is held down by the switch itself, and will slide right off as well.
James
w/ DW Erin, sons Gideon and Tobias, cats Oscar & Oliver
Fulltime 1999 U270 34' #5508

Re: Replacing carpet on Sliding Stairwell Step

Reply #2 –
We put down vinyl tile on the step cover - did not disconnect or remove the cover.  Just cut the tile a bit a long and put it on while it the step cover was extended - so that the tile slid underneath the main floor by an inch or two while open.  It would be similar with any other material I suppose.  More important would be the height of your replacement carpet/tile/surface.  You want it high enough to maintain the flat step cover surface and provide a small degree of insulation, but low enough not to impede the progress of the step cover when you slide it in.
James
w/ DW Erin, sons Gideon and Tobias, cats Oscar & Oliver
Fulltime 1999 U270 34' #5508

Re: Replacing carpet on Sliding Stairwell Step

Reply #3 –
Quote from: Blinded04 –
The circular on/off indicator metal disc panel thingy is held down by the switch itself, and will slide right off as well.

I thought about this more and my memory may be serving me incorrectly - there might be a secondary screw on top behind the salesman switch that holds the disc in place - but I believe it will loosen just by hand?  Either way, you can have it off in less than a minute when the time comes -very straight forward.
James
w/ DW Erin, sons Gideon and Tobias, cats Oscar & Oliver
Fulltime 1999 U270 34' #5508

Re: Replacing carpet on Sliding Stairwell Step

Reply #4 –
James, awesome!  Thanks.

I'll assume for now that the original carpet on the sliding step can be removed with the step extended.  From that point it makes perfect sense that the replacement carpet be no higher than the original.  I'll try and post picks once I get time to jump into this change.
Randy (N4TDT) and Karen Crete
Sarasota, Florida
SOLD:  2000 U270 34' WTFE Build 5756 "Ole Red"

Re: Replacing carpet on Sliding Stairwell Step

Reply #5 –
Randy, you can take out that sliding step by manually pulling it out some and looking under this step you will see a rod from cylinder and it is fastened to the step by way of a clip. Just remove this and you can pull step all the way out and lift it up and away. Shove the cylinder shaft back but not too far. It slides thru a rubber gromment that is supposed to help keep outside air and moisture out of step well.
JohnH
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