Removing Carpet - I won

F

fizerocks

Member
exMember
Joined
Feb 16, 2005
RO Number
16319
Messages
162
So I thought the worst job on a boat was standing on your head to remove oil filters. I was wrong.

Spent yesterday removing the white berber carpet in the cabin to replace with Plasteek. Worst job ever. I swear they used two gallons of glue to put the carpet down.

In the process they also left no access to the floor cover for the water tank.

Next week let the fun of laying the new floor begin.
 
My carpeting was not glued down but I think Silverton has stock in a staple company. Had to be a thousand staples. Not a fun job.
 
quote:
Originally posted by OLD HOUSEBOATER

You will be sorry you didn't replace the carpet with carpet.

Click to expand...


Enquiring minds want to know....Why?
 
We have a Larson 290 Cabrio which barely has 45 square feet of flooring, I don't think we will miss the carpet.
 
I'll be ripping mine out soon.

I replace the carpet with flooring on my last boat and loved the change. Carpet is a horrible choice for a boat.
 
You can always add some throw rugs over the new floor for traffic areas, etc. Much easier to deal with then glued down carpeting!
 
I would rather carpet in my cabin then flooring..You have a lot more grip with carpet if the boat is out in a rough sea, or even in a slip and a boat comes by throwing a large wake..

I see the downsides. If the fridge leaks, your carpet is ruined. You could pull it up and clean under it. If you put a wood laminate down, that is going to be real slick, and it would buckle when enough moisture gets under neath...

What kind of "flooring" do you all have ? pics?
 
We are putting down the plasteak flooring so I think we should be better then a laminate. I guess time will tell if this was a right move but anything is better then the white berber. That stuff should be outlawed.
 
I removed all the old carpeting in my boat and replaced it with Nuteak.

z3.jpg


Dave
 
Did you install the Nuteak yourself? If so how hard of a job was it? I was looking at it during one of the boat shows last fall and I'm leaning towards using that for my galley area.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top