Carpeting in 2000 Journey 36G?

[Rodger]

I have a 2000 Journey WKP36G. On the paper that say what come with the MH and the options it does not say anything about carpet. It does say it has a vinyl plank floor-galley/vinyl bath. My journey has carpet. Would this have come with the MH and not be listed on the Standard Equipment at No Extra Charge. I don't see it in the optional equipment. Just asking because I want the carpet out but don't know what is underneath. If there is nothing but a bare floor underneath then I want to put down some kind of flooring other than carpet. I am new to this and have never owned a MH or TT.

[l1v3fr33ord1]

Rodger-

Brochure for your coach (link here) shows a combination of carpet and linoleum/vinyl. The carpet was standard in all models at the time.

Best wishes on your carpet replacement. I had it done for my coach (a different manufacturer and model than yours) in 2020. I chose to:

- keep the linoleum in the bathroom
- replace the carpet on the slide and the area around the front seats
- install vinyl plank flooring on the remainder of the coach floor

I removed the furniture and tore out the old carpet, and replaced the furniture. This saved me some money. A professional installed the carpet and vinyl flooring.

Other useful Winnebago information is here: Winnebago Owner Resources

[BobC]

One issue with not having carpet is that slides can scratch non-carpeted floors, especially if sand or a piece of gravel gets under the slides. This is especially a problem if you often camp in more rustic places, have kids or dogs, etc. One way of minimizing this is to use floor protectors like these. You lay them down before retracting your slide:

https://store.mastertechrv.com/produ...de-out-slicker

Personally, I chose to replace my carpet with a high grade commercial carpet tile. It's easy to install since cutting and fitting tiles is much easier that with a large piece of carpet. I installed mine with double-sided carpet tape and, after several years, it's doing fine. The carpet tiles have a low, tight nap, are easy to keep clean but are still barefoot friendly. They're also easy to replace if damaged (order extra).

[Morich]

I have shopped houses and wondered what was under the carpeting. Same issue only it was pre-planning for purchase and I wanted to know what was likely to prep for and plan the expense of remodels.
One way to find what is under the carpet it to find a spot that is out of sight and cut a slit to pull up to peek! When it turns out you are leaving the carpet, just put some glue on the gap and slap it back down. If there is any nap at all in the carpet, the slit disappears!

[Jim_HiTek]

Dunno about your Journey specifically, but many RVs of that era used thousands of carpet staples into the underlayment to keep it from shifting, especially around the slide areas. Since RVs rock and roll on the road, this seemed important. Like said above, best to cut a slot and check underneath to see if you have that and want to tackle the job.

[Morich]

Oh, yes!
I had forgoten the staples. If you have a tool for removing roofing shingles, they are also handy for blowing the staples out of flooring if they are left after pulling carpeting!
Whack them in or pull them out, whatever feels right!

[Rodger]

Thanks. I still want to get rid of the carpet. I just don't like carpet. I don't have it in my house. It get dirty, stained and work out. I might would do carpet tiles like some one suggested but only because that might be easier than vinyl planks.

[BobC]

Originally Posted by Rodger

Thanks. I still want to get rid of the carpet. I just don't like carpet. I don't have it in my house. It get dirty, stained and work out. I might would do carpet tiles like some one suggested but only because that might be easier than vinyl planks.

I think you'll like the carpet tiles and, if you decide you don't, they'll be easy to pull up since they're applied only by two sided carpet tape.

[dnrainey]

We had a professional flooring installer take out the carpet and replace with vinyl strips that look like hardwood several years ago in our Journey. I love it, having carpet in a camper never made sense to me for all the reasons you have stated. Unfortunately I don't remember what it cost as we were having hardwood floors installed in our house and had this done as part of the whole job. I just remember the installer saying he wished he had charged more.