We just bought our 2008 Four Winds with the idea of renovating of the interior doing much the same plan. Bought it in AZ and just drove it home yesterday, will start the demo today. We are both handy, like, you, and have a similar shop/tools. Imagine how happy we were to find your UA-cam channel with the identical floor plan! Love your ideas and it’s so, so helpful to be able to see what’s under, inside and around the things we want to remove and replace. The icing on the cake is all your ideas that we hadn’t thought of, the electrical stuff you’ve already traced out, etc. can’t thank you enough. Will be looking for a patron link or some other way to say thank you in a more practical way. Thank you, Brian!
You inspired me to do this to my MH. Removed the jackknife and the dinette. Replaced the dinette on the slide out with a recpro 67 inch power setup and installed a DIY TV cab with a pub height bar table that folds down when not used. It's basically for 2 people which is pretty much what we have most of the time. Before when the slide was retracted we barely had space to walk to the drivers seat. Man, the space I have now. It's like a new camper :)
Exciting time for us viewers indeed. Your methodical thinking and project accomplishments allow me to stay in my recliner and enjoy. Thanks for sharing your skills with us.
Very nice video. Nice to see someone who has a remodel job planned and doesn’t begin demo with a chainsaw or jack hammer. Considering the 11 year old RV, it is in really nice condition. Your attention to detail provides a “game plan” for those who would like to make changes to make a Class C more livable either full or part time. Very interested in viewing the progress as remodel moves forward. Well done....Mike & Rosie, Shelton, WA.
This is brilliant, I have a 2011 Tioga with almost a identical layout, I removed the jackknife sofa and have been toying with taking out the dinette and putting recliners there, Gives me a picture of what it will be like before I start into the project thanks for posting
Oh my gosh! I was looking up UA-cam tutorials and thought "wow, I recognize him! .... nah, probably not... but definitely, yeah." and then saw Melissa. Dude! Hi! We've run some half marathons together I think. I hope ya'll are doing excellent. Thanks for the tutorial!
Oh man. Hi. Totally remember running with you. It's been a while hasn't it? Hope you're doing well. Melissa says Hi too. Hit us up on Instagram @rvwithtito.
Watching you take apart the bench seat frame you can see the quality (lack of and cheap) of American workmanship that goes the building of rv furniture.
I have a couch and a recliner and 95% of the time I'm in the recliner. I think you're going to be really happy going that route. I look forward to watching your progress - Hal
AWESOME!!! they are so many rv's meant to sleep 47 of your closest friends ,Not many r v's for two . GREAT Job look forward to your next video. Always a pleasure to watch a craftsman at work.
Looks like an ambitious project that will have a great payoff. Designing that desk is beyond me but looks great. I look forward to seeing more of this project.
Yay. So glad I found your channel. We just got a used Class C last Friday. 2006 Fourwinds Thor Chateau Sport 28 ft no slides. Just going to be hubby and me and I HAVE to renovate it. Will be full timing eventually. Can’t wait to see what you do. I already have my decor decided just have to get started!!
Great plan. I agree with the recliners. They are the number one favorite thing in my Rig. I wouldn't be with out them. Look forward to seeing your progress.
Really excited to watch this renovation series. I've seen some people make a false front on the overhead bunk for their TV/entertainment with storage behind it. Today is my birthday by the way in case you were wondering.
I saw the B-Day alert pop-up on my calendar eariler. Happy Birthday. I just sent a B-Day fist pump up north your way. I'll be sure to check out some other projects for bunk area inspiration. Thanks.
My Class C looks a lot like yours. I am going to be watching with interest on how you manage the changes. The electrical was already an issue I had when converting over the dinette in my RV. Look forward to this series.
Luckily my electrical won't be as bad since I've already run power (AC and DC) under there previously. So hopefully, it' just moving things around and maybe adding an extra outlet. I like having an AC outlet near the cab area to plug stuff in while we're on the road.
Thanks Jared. I'm excited to get going on this. I hoped to do it in the fall but other projects took priority. At least it's given me time to get the materials together.
There are only two of us and a little dog in the trailer when we travel. I took the little cabinet that housed the radio out as we never listen to the radio anyway. Just next to that, I removed one of the bench seats for the dinette and replaced the seat with a padded folding chair. Realistically, we don't spend that much time on the dinette. After removing those things, I added a small shelf next to the door which helps with the small things we carry in and out of the trailer. The wheel well hump is now the place to place the shoes, ice chest, etc. for our daily trecks in and out of the trailer. It's amazing how much space just that little change opened up. Next is to repaint the boring wood finish on the cabinets to lighten up the interior.
Bed Bath & Beyond sells wood with faux leather padded seats folding chairs. Last time I had to buy some they were about $35 each. The first ones we bought are going on 7 or 8 years old & are holding up very well.
We traded our uncomfortable sleeper sofa for the recpro and also love it. We don’t have anyplace for guests to sleep, but we rarely travel with guests. You’ll enjoy it!
We're not worried about guests either. We'd like to be able to sit 4 at the table though. We also have an inflatable matress that we can throw on the floor. The kids actually used it as they got older and didn't fit in the sofa or dinette.
We did the same thing to our old C' and when we wanted to get rid of it was told to put it back like it was. We put it back and sold it very fast Now have a class A
The table is still a work in progress. There will be more detail when I get to building it. I've shared a couple of walkthroughs of the cabinet design on Patreon.
We owned our Airstream for 15 minutes and had the couch out so we could put recliners into the same space. We didn’t need the sleeping space and the couch was not comfortable for sitting or sleeping. The recliners don’t move at all when traveling down the road. Good luck.
How's holding up the floor after a year later? We're going back to live in our Class C soon and wanted to ripe out the carpet and install luxury vinyl floor. We have been watching your UA-cam channel and learning a lot of stuff. Thank you so much for sharing a lot of informations!!
This is a pretty ambitious project I'm looking forward to seeing how it turns out. Are you going to get rid of the carpet? Now would be a good time to do it from the cab rearwards.
I'm looking forward to see how it turns out too :) Yes. I'll probably be putting in new carpet after removing the sofa and seeing the difference between the old/new. I'll just be doing it from the living area forward into the cab. I thought of reflooring throughout, but that requires removing kitchen and bathroom cabinets. I don't want to bite off on that yet. So I'll do it in stages.
Looks like quite an undertaking. On folding chairs, check out Ebay for Hamilton Cosco folding chairs and Samsonite folding chairs. My mother-in-law has some tri-fold Hamilton and they are pretty comfortable for folding chairs and fold up nice for saving space.
WE just did similar with our fifth wheel, dinette gone replaced with table and chairs. Jackknife sofa replaced with recliners. Same problem with our TV, had to look at angle to see it.
Tito, how do you know where it’s ok to drill without running into existing utilities in the coach? Love your ideas and the straightforward instructions! Joe Newman
Always fun to watch your videos, as we have the same exact rig with minor differences. We are looking to do something similar in the future. It’s awesome to see how it would look without doing it yet and to learn the little problems along the way. Anyways, great video as always, can’t wait to see how it turns out! Also, thanks for the $50 off on our Weboost booster through your discount code🙌🏼
Hopefully there won't be too many surprises along the way. The project just got a little bigger today though. Glad you were able to get the discount :)
It looks like your building my perfect RV. I recently built a TV stand on that same style of motorized mount that you're planning for one of our work boats that works up in Alaska. How large of a TV are you planning on installing? Be mindful of the vertical travel of the TV mount. The first one I bought said it was for a large TV but the vertical lift didn't accommodate a TV anywhere near the size it stated. I originally was setting up a 65" but I downsized to a 55" on the boat as I didn't like the amount of movement the 65" had while hitting waves.
Hope you're enjoying that tank top weather. Our 32 inch TV that's above is plenty for that space and still fits back in the cabinet. Plus larger tvs will use more power and we're mostly running off inverter.
@@RVwithTito Oh yeah, I can't complain about this weather at all. I'm editing a video outside right now and it's warmer than inside the hotel room. Very nice, the 32" will feel so much better with a good viewing position as well. I ended up going with the Touchstone 23202 Whisper Lift II for my project as I needed the strongest lift possible that had a good amount of vertical lift for such a huge tv on a boat.
your lucky i am remolding a 1983 holiday vacationer class c and on the wall facing the driving bay is carpeted walls. should be easy right, well it is if they didn't use staples glue and brad nails and the staples and brad nails was all over like at least a good 3 or 4 rows (or clips) of stables and brad nails and like a 8th inch coating of glue and then square head screws under stuff how they did it and made it look good was amazing but the did not intend for it to go anywhere lol took me 3 hours to remove like 5 square fit of carpet
Thanks for sharing your video. We are also replacing our dinnette with a double recliner. Can you tell me how you got the seatbelt bolts out of the floor. We can't get to ours underneath the RV and we don't know how to get them out.
Hello, We are in the process of putting down a new floor in our class c. What did you do with the carpet that is under the slide out? Do you have pictures of what you did?
Some things may be worth keeping. There are also local Facebook buy/sell/trade groups as well as the Offer-Up app. Of course you could also donate them to friends or other doing upgrades.
Hi there. We have a 2006 Coachman Concord 23. We were looking for a new rig but honestly, I don't see anything on the market that is made as well as what we have. The biggest problem with keeping this one is that the only bed is either a jackknife foldout 82.5 inch long couch or the fold down dinette. We would like to find a way to have a wider area to sleep. Our tail feathers are a little wider than were 14 years ago :) Any ideas you have would be appreciated. I am perfectly willing to sacrifice the dinette or half of the dinette. There are only two of us.
Did you ever get around to installing the 12 to 24 volt transformer for the recliners? I asked RecPro and they replied the chairs require 110 service plug. I purchased a transformer and might give it a go to see for sure, I think it should work just fine. Any opinions or experience with this mod?
i know this is an old one but i do have some questions on installing flooring with slides. as i am in the middle of a project and not sure how to continue . ive watched your videos and am very impressed if you could respond i could give in detail my problems of concern. i would really appreciate some help
Great video! I have removed the two bench seats for my dinette which is on the slide out. The seat belt restraints were under one bench. I am unable to remove 3 of the 4 carriage bolts of the seat belt restraints. The come up through the floor of the slide out. One bolt was accessible when the slide was extended, the other 3 are not accessible. Do you have any suggestions I can use to remove the remaining 3 bolts. I have a 2014 Four Winds Thor 28Z. Any suggestions are appreciated. Thank you.
HI Brian my pushout in the Cottage RV is soft where the table & chairs sit and its not soft outside underneath but up under the carpet its soft like a small hole. The carpet is okay but if you hare very heavy you may go through it! What can i do and how do I remove the carpet is it stapled into the walls? can I carpet the floor as its warmer where i am thanks for any suggestions
Did you design and build the desk or did you buy it? If you bought where did you buy it from, I am planning to do a very similar modification to my RV and have been looking for just the right one.
This is a great informative video that has given me some interesting remodel ideas, also I'm new to your channel and I was curious about some past videos on weBoost Rv cellular signal boosters. Which do you prefer for an area with little or no signal, the pole mounted directional antenna or the Omni directional antenna. Thanks for your help and keep up the educational videos.
I still use the omni directional antenna and would only use the directional one if there's no signal and I have to find one. If you're mobile, the big pole is too big to carry in my opinion. I have an extension for my existing antenna that can put the directional one up another 4 feet if necessary. Hope that helps. Don't forget the RVWITHTITO coupon code for 10% off.
I have the exact same motorhome and have used so many of the upgrades you have done. Thank you! My question is are you going to get rid of your carpet? I want to replace it with some type of vinyl plank but am not sure If you can remove the carpet where the dinette slide comes in? Any insight is appreciated.
I was hoping to keep the carpet for that reason, but I think I'll replace it with new carpet of some sort. I'm looking at some nicer carpet squares from Amazon. I'm not sure what I'm going to do about the area under the slide yet. Assuming I can get the old stuff out, I'll probably carpet as far back as possible and use a flat stell bar or something to press it down . TBD :)
We took out our dinette on the slide to put in a table and chairs. There are big bolts from the seat belt brackets. How do we get rid of them? Afraid they might affect the side if we just bang them through.
You'd have to look under the slide and see. You may be able to remove some if they don't interfere with the slide mechanism. It may be better to leave them in and just shorten the bolt inside. I removed two of mine and left two. Lucky for me, they are hidden under the recliners.
RV with Tito DIY I am hoping to redo the floor.. leaving the bolts in might be an issue. I think I’ll order the loveseat recliners and see. Might need the bolts to secure the seat in. Then have to deal with the dinette area
I did the same thing to mine Brian. I put a sofa where the dinette was. My big fear with new furniture was, will it fit through the door. I had not intention of pulling the windshield out, I got a sofa to fit the space exactly from www.homereserve.com/ It even has storage under it.
Is there anyway to get a copy of your AutoDesk plans of the Wall Cabernet? Im also doing the same thing in our class A. We moving the TV to a new spot and not from over the front windshield entryway This pic is just like ours .. (The TV in the center.. its getting moved to the right behind the passenger seat. cdn1.rvtrader.com/v1/media/5b5bb7bc93ec4d7bc9104b27.jpg?width=1024&height=768&quality=70 If not I will have to start from scratch.. TY for any help
@@RVwithTito I live in Lacey and could drive up to your place and pick them up or meet you someplace. My email address is w3ozwizard@hotmail.com send me a message and with your address or the address you would like to meet at and I will for sure show up. Thanks. Larry Wassman
@@RVwithTito I think staple nothing to do with weight, it's being cheap,unskilled workers who has no idea how to make a joint,you would be amazed how RV put together in Europe, especially hymer,,I spend 6 months every year, I have RV to, also did some modifications, Have not seen not even one staple,Iwish you see that some day,it's a same over here makeing a 2 million dollars RVs and o screw, no joints juzt a neglect job,dont get me wrong,I'M sure you would be happier when you arrange your RV and everything comes a part and goes back like a dream,and all that becauxe a SCREW 😃,I would like to see what would you du if some reason have to put back your dining 😁,anyway I do like chanel,mostly because I can see you love yourRV,top of that whatever you do it's airways useful,
I hope you’re not like the rest of the people that try to remodel their RV. They either do the demolition and then sell it or they remodel it, but really mess it up while doing it.
We just bought our 2008 Four Winds with the idea of renovating of the interior doing much the same plan. Bought it in AZ and just drove it home yesterday, will start the demo today. We are both handy, like, you, and have a similar shop/tools. Imagine how happy we were to find your UA-cam channel with the identical floor plan! Love your ideas and it’s so, so helpful to be able to see what’s under, inside and around the things we want to remove and replace. The icing on the cake is all your ideas that we hadn’t thought of, the electrical stuff you’ve already traced out, etc. can’t thank you enough. Will be looking for a patron link or some other way to say thank you in a more practical way. Thank you, Brian!
You inspired me to do this to my MH. Removed the jackknife and the dinette. Replaced the dinette on the slide out with a recpro 67 inch power setup and installed a DIY TV cab with a pub height bar table that folds down when not used. It's basically for 2 people which is pretty much what we have most of the time. Before when the slide was retracted we barely had space to walk to the drivers seat. Man, the space I have now. It's like a new camper :)
I love the fact that you're not afraid to reconfigure your RV to suit your needs. Looking forward to the rest of your upcoming videos!
Thanks. It made Melissa cringe at first. She's onboard now though as long as she doesn't look at it all torn up.
Exciting time for us viewers indeed. Your methodical thinking and project accomplishments allow me to stay in my recliner and enjoy. Thanks for sharing your skills with us.
Hopefully I'll be joining you in the recliner soon. Oh that sounds weird :)
You have NO idea how much I am looking forward to these videos!! You are so good at what you do. I would watch you change a tire.
Thanks so much. I'm glad you're enjoying this. Next time I get a flat, I'll be sure to film the fix :)
Very nice video. Nice to see someone who has a remodel job planned and doesn’t begin demo with a chainsaw or jack hammer. Considering the 11 year old RV, it is in really nice condition. Your attention to detail provides a “game plan” for those who would like to make changes to make a Class C more livable either full or part time. Very interested in viewing the progress as remodel moves forward. Well done....Mike & Rosie, Shelton, WA.
Thanks. I've certainly had those chainsaw and jack hammer projects on the house though. Hi there in Shelton.
This is brilliant, I have a 2011 Tioga with almost a identical layout, I removed the jackknife sofa and have been toying with taking out the dinette and putting recliners there, Gives me a picture of what it will be like before I start into the project thanks for posting
Glad it gave you a little inspiration. It was totally worth it!
Great videos, nice that he has so many skills to be able to do these things on his own.
Oh my gosh! I was looking up UA-cam tutorials and thought "wow, I recognize him! .... nah, probably not... but definitely, yeah." and then saw Melissa. Dude! Hi! We've run some half marathons together I think. I hope ya'll are doing excellent. Thanks for the tutorial!
Oh man. Hi. Totally remember running with you. It's been a while hasn't it? Hope you're doing well. Melissa says Hi too. Hit us up on Instagram @rvwithtito.
Looking spiffier already. Cannot wait to see a TV raise and lower like magic. Thanks for the video.
Yeah. I'm excited for that too. I've got the lift and tested it out. Works pretty good.
Watching you take apart the bench seat frame you can see the quality (lack of and cheap) of American workmanship that goes the building of rv furniture.
I have a couch and a recliner and 95% of the time I'm in the recliner. I think you're going to be really happy going that route. I look forward to watching your progress - Hal
I think you're right. We setup the recliners in the house last night to test them and watched Tombstone. It's going to be a game changer for sure.
AWESOME!!! they are so many rv's meant to sleep 47 of your closest friends ,Not many r v's for two . GREAT Job look forward to your next video. Always a pleasure to watch a craftsman at work.
No kidding. We've had lots of folks in the RV...not fun. Thanks for the nice comments.
Looks like an ambitious project that will have a great payoff. Designing that desk is beyond me but looks great. I look forward to seeing more of this project.
Cool video!
Hey Jim. See...now I know who you are. Thanks!
Yay. So glad I found your channel. We just got a used Class C last Friday. 2006 Fourwinds Thor Chateau Sport 28 ft no slides. Just going to be hubby and me and I HAVE to renovate it. Will be full timing eventually. Can’t wait to see what you do. I already have my decor decided just have to get started!!
Great plan. I agree with the recliners. They are the number one favorite thing in my Rig. I wouldn't be with out them. Look forward to seeing your progress.
That's great! We were on the fence between couch and recliners. We've never had anything that comfortable in the front.
I’ve got to admit, you’re one industrious person. Interesting stuff being done as usual. Great job.
Thanks. I'm never bored and often over-commit :)
Really excited to watch this renovation series. I've seen some people make a false front on the overhead bunk for their TV/entertainment with storage behind it. Today is my birthday by the way in case you were wondering.
I saw the B-Day alert pop-up on my calendar eariler. Happy Birthday. I just sent a B-Day fist pump up north your way. I'll be sure to check out some other projects for bunk area inspiration. Thanks.
Cool!! Can't wait to see the changes. We love our new furniture from RecPro.
Great to hear. I'm really looking forward to those recliners.
Can’t wait to see the progress you make. Looks like a great plan
I'll be posting regular updates and can't wait to see progress as well.
Cool Project! Keep you busy until spring gets here!
Lookin forward to hitting the road with these new mods. Busy busy 😊
We took the easy way out...purchased a new TT.
My Class C looks a lot like yours. I am going to be watching with interest on how you manage the changes. The electrical was already an issue I had when converting over the dinette in my RV. Look forward to this series.
Luckily my electrical won't be as bad since I've already run power (AC and DC) under there previously. So hopefully, it' just moving things around and maybe adding an extra outlet. I like having an AC outlet near the cab area to plug stuff in while we're on the road.
Awesome project and you have made great progress so far!
It looks good with everything out actually. Throw a couple bean bag chairs in and it could be good :)
Fantastic plan! We were just looking at RecPro for a couch this week. Looking forward to see it all come together, the TV area plan looks fantastic!
Thanks Jared. I'm excited to get going on this. I hoped to do it in the fall but other projects took priority. At least it's given me time to get the materials together.
I replaced my booth with theater seats from Recpro in my 28' TT. Love it!
There are only two of us and a little dog in the trailer when we travel. I took the little cabinet that housed the radio out as we never listen to the radio anyway. Just next to that, I removed one of the bench seats for the dinette and replaced the seat with a padded folding chair. Realistically, we don't spend that much time on the dinette. After removing those things, I added a small shelf next to the door which helps with the small things we carry in and out of the trailer. The wheel well hump is now the place to place the shoes, ice chest, etc. for our daily trecks in and out of the trailer. It's amazing how much space just that little change opened up.
Next is to repaint the boring wood finish on the cabinets to lighten up the interior.
Nice little tweaks. I like it.
Bed Bath & Beyond sells wood with faux leather padded seats folding chairs. Last time I had to buy some they were about $35 each. The first ones we bought are going on 7 or 8 years old & are holding up very well.
Thanks for the suggestion. I actually looked at those in the store the other day. I think those are the ones we'll get.
We traded our uncomfortable sleeper sofa for the recpro and also love it. We don’t have anyplace for guests to sleep, but we rarely travel with guests. You’ll enjoy it!
We're not worried about guests either. We'd like to be able to sit 4 at the table though. We also have an inflatable matress that we can throw on the floor. The kids actually used it as they got older and didn't fit in the sofa or dinette.
We did the same thing to our old C' and when we wanted to get rid of it was told to put it back like it was. We put it back and sold it very fast Now have a class A
I don't plan on doing that. If I ever sell, it will be "as is"
I would want the recliners!
Thank you for all your fantastic videos!
You bet. Thanks for watching!
Looks like you've got it goin on. Great vids guy, keep it up.
Very nice! Looking forward to watching this project
Thanks!
Great shoe solution....I might steal some of that plan for my Reno project 👍
Taking out those two items left you with lots of matching panels for future projects.
Excellent and inspirational! I wanna be like Tito when I grow up! (I'm 65, so I don't have much wiggle room...)
Thanks Phil. I'm enjoying sharing this with you. As Tito you might be losing some much needed sleep :)
Your project comes exactly at the time we are considering the same changes! We'd love to see your plans for the table, if you will share.
The table is still a work in progress. There will be more detail when I get to building it. I've shared a couple of walkthroughs of the cabinet design on Patreon.
Hi Brian! Great video, love the way you show everything !!!
Thanks for the feedback! It's hard to decide how much to show.
What ??!!! No Way!! Cool. Waiting patiently for the next video.
Yes Way!! Already working on the next one.
You have some great plans and love the desk idea.
Excellent video I just bought a used class A and need to do some remolding.
nice ! can't wait to see the rest of that projet !
Thanks. Videos will keep coming until I'm done.
We owned our Airstream for 15 minutes and had the couch out so we could put recliners into the same space. We didn’t need the sleeping space and the couch was not comfortable for sitting or sleeping. The recliners don’t move at all when traveling down the road. Good luck.
Just tested the recliners in the house last night. We love them.
thanks for sharing your informative and enjoyable video safe and enjoyable new year changes
You're welcome. Thanks!
Lol know the feeling kids gone just wife and I looking forward to your Reno as I just redid mine
It's been a while now with just the two of us. It's nice to be able to use the entire RV.
@@RVwithTito yup put a qt of milk in the fridge and 3 hours it's still there
Cool, good idea
Nice! We’re doing a similar remodel. Thanks for furniture link
You bet! Hope you're project goes well. Let me know if you get any ideas.
Tito We would Love to see you buy an old Bus or a Rat infested RV and completely remodel it.
Rat infested? Eew :)
How's holding up the floor after a year later? We're going back to live in our Class C soon and wanted to ripe out the carpet and install luxury vinyl floor. We have been watching your UA-cam channel and learning a lot of stuff. Thank you so much for sharing a lot of informations!!
Floor is still in great shape.
This is a pretty ambitious project I'm looking forward to seeing how it turns out. Are you going to get rid of the carpet? Now would be a good time to do it from the cab rearwards.
I'm looking forward to see how it turns out too :) Yes. I'll probably be putting in new carpet after removing the sofa and seeing the difference between the old/new. I'll just be doing it from the living area forward into the cab. I thought of reflooring throughout, but that requires removing kitchen and bathroom cabinets. I don't want to bite off on that yet. So I'll do it in stages.
Looks like quite an undertaking. On folding chairs, check out Ebay for Hamilton Cosco folding chairs and Samsonite folding chairs. My mother-in-law has some tri-fold Hamilton and they are pretty comfortable for folding chairs and fold up nice for saving space.
Thanks for the suggestions. I'll check those out.
I would kill to have one of these in my trailer tráiler
WE just did similar with our fifth wheel, dinette gone replaced with table and chairs. Jackknife sofa replaced with recliners. Same problem with our TV, had to look at angle to see it.
Yeah. It's always an awkward angle watching TV. Fixing that now.
Suggestion, put your desk in with a telavator.
Looks like the workers at the factory were getting paid by the staple. Lol
You're probably right. Probably the staple-per-foot quota.
Tito, how do you know where it’s ok to drill without running into existing utilities in the coach?
Love your ideas and the straightforward instructions!
Joe Newman
I have a pretty good idea what's behind every wall. Been running wires through there for years now. Just need to get acquainted with your rig.
Always fun to watch your videos, as we have the same exact rig with minor differences. We are looking to do something similar in the future. It’s awesome to see how it would look without doing it yet and to learn the little problems along the way. Anyways, great video as always, can’t wait to see how it turns out!
Also, thanks for the $50 off on our Weboost booster through your discount code🙌🏼
Hopefully there won't be too many surprises along the way. The project just got a little bigger today though. Glad you were able to get the discount :)
It looks like your building my perfect RV. I recently built a TV stand on that same style of motorized mount that you're planning for one of our work boats that works up in Alaska. How large of a TV are you planning on installing? Be mindful of the vertical travel of the TV mount. The first one I bought said it was for a large TV but the vertical lift didn't accommodate a TV anywhere near the size it stated. I originally was setting up a 65" but I downsized to a 55" on the boat as I didn't like the amount of movement the 65" had while hitting waves.
Hope you're enjoying that tank top weather. Our 32 inch TV that's above is plenty for that space and still fits back in the cabinet. Plus larger tvs will use more power and we're mostly running off inverter.
@@RVwithTito Oh yeah, I can't complain about this weather at all. I'm editing a video outside right now and it's warmer than inside the hotel room. Very nice, the 32" will feel so much better with a good viewing position as well. I ended up going with the Touchstone 23202 Whisper Lift II for my project as I needed the strongest lift possible that had a good amount of vertical lift for such a huge tv on a boat.
Cool.
We're looking for the video (if there is one) of the table/tv holder/shoe rack that you are describing in this video - can't find it.
your lucky i am remolding a 1983 holiday vacationer class c and on the wall facing the driving bay is carpeted walls. should be easy right, well it is if they didn't use staples glue and brad nails and the staples and brad nails was all over like at least a good 3 or 4 rows (or clips) of stables and brad nails and like a 8th inch coating of glue and then square head screws under stuff how they did it and made it look good was amazing but the did not intend for it to go anywhere lol took me 3 hours to remove like 5 square fit of carpet
Yikes!
Thanks for sharing your video. We are also replacing our dinnette with a double recliner. Can you tell me how you got the seatbelt bolts out of the floor. We can't get to ours underneath the RV and we don't know how to get them out.
Hello, We are in the process of putting down a new floor in our class c. What did you do with the carpet that is under the slide out? Do you have pictures of what you did?
I yanked, pulled, and cursed until I got most of it out. Twas a pain in the butt.
What software are you using for the drafting/drawing up of your plans for the new furniture. Thanks, can't wait to see what and how you do it.
I'm using Fusion 360 (the free version)
Now I always wonder for all those things that RVer's take out to remodel, what recommendations on selling it besides Craigslist and garage sale?
Some things may be worth keeping. There are also local Facebook buy/sell/trade groups as well as the Offer-Up app. Of course you could also donate them to friends or other doing upgrades.
Hi Brian, Is it possible to get your Desk plans?Thanks,Phil
I'll try and figure that out later. I'm still working on the design.
ok thans
Hi there. We have a 2006 Coachman Concord 23. We were looking for a new rig but honestly, I don't see anything on the market that is made as well as what we have. The biggest problem with keeping this one is that the only bed is either a jackknife foldout 82.5 inch long couch or the fold down dinette. We would like to find a way to have a wider area to sleep. Our tail feathers are a little wider than were 14 years ago :) Any ideas you have would be appreciated. I am perfectly willing to sacrifice the dinette or half of the dinette. There are only two of us.
Did you ever get around to installing the 12 to 24 volt transformer for the recliners? I asked RecPro and they replied the chairs require 110 service plug. I purchased a transformer and might give it a go to see for sure, I think it should work just fine. Any opinions or experience with this mod?
I completely forgot about that. Funny, I actually have the converter that I got for another project. Give it a try and see if it works. I'm curious.
nice
Now I see how caffeine with a shot of espresso in your coffee can affect your working speed. (Time to head to Starbucks). LOL
That was 3 shots of espresso actually 😀👍
i know this is an old one but i do have some questions on installing flooring with slides. as i am in the middle of a project and not sure how to continue . ive watched your videos and am very impressed if you could respond i could give in detail my problems of concern. i would really appreciate some help
Great video! I have removed the two bench seats for my dinette which is on the slide out. The seat belt restraints were under one bench. I am unable to remove 3 of the 4 carriage bolts of the seat belt restraints. The come up through the floor of the slide out. One bolt was accessible when the slide was extended, the other 3 are not accessible. Do you have any suggestions I can use to remove the remaining 3 bolts. I have a 2014 Four Winds Thor 28Z. Any suggestions are appreciated. Thank you.
Hard to say. You could use a cutting wheel but need take sure the bold doesn't end up in the slide mechanism.
HI Brian my pushout in the Cottage RV is soft where the table & chairs sit and its not soft outside underneath but up under the carpet its soft like a small hole. The carpet is okay but if you hare very heavy you may go through it! What can i do and how do I remove the carpet is it stapled into the walls? can I carpet the floor as its warmer where i am thanks for any suggestions
Did you design and build the desk or did you buy it? If you bought where did you buy it from, I am planning to do a very similar modification to my RV and have been looking for just the right one.
It's my own design. I'll be building it from scratch in a future video.
@@RVwithTito EXCELLENT! I request a very detailed Video then PLS ;>) & Thank you!
I've also been sharing more details about the desk/cabinet design on Patreon.
This is a great informative video that has given me some interesting remodel ideas, also I'm new to your channel and I was curious about some past videos on weBoost Rv cellular signal boosters. Which do you prefer for an area with little or no signal, the pole mounted directional antenna or the Omni directional antenna. Thanks for your help and keep up the educational videos.
I still use the omni directional antenna and would only use the directional one if there's no signal and I have to find one. If you're mobile, the big pole is too big to carry in my opinion. I have an extension for my existing antenna that can put the directional one up another 4 feet if necessary. Hope that helps. Don't forget the RVWITHTITO coupon code for 10% off.
What did you do with those seatbelt floor bolts? Did you punch them down through the floor? Thanks
I cut a couple of them that I could reach. The other ones I left in place and just shortened them.
Brian, how are you going to secure the loveseat to the rig? I have replaced my dinette with a similar type sofa and now need to bolt ti down.
Conduit straps. See comment at the top.
I have the exact same motorhome and have used so many of the upgrades you have done. Thank you! My question is are you going to get rid of your carpet? I want to replace it with some type of vinyl plank but am not sure If you can remove the carpet where the dinette slide comes in? Any insight is appreciated.
I was hoping to keep the carpet for that reason, but I think I'll replace it with new carpet of some sort. I'm looking at some nicer carpet squares from Amazon. I'm not sure what I'm going to do about the area under the slide yet. Assuming I can get the old stuff out, I'll probably carpet as far back as possible and use a flat stell bar or something to press it down . TBD :)
👍🏻 thanks for the reply.
What did you do with the anchor bolts holding the seat belts in the dinette area? We have a Jaco 31 ft 2013.
I was able to remove one of them. The other may still be there.
We took out our dinette on the slide to put in a table and chairs. There are big bolts from the seat belt brackets. How do we get rid of them? Afraid they might affect the side if we just bang them through.
You'd have to look under the slide and see. You may be able to remove some if they don't interfere with the slide mechanism. It may be better to leave them in and just shorten the bolt inside. I removed two of mine and left two. Lucky for me, they are hidden under the recliners.
RV with Tito DIY I am hoping to redo the floor.. leaving the bolts in might be an issue. I think I’ll order the loveseat recliners and see. Might need the bolts to secure the seat in. Then have to deal with the dinette area
Your unused telco wire can be converted to CAT4 ethernet
I guess you're right. I don't think I have a need for it in that area since we're all wireless.
What software did you use to design
Fusion 360
Did you sell your old dinette or did u reuse it. If available still please contact me. TY
It's a gonner. I saved a few key pieces to reuse and dumped the rest.
@@RVwithTito thanks for the reply
Can I have that sofa bed.
It's not very comfortable.
Btw we kept everything we removed
I'll keep a few things that I think I can reuse, but will get rid of most of it.
Shoprvfurniture.com has folding chairs.
I did the same thing to mine Brian. I put a sofa where the dinette was. My big fear with new furniture was, will it fit
through the door. I had not intention of pulling the windshield out, I got a sofa to fit the space exactly from www.homereserve.com/ It even has storage under it.
Wiring is sloppy, Hope you change that.
Agreed. I'll be moving/organizing it all along the back wall. Right now, that's the plan.
Is there anyway to get a copy of your AutoDesk plans of the Wall Cabernet?
Im also doing the same thing in our class A. We moving the TV to a new spot and not from over the front windshield entryway
This pic is just like ours .. (The TV in the center.. its getting moved to the right behind the passenger seat.
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If not I will have to start from scratch.. TY for any help
I hope u patent your design
Let me know if you want to sell your valances.
I don't want to sell them. I'll just give them to you. How should I get them to you? Send me an email.
@@RVwithTito I live in Lacey and could drive up to your place and pick them up or meet you someplace. My email address is w3ozwizard@hotmail.com send me a message and with your address or the address you would like to meet at and I will for sure show up. Thanks. Larry Wassman
No space for future grandkids adventures
staple is a bigest shame for the RV industry
I'm realizing that's how they add strength to the basic wood structures and keep weight down. My theory anyway.
@@RVwithTito I think staple nothing to do with weight, it's being cheap,unskilled workers who has no idea how to make a joint,you would be amazed how RV put together in Europe, especially hymer,,I spend 6 months every year, I have RV to, also did some modifications, Have not seen not even one staple,Iwish you see that some day,it's a same over here makeing a 2 million dollars RVs and o screw, no joints juzt a neglect job,dont get me wrong,I'M sure you would be happier when you arrange your RV and everything comes a part and goes back like a dream,and all that becauxe a SCREW 😃,I would like to see what would you du if some reason have to put back your dining 😁,anyway I do like chanel,mostly because I can see you love yourRV,top of that whatever you do it's airways useful,
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Everything doesn't go does it
I hope you’re not like the rest of the people that try to remodel their RV. They either do the demolition and then sell it or they remodel it, but really mess it up while doing it.
Nope. Don't plan on selling it or messing it up. Looking to improve it.