ladymc53
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We are having new carpet installed in our 5'er and the installer unbolted the sofa/hideabed. He said it was bolted with L brackets and we're discussing NOT rebolting it because it's so heavy. We don't think it's going to be necessary because it's not going anywhere. Table and 4 chairs and recliner weren't bolted and they don't move and the couch is heavier than they are. What cha think? Thanks in advance for all comments.
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traxtermax
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I'd have him return it to "factory condition". The manufacturers apparently considered bolting necessary and the carpet guy probably doesn't want to bother IF it's a difficult job--if it weren't it wouldn't seem to merit discussion.
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outdoorsman2007
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We have never had our couches bolted down in any of the RVs we have owned. They have never moved unless we moved them.
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hotrod4x5
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Mine isn't bolted, it's a sofa hideabed too.
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Golden_HVAC
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Hi,
It is your unit, you can do what you want with it.
Unless you have passengers back there while driving, you should be fine. If you allow passengers while driving (legal in most states when there is an intercom to the tow vehicle in a FIFTH wheel) then having the couch, recliner, and other stuff bolted down becomes much more critical.
IF the couch folds into a bed, then sitting on the edge of the bed can cause the couch to flip over, so re-bolting it is crutial to prevent suffication and injuries to those around the couch when it is made into a bed.
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ladymc53
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traxtermax wrote:I'd have him return it to "factory condition". The manufacturers apparently considered bolting necessary and the carpet guy probably doesn't want to bother IF it's a difficult job--if it weren't it wouldn't seem to merit discussion.
It's not a difficult job and it merits discussion because I want to talk about it...why be so disagreeable?
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Skid Row Joe
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Contractors and installers are professionals at getting out of doing any work that they can.
That said, I see no reason to bolt it down, after reading your original post, ladymc1953.
Always stay on the good side of any tradesman that can purposefully mess-up any job they're doing, if they feel you may be pushing them unreasonably.
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ladymc53
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Skid Row Joe wrote:Contractors and installers are professionals at getting out of doing any work that they can.
That said, I see no reason to bolt it down, after reading your original post, ladymc1953.
Always stay on the good side of any tradesman that can purposefully mess-up any job they're doing, if they feel you may be pushing them unreasonably.
I agree - the installer agrees with us that he doesn't see any reason it should be bolted down either. It's so heavy it shouldn't go anywhere, but the reason I was asking was because I was afraid I might be overlooking something important. Thanks!
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Skid Row Joe
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My last diesel-coach was a honey of a unit. It had commercial-grade "tight-woven" carpeting as a redecorating item. Commercial grade carpet is costly, but offers something that appealed to me. It holds any dirt, etc. up on it's surface, letting you vacuum it up, not getting down into the base fibers.
When the tradesman did his measuring to the rear of the coach, he missed it by about 4"........what were we going to do, start yelling at the guy? This was 25 yrs. ago. I had no reason to believe he did this on purpose, I've been in the construction industry most of my life. We just lived with looking down at the "patch" the last 4" of the coach at the rear of the commode, to the wall. Sometimes things just don't work out with labor installation. I hope to live a long life letting stuff like this go in my life, instead of throwing fits. My younger Brother had a heart attack at 47 yr. old, because he has always gone into a rage whenever neighbors, co-workers, siblings, whatever, didn't suit him.
Newell and Foretravel both high-end DP manufacturers, don't bolt their recliners down, not that I know of or have seen anyway.
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robatthelake
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The "Bolts" that were used to hold Our Sofa Bed Down were necessary due to the design of the thing! In a "Panic" stop situation or Roll Over I'm not sure that they would be strong enough to prevent the Sofa from breaking away, however I'm of the opinion that they are better than No Bolts!
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