Heading to California

[Ernest Ekberg]

I leave here Aug 2nd and head to Tom McCarthy's coach in Ca to do an extreme
makeover with new wood and carpet. There is some ceramic tile that will have to
be air chisled- messy, but worth it. You can follow the progress by going to my
remodeling forum.
Ernie Ekberg
83PT40- coach stays home
Weatherford, Tx
http:/groups.yahoo.com/group/erniesremodelingandrepair

[Pete Masterson]

Ernie,

Just so you know, in a '95 the tile is attached to 'wonder board' (or equivalent) with epoxy thin set. The wonder board is both screwed and thin-setted to the plywood underlayment. (The sub-floor is steel sheet.)

Air chisel would do a good job. I used pry bars and a hammer. It tore up the plywood underlayment so thoroughly, that I then cut it out and pieced in new wood. Patched the seam and some torn-up spots along the edges with a cement-like floor leveling stuff.

Pete Masterson

'95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42

El Sobrante CA

"aeonix1@mac.com"

On Jul 26, 2009, at 2:34 PM, Ernest Ekberg wrote:

I leave here Aug 2nd and head to Tom McCarthy's coach in Ca to do an extreme makeover with new wood and carpet. There is some ceramic tile that will have to be air chisled- messy, but worth it. You can follow the progress by going to my remodeling forum.
Ernie Ekberg

[Ernie Ekberg]

Pete, we took up some clay ceramic tile in Wallace craigs 95 and that had the epoxy thinset but no backerboard. Perhaps you had some porcelain tile that required the backerboard. Ernie Ekberg 83PT40 Wanderlodge Weatherford, Tx 817-475-3991 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/erni...gandrepair --- On Sun, 7/26/09, Pete Masterson wrote: From: Pete Masterson Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Heading to California To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 26, 2009, 5:49 PM Ernie, Just so you know, in a '95 the tile is attached to 'wonder board' (or equivalent) with epoxy thin set. The wonder board is both screwed and thin-setted to the plywood underlayment. (The sub-floor is steel sheet.) Air chisel would do a good job. I used pry bars and a hammer. It tore up the plywood underlayment so thoroughly, that I then cut it out and pieced in new wood. Patched the seam and some torn-up spots along the edges with a cement-like floor leveling stuff. Pete Masterson '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42 El Sobrante CA aeonix1@mac. com On Jul 26, 2009, at 2:34 PM, Ernest Ekberg wrote: I leave here Aug 2nd and head to Tom McCarthy's coach in Ca to do an extreme makeover with new wood and carpet. There is some ceramic tile that will have to be air chisled- messy, but worth it. You can follow the progress by going to my remodeling forum. Ernie Ekberg

[Pete Masterson]

Well, each of the coaches are "custom" ... the tiles were large 12 x 12 ceramic, but were nothing that special. Not porcelain, anyway. Just ordinary floor tiles that I've seen (similar ones) in home centers, etc.

Pete Masterson

'95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42

El Sobrante CA

"aeonix1@mac.com"

On Jul 26, 2009, at 4:16 PM, Ernie Ekberg wrote:

Pete, we took up some clay ceramic tile in Wallace craigs 95 and that had the epoxy thinset but no backerboard. Perhaps you had some porcelain tile that required the backerboard. Ernie Ekberg 83PT40 Wanderlodge Weatherford, Tx 817-475-3991 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/erni...gandrepair