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Old 04-13-2009, 09:49 AM   #1
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Does anyone know if you can replace the sofa and carpet at DRV? Thanks. Marge
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Old 04-13-2009, 10:27 AM   #2
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yes had carpet replaced last year under warrenty due to broken drain under kitchen sink. Lazy boy makes a good sleeper sofa for replacement :D
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Old 04-13-2009, 06:42 PM   #3
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I'm not sure what your asking in your question.

We ordered ours with out the sofa and window treatments, then put our own in after delivery. Actually, Penne changes the window treatments seasonally for a different look.

If you want to replace old or worn out furniture, you can order replacements through a dealer but expect to pay a high rate for it.
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Old 04-14-2009, 01:56 AM   #4
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The key word in my question is "replace". Simply asking if you can go to Doubletree and get the carpet and sofa replaced? The original needs replaced. From your answer, it appears that we can only have that done through a dealer. Maybe it would be easier for me to just call DRV, but thanks for your reply anyway.
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Old 04-14-2009, 10:41 AM   #5
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There is no doubt the items can be replaced. I'm sure the factory will refer you to one of it's satellite maintenance shops that does warranty work for them like Charger Enterprises. If there are compatible items in the same style that won't clash too much with your unit's decor it should be fairly easy but I doubt cheap.
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Old 04-14-2009, 10:51 AM   #6
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Thanks Mike and Nancy.
I'll check with DRV. Not necessarily looking for cheap, just need to replace it, so will do whatever it takes. Appreciate your response.
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Old 04-14-2009, 06:55 PM   #7
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allegheny mama,

From the way you stated your question, I was not sure if you wanted to replace a standard item with a custom item when ordering a new coach or if you wanted to order a new item to replace one that was already in your coach.

In the past, DRV had told us we had to go through a dealer to order an item used in the production of one of their models as they were not set up to sell items "retail", only wholesale through their dealers. That may have all changed since my last inquiry.

As Mike indicated, it would be best to talk direct and get the correct information on how they are operating currently. Please post back after you talk to them so that we will know their present "SOP."
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Old 04-14-2009, 11:09 PM   #8
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keith and penne we are looking to order a drv in the near future. DW doesn't like the furniture and she really hates the matching window treatments, curtains, cornice boards or whatever you call them. did you just get bare windows or what. how much credit did they give you for that and the deleted furniture? sje
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Old 04-15-2009, 06:26 AM   #9
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When we ordered, we deleted the window treatments, leaving the day-night shades only. Also deleted the sofa and one recliner and asked for the carpet to cover the entire area in front of the sink counter.

I do not remember the amount of the credit allowance they gave us but we did not want those items and would have removed them if they were there anyway so we felt the credit was reasonable.
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Old 04-15-2009, 09:05 AM   #10
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sje,

On ours we deleted the sofa bed and replaced it with 2 swivel rocking recliners. The fabric doesn't match perfectly but unless you really look hard at it no one ever notices, including us. I hate those sofa beds, heavy and uncomfortable.
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Old 04-16-2009, 08:51 AM   #11
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I'm all for Lazy Boy, too. We ordered our Suite with furniture only because we moved them to our trade-in.

We have a LZB loveseat sleeper and LZB leather recliners.[/img]
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Old 04-16-2009, 11:54 AM   #12
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I'm all for Lazy Boy, too. [/img]
In the furniture business for 35 years I've reupholstered many Lazy Boy sofas and chairs. My opinion is that Lazy Boy is the worst made junk you can buy. Most furniture looks good from the outside, but once you've taken them apart, you can see what there made of. I replaced our recliner seat foam and to do so, I had to take the chair all apart. The frame is made of OSB board, the same stuff you cover a house with, glued and stapled together. My expert opinion is this is cheep trash, even for the price. Go somewhere else to buy your replacements.
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Old 04-17-2009, 09:03 AM   #13
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We replaced that ugly uncomfortable sofa with a Broyhill loveseat sleeper sofa. Gave us more room and the kids tell me it's much more comfortable and we also added an l/2" memory form pad which when folded up still fits to slide in bed!
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Old 04-17-2009, 09:19 AM   #14
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Sorry Bob, but most residential furniture these days is junk. Whether you buy at Ashley or Haverty's. LZB beats out any RV furniture we've owned or seen in other RV's.

We've tried other recliners, even an Ekornes recliner. But gave it away when we bought the 2 leather ones. Buying a 2nd one cost the same price as the 2 LZB and it would have been a 6-8 week wait. We would have been long gone to our next project before it arrived.....
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Old 04-17-2009, 04:24 PM   #15
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My opinion is that Lazy Boy is the worst made junk you can buy.
Hmmm, I've had 2 Lazy Boy recliners for 12 years and they look almost as good as the day I bought them.
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Old 04-18-2009, 07:08 AM   #16
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I always had good luck with the Flexstell recliners...

Not cheap, but well made..
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I'm all for Lazy Boy, too. [/img]
In the furniture business for 35 years I've reupholstered many Lazy Boy sofas and chairs. My opinion is that Lazy Boy is the worst made junk you can buy. Most furniture looks good from the outside, but once you've taken them apart, you can see what there made of. I replaced our recliner seat foam and to do so, I had to take the chair all apart. The frame is made of OSB board, the same stuff you cover a house with, glued and stapled together. My expert opinion is this is cheep trash, even for the price. Go somewhere else to buy your replacements.
We also have 2 Lazyboy recliners and a sofa in the stick house with heavy use from us and 3 large dogs, with remarkable wear resistance and no issues at all. 12 years and climbing.

Can understand your point of view with your experience re-building furniture. But maybe you might offer up a suggested alternative? We all would be interested.
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Can understand your point of view with your experience re-building furniture. But maybe you might offer up a suggested alternative? We all would be interested.
I've been out of the business for a few years, but having taken apart many frames from many furniture companies, I do know junk when I see it. You had good luck with your furniture, that's great. Most people only look at the covering and never turn it upside down and see what's under and hidden from view. The company I worked for was forced to make furniture as cheep as they could to keep up with the others. Not because we wanted to, but because the buyers wanted the lowest cost or they would go somewhere else. So, everything out of view was cheapened. The Lazy Boy I have I replaced the foam on the seat because it broke down and flattened to nothing. Doing so I could see clearly how bad it was. As I said, OSB and glue was all that held it together. The fabric you see looks good, but it really cost Lazy Boy about $5 a yard. You pay $50 a yard. As far as a better chair. There are many out there. You'll pay more, of corse, but that's the way things are today. Turn the chair over. Look for oak or alder frames that are doweled together, not stapled and glued.
Many years ago, about 1995, I went to the Lazy Boy Furniture Co in High Point. I believe that in that one plant they turned out 5000 chairs a day. We tried to make quality furniture, but couldn't keep up with the crap they were turning out. The only thing I can say is, most people don't keep furniture like they used to. A few years and they toss them in the dump. Years ago we keep them forever and passed them down to our kids. There are no antiques made today.
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Old 04-19-2009, 09:11 PM   #19
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For what its worth....I was recently in Keiths TK3 without the DRV furniture--made a world of difference in perceived space--it is the same trailer as I have with all the heavy original furniture, but what a difference!

Maybe furnishing your own trailer isn't your thing, but my wife would like to do a real makeover to ours, and if we had gotten it new, probably would have done the furniture delete also.

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Old 04-20-2009, 09:20 AM   #20
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How the heck do you get that furniture in and out of the rig... I installed a stacked washer and gas drier and it was no fun moving it in..Of coarse I did it by myself (sorry, with the DW help). I would hate to have to move that sofa/sleeper out... I wonder how hard it would be to pull out the rear window and go in/out that way??
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