Interior Remodeling and Repair / In shop only
Full RV Interior Remodels in Yorba Linda
A full interior remodel strips the coach back to structure and rebuilds cabinetry, flooring, walls, ceilings, furniture, counters and lighting as one coordinated project. These run $1,500 to $50,000 and beyond at 20 to 250 or more labor hours, typically six weeks to six months in our Yorba Linda shop.
A full remodel is the only interior job where the answer to a bad subfloor is not a compromise. Everything is open, everything is reachable, and the structural work that would be prohibitive on a partial job costs almost nothing extra once the finishes are already out.
That is the actual argument for doing it all at once. Owners tend to think of a full remodel as a luxury decision. In practice it is often the cheaper decision on a coach with fifteen years of accumulated water history, because the alternative is five separate jobs that each open a section of floor.
What happens once the interior is stripped out?
The first thing we do with an empty shell is verify the structure. That means a moisture survey of the entire subfloor, an inspection of every framing member at the window and door corners, a look at the slide openings for square, and a check of the sidewall lamination by tap test across the full interior surface.
This is the moment where a full remodel earns its cost. A soft patch of subfloor under a dinette is a two hour repair with the floor open and a two day repair once new flooring is down. Rotted framing at a window corner is a panel and a couple of members with the wall exposed and a delamination repair later. We catalogue every finding, photograph it, and price the corrective work before rebuilding starts.
We also take the opportunity to run wiring, plumbing and any planned twelve volt or lithium upgrades while walls are open. Pulling a new circuit through a finished coach is several hours. Pulling it through an open one is minutes.
How do you keep a full remodel inside a payload budget?
By weighing the plan before building it. We total the finished weight of every specified material against the cargo carrying capacity printed on your weight sticker, and we do it at design stage rather than at delivery.
The four items that consume payload fastest are stone countertops, residential cabinet boxes in particleboard, tile flooring with a mortar bed, and oversized furniture. A galley in three centimeter quartz plus a particleboard cabinet run can add six hundred pounds over the equivalent build in solid surface and plywood, and on many coaches that is a third of the entire payload before a single item of gear goes aboard.
Where an owner genuinely wants stone, we build to it and we tell them what it costs in payload so the decision is informed. What we do not do is deliver a beautiful coach that is illegal to load.
What does a realistic full remodel timeline look like?
Design and material selection two to four weeks. Teardown and structural verification one to two weeks. Structural and subfloor repair one to three weeks depending on findings. Cabinetry build three to six weeks, overlapping with wall and ceiling work. Flooring, counters, upholstery and lighting three to five weeks. Punch list and walkthrough one week.
Most projects land between eight and sixteen weeks. The outliers are driven by material lead time and by structural findings at teardown, and we build both into the schedule at scope approval rather than announcing them at week nine.
What Is Included
- 01Complete interior teardown with components catalogued and photographed
- 02Full subfloor moisture survey and framing inspection with the shell open
- 03Tap test of the sidewall lamination across the full interior surface
- 04Structural and subfloor repair priced and authorized before rebuild
- 05Wiring and plumbing runs installed while walls are open
- 06Weight budget calculated against cargo carrying capacity at design stage
- 07Cabinetry, flooring, panels, counters, upholstery and lighting installed as one scope
- 08Photographic record of every stage supplied at delivery
Our Process and Timeline
Shop hours and calendar days are different things. These are the stages and the realistic duration of each.
- 012 to 4 weeks
Design and specification
Layout, materials, finishes and a weight budget are agreed and drawn before anything is removed.
- 021 to 2 weeks
Teardown and cataloguing
The interior is stripped to structure with every reusable component catalogued and photographed.
- 033 to 5 days
Structural verification
Subfloor metered, framing inspected, slide openings measured for square, sidewalls tap tested.
- 041 to 3 weeks
Structural and system repair
Soft subfloor and rotted framing replaced, and new wiring or plumbing runs installed while walls are open.
- 053 to 6 weeks
Cabinetry and panel installation
Wall and ceiling panels installed, then cabinetry built and fastened to framing with movement allowance.
- 063 to 5 weeks
Flooring, counters and furniture
Flooring laid, counters templated and fitted, furniture and upholstery installed, lighting wired and set.
- 071 week
Punch list and delivery
Every door, drawer, latch, fixture and switch is exercised, adjusted and signed off with the owner.
Common Problems and How We Solve Them
The teardown found rot the owner did not know about.
SolutionIt is the normal outcome on a coach over ten years old. We photograph and price it as a discrete stage so you can see exactly what the structural repair costs versus the cosmetic scope.
The owner wants a residential look on a coach with 1,800 pounds of payload.
SolutionWe build the look in vehicle rated materials. Solid surface reads as stone at a third of the weight, and plywood carcasses with hardwood doors read as residential without the particleboard mass.
A previous remodel removed a partition and the roof line now sags.
SolutionA load bearing partition was cut out. We measure the deflection, install a structural header or tube frame to restore the load path, then correct the roof line before finishing.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a full RV interior remodel cost?
From $1,500 for a light coach refresh to $50,000 and beyond for a complete gut and rebuild, at 20 to 250 or more labor hours billed at our posted $210 per hour body and paint rate. Structural findings are priced separately.
How long does a full interior remodel take?
Most projects run eight to sixteen weeks. Design and material lead time account for a large share of that, which is why we order long lead items at scope approval rather than at install.
Is a full remodel cheaper than doing it in stages?
On a coach with water history, usually yes. Structural repair that costs two hours with the floor open costs two days once new flooring is down, and five separate jobs each pay for their own setup and teardown.
Can you change the floor plan completely?
Yes, within the structural constraints. Partitions that tie the sidewalls to the roof can be relocated if their load path is replaced, and slide openings, plumbing stacks and the entry door are the fixed points we design around.
Do you build the cabinetry in house?
Yes. Cabinetry is built in our Yorba Linda facility in plywood with hardwood face frames and doors, which is what makes matching an existing profile or a nonstandard opening practical.
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All work is performed at our Yorba Linda facility. We do not offer mobile, roadside or fleet route service.