How To Repair A Floor In A Camper

In this post we ll walk you through the basics of how to fix a rotted camper floor so you can get back on the road in a jiffy without having to spend an arm and a leg at the repair shop.

How to repair a floor in a camper.

I replaced the rotten floor in my 2006 trail lite camper for under 500. Hi gang this is our little pop up camper a 2000 a liner. From the beginning we knew it had rot in the floors that the previous owners had repaired. We were stumped for a while.

Camper trailers and rvs are especially susceptible to water damage because they are so exposed to wind and rain. The outside corner moulding works well though we needed to still leave a small gap between it and the main floor of the rv so that the slide could move in and out without scratching the flooring. The floor leveling compound sold at lumberyards works ok for sticks and bricks homes but it s a plaster based substance that easily cracks with motion. Step 1 move around the whole interior of your rv travel trailer testing the floors everywhere for a soft feeling and noting the locations on a roughed out floor plan.

Once we replaced the flooring with the addition of underlayment we realized the small gap does not affect the integrity of the slide out flooring. Prompt repair is vital in keeping your camper serviceable. I just had part of the floor fixed in my starcraft hybrid the rv repair guy said it will cost 5 000 to replace the whole floor i m female and love camping but not a floor fixer upper does anyone know some one that can replace the floor for 2 000 i love in lowell massachusetts thanks linda. Lift the existing floor by using an electric screwdriver or an electric drill fitted with a driver bit to remove every screw in the rv floor.

Lift each panel of flooring as it comes free take it. Luckily removing and repairing the rotten wood floors is as simple as cutting. See my step by step diy instructions for floor demolition and restoration. Fortunately it is possible to take on your camper floor repair yourself which can be a great way to minimize your rv floor repair cost.

The second photo is of the new bamboo floori. Bounce your rv down the highway a few times and if your floor leveling compound breaks up you ll have it ruining your new flooring.