The simple truth about rv water damage floor repair is that there is no simple truth.
How to repair my rv floor damaged.
Not only does it do a great job of showing you the damage that water can do to an rv the creator also shows how to repair the damage step by step.
Remove the areas that are badly damaged.
We were stumped for a while.
We knew there had to be a better way what follows is the step by step repair process that we followed to fix our water damaged sub floor.
I replaced the rotten floor in my 2006 trail lite camper for under 500.
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.
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.
The problem i have is a lack of joists under the plywood.
Here are a few tips for effective rv water damage floor repair.
See my step by step diy instructions for floor demolition and restoration.
Use a reciprocating saw to remove the particle board from the floor.
If there is only a small area of water damage you can simply cut a rectangular hole in the particle board around the damaged area.
You may need to put your rv up on jacks to perform this step and ensure that all the old rotted flooring is completely removed both internally and externally.
I m working on a 2004 rockwood trailer floor.
I ve torn up the vinyl to find an area of wood rot caused by water.
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.
Match your strategy to your floor type.
When we brought our damaged sub floor to local rv shops they wanted 3 000 to fix it.
Prompt repair is vital in keeping your camper serviceable.
Rv interiors can include a range of.
The cause of the ongoing water damage has been fixed.
Once he knew where the damage was doug removed the vinyl floor covering and all the rotted wood.
Different rv s have different needs especially since we re not talking about something as uniform as fiberglass.
The damaged area is approximately 6 long x 4 wide.