Floor On My Fifth Wheel Is Rotted

I love my 2014 sandpiper fifth wheel.

Floor on my fifth wheel is rotted.

Lift each panel of flooring as it comes free take it. It is huge it is pretty as it is because despite being older it was hardly used at all the colors aren t bad etc but just not my style the floors are probably the first thing i plan to change. Once he knew where the damage was doug removed the vinyl floor covering and all the rotted wood. We have full timed rving for 20 years.

Water damage was found in the floor under my refrigerator. A roughly 17 x 45 section of plywood needed to be cut out and replaced with a fresh piece. I have a 1997 terry fifth wheel fiberglass exterior with 14 foot slide. Also the laminated wood eventually peals away.

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. My only suggestion would be to eliminate the hanging lamps because with constant traveling they break. July 27 2020 august 6 2019. Hi i just purchased a 5th wheel over the weekend that has 3 slides.

Generally it will be either or inch thick. It feels like it s wrapped in some type of cloth. If i could afford it i would love to buy a new one. Thanks for any information.

The fiberglass looks like it is spliced the floor line. Rotted rv slide out floor repair fixed manufacturer flaw. If you have a section of sub floor that has rotted through you ll be able to measure just how thick your sub floor is. Can the fiberglass be removed to get to the dry rot area.

Have dry rot on the sides below the floor line and wheel well area. But we are retired on a budget. Remove the areas that are badly damaged. In this video i repair th.

Set your circular saw to the depth of your sub floor depending on what type of camper you have your sub floor will vary in thickness.