Floor On My Fifth Wheel Is Rotted

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.

Floor on my fifth wheel is rotted.

Have dry rot on the sides below the floor line and wheel well area. Can the fiberglass be removed to get to the dry rot area. We have full timed rving for 20 years. Water damage was found in the floor under my refrigerator.

The fiberglass looks like it is spliced the floor line. I love my 2014 sandpiper fifth wheel. My only suggestion would be to eliminate the hanging lamps because with constant traveling they break. Remove the areas that are badly damaged.

I have a 1997 terry fifth wheel fiberglass exterior with 14 foot slide. In this video i get busy repairing a rotten section of my main slide out room floor in my 2011 276rls keystone cougar fifth wheel. But we are retired on a budget. 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.

Generally it will be either or inch thick. Thanks for any information. Once he knew where the damage was doug removed the vinyl floor covering and all the rotted wood. A roughly 17 x 45 section of plywood needed to be cut out and replaced with a fresh piece.

If i could afford it i would love to buy a new one. Hi i just purchased a 5th wheel over the weekend that has 3 slides. Also the laminated wood eventually peals away. 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.

July 27 2020 august 6 2019. Rotted rv slide out floor repair fixed manufacturer flaw. It feels like it s wrapped in some type of cloth. In this video i repair th.

We re remodeling our 11 year old class c rv and installing new flooring.