Replace Wood Floor In Trailer

To learn more about how to repair a rotted wood rv floor let s take doug klassen and his 1991 jayco 220 travel trailer for example.

Replace wood floor in trailer.

Replacing that small strip of carpet that is just in front of the slide is not an option in most every rv. Using the holes in the lumber as a guide drill through the metal of the trailer frame. Extensive dry rot can endanger anyone walking on the floor. This will make it easier to replace once the rotten material is removed.

Cut a straight line separating the good flooring from the rotten wood. Be careful not to let the saw reach the metal siding of the rv. Replacing carpet in the actual slide out is doable in any rv. We ve undertaken soft floor issues in our elderly travel trailer.

Place the first board in the corner of the trailer. 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. A previous owner had let a toilet leak go to the point that an area of the plywood floor in the center of the bathroom developed dry rot. I actually work on them day in and day out.

I m a rv technician. Replace the paddle bit with a 1 2 inch metal drill bit. Describes how to change install new boards on the deck of a cargo trailer. I ve replaced many slide out floors to.

Utility trailer floor replacement introduction.