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.

Describes how to change install new boards on the deck of a cargo trailer. I ve replaced many slide out floors to. Extensive dry rot can endanger anyone walking on the floor. Utility trailer floor replacement introduction.

Cut a straight line separating the good flooring from the rotten wood. Using the holes in the lumber as a guide drill through the metal of the trailer frame. 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. Replacing carpet in the actual slide out is doable in any rv.

For me replacing the wood floor in my utility trailer was on that never ending list. Replacing that small strip of carpet that is just in front of the slide is not an option in most every rv. I actually work on them day in and day out. If the rotten area is wider and spans the width of the rv it may be necessary to cut up against the wall.

This will make it easier to replace once the rotten material is removed. Be careful not to let the saw reach the metal siding of the rv. We ve undertaken soft floor issues in our elderly travel trailer. Replace the paddle bit with a 1 2 inch metal drill bit.

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.