New owner here. Just picked up this used RV and after a heavy Florida rain, the wall and flooring seem to no longer be connected. Maybe it was like this before but I only noticed after I felt the carpet damp in the corner. The wood behind the interior wall panel is damp and I can pull it out in chunks if I want to. This is on the pop out.
Question: How bad is it? Did I get a fast one pulled on me? Seems like the seller knew it was an issue. Only owned for a few weeks.
Sigh. I think I just saw some dry wood termites
Carpetting in a trailer is .. beyond silly. Carpet absorbs water.
So – remove the carpet – take a look underneath – it may not be super bad and just requires some minor remove / replacement of the damaged spots.
Before you bother fixing the carpet, find the leak an fix THAT first.
To properly seal, find the manufacturer’s “sealant call-out sheet”. Here is an example. This tells you what sealant to use where on your exact RV.
If you’re handy, making repairs isn’t difficult but can be very tedious.
Firstly Ide find the leak and repair it. Probably go over everywhere else that’d potentially leak and check while you’re at it.
How old is the RV? If it’s newerish to olderish but not ancient by RV standards I would look into mfg documentation for the sealants and adhesives used, there may even be documents for assembly as well floating around.
If it’s an ancient RV and you may be the last owner of its useful life; I’de get under there and make repairs that are leak free, safe, and durable to my liking; no need to ball out on repairing an old RV unless its something that really retains its value.
These things are mostly put together like a middle school art project. Popsicle sticks and a lot of glue. I wouldn’t feel bad peeling apart the layers and making solid if not better than factory repairs at home.
Is this just on the slide or the whole way around the camper?
I’m dealing with the same thing and haven’t had much luck… it’s no small task talking about replacing the slide out floor, and even sourcing the materials has been next to impossible 😠Sending yall the best vibes
Source: How Bad Is It?
