Replace Floor In Rv Trailer

However in your own trailer you ll want to take this step to its logical conclusion and ensure you know the full extent of the damage before you go about replacing the floor.

Replace floor in rv trailer.

Dry out remaining wood framing. You don t want to replace the living room floor only to discover you also still need to do the bathroom for instance. I replaced the rotten floor in my 2006 trail lite camper for under 500. Nonrigid floor coverings such as carpet can often be preserved for reuse by lifting one corner then carefully peeling it away.

Install the new pieces by drilling the plywood into the joists under the subfloor. The interiors are particularly vulnerable to the moisture and just a single soaking can cause disintegration of the particle board used to build floors. Because rv travel trailers are often kept in areas of high humidity and often used where there is a lot of atmospheric salinity they are prone to moisture and salt damage. We ve undertaken soft floor issues in our elderly travel trailer.

Use a circular saw to cut new pieces of plywood to fit in the rotten places. This is a step by step how to with photo illustrations chronicling the diy removal and replacement of a floor and repair of the roof of a 2002 palomino stampede ultralight travel trailer rv. When we first acquired the trailer we tried to ignore it but after a few months it became apparent that ignorance wasn t bliss. Cut out badly damaged areas.

Lay a level down on the installed plywood to ensure the floor is level. Here s a closer view. Fortunately you can replace the flooring in your rv with just a few tools and a little hard work. Remove the floor coverings throughout the rv.

See my step by step diy instructions for floor demolition and restoration. Install self stick floor tiles over the subfloor. Probe extent of damage and trace out boundary.