Replacing Camper Floor

The local camper sales service place wanted 200.

Replacing camper floor.

The wooden parts of these vehicles can become damp and damaged through years of use and lack of maintenance. Before you begin make sure your rv is parked on a level surface. Here s the final tutorial about our rv that was totaled a week after we finished renovations and it s all about how to install rv flooring we will cover how to remove the previous carpet and linoleum choosing the right flooring for a rv preparing to install flooring especially when you find surprises under the old stuff and finally how to install rv flooring. A friend s camper has been leaking for some time apparently and has rotted out the floor ledger and joists.

Travelling in an rv is a great way to explore new places while riding in comfort but sometimes changes in climate can cause the flooring in your rv to crack warp or rot. I ve replaced many slide out floors to. In this post we ll walk you through the basics of how to fix a rotted camper floor so you can get back on the road in a jiffy without having to spend an arm and a leg at the repair shop. Luckily removing and repairing the rotten wood floors is as simple as cutting.

Unless you have soft or wet spots in your floor the only way to know how much work your floor replacement is going to be is to start removing the top layer and see for yourself. The floor is rotten from the bottom up and the subfloor needs replacing too. Replacing that small strip of carpet that is just in front of the slide is not an option in most every rv. Camper trailers and rvs are especially susceptible to water damage because they are so exposed to wind and rain.

I actually work on them day in and day out. 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. I m a rv technician.