Repairing Water Damaged Floor Travel Trailer

My floor had major damage but if yours is minor you can just use a putty like this to fix it.

Repairing water damaged floor travel trailer.

Water damage to floor and joists of rv camper trailer. Heal your floor in the case of minor subfloor damage you can simply use a flooring putty to repair the damage. 6 steps 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. Repaired some of it in few days off and on.

Wall had no damage where this repair was made. It should always be repaired in order to prevent wood rot and if found on time water damage can be fixed at relatively low expense. Apply a wood hardener to all areas of water damaged wood. After sitting for approximately six years with a water leak the flooring on the rv was seriously damaged in certain areas.

The putty will serve to re level your floor and strengthen the affected area. I recommend donald durham s rockhard water putty. Soak up as much water inside the camper as possible. We re remodeling our 11 year old class c rv and installing new flooring.

Allow water damaged wood to dry fully before starting the repair. Look for water leak sources to prevent more water damage. How to replace rotted wood flooring in a travel trailer. The main thing to remember is that water damage should never be ignored.

More updates to come. However even if the damage was detected late and has already caused the wood to rot it is still repairable. Lift the existing floor by using an electric screwdriver or an electric drill fitted with a driver bit to remove every screw in the rv floor. Pull off any wallpaper or small loose pieces of wood in the water damaged areas.

You can also patch up exterior siding and roof with a waterproof tape. If the leaks are entering through the windows apply rv caulking. Prepare a tape an 80 grit sandpaper 60 grit sandpaper epoxy resin or wood hardener putty knife and wood putty.