Check the floor for soft spots.
Travel trailer soft floor repair.
Strip the travel trailer to the sub floor.
Lay fiberglass insulation pads between the floor beams to provide a better heat seal within the rv.
Mark on the plywood where the floor beams below it will lie.
The two components are pressed together then.
We recently undertook to solve a soft floor problem in our elderly travel trailer.
This material is made from wood chips and a water based glue.
Be especially vigilant around slide outs places where plumbing is above the floor such as in kitchens and bathrooms and all.
How to replace rotted wood flooring in a travel trailer.
I replaced the rotten floor in my 2006 trail lite camper for under 500.
Move around the whole interior of your rv travel trailer testing the floors everywhere for a soft feeling and noting the locations on a roughed out floor plan.
In the next section let s look into what you need to do to tackle travel trailer floor repair on your own.
Travel trailers and rvs are typically manufactured with flooring made of particle board.
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 finally developed dry rot.
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.
How to repair soft floors in an rv travel trailer.
Remove all carpeting and tile.
This will also keep pipe and wood temperatures stable to prevent further water damage.
See my step by step diy instructions for floor demolition and restoration.
A floor scraper makes this job easier.
Work from the floor to the ceiling.