Remove all carpeting and tile.
Travel trailer soft floor repair.
If the cabinets are in the way remove them.
Mark on the plywood where the floor beams below it will lie.
How to replace rotted wood flooring in a travel trailer.
Lay fiberglass insulation pads between the floor beams to provide a better heat seal within the rv.
A floor scraper makes this job easier.
Be especially vigilant around slide outs places where plumbing is above the floor such as in kitchens and bathrooms and all.
In the next section let s look into what you need to do to tackle travel trailer floor repair on your own.
Strip the travel trailer to the sub floor.
I replaced the rotten floor in my 2006 trail lite camper for under 500.
We recently undertook to solve a soft floor problem in our elderly travel trailer.
How to repair soft floors in an rv travel trailer.
See my step by step diy instructions for floor demolition and restoration.
Check the floor for soft spots.
Cut the new plywood flooring to fit the area that you removed the rotten wood from.
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.
This will also keep pipe and wood temperatures stable to prevent further water 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.
Work from the floor to the ceiling.
Travel trailers and rvs are typically manufactured with flooring made of particle board.
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.