Travel Trailer Spongy Floor

I replaced the rotten floor in my 2006 trail lite camper for under 500.

Travel trailer spongy floor.

This is most often caused by water damage which may be only one small part of larger damages caused by water. Its that luan styrofoam luan type floor have been in contact with forest river warranty runs out the end of april and they seem ok with fixing it. A spongy rv floor indicates rot in the subflooring usually the plywood underneath the laminate tile or carpet. Thus if you discover rotted floorboards you re likely going to want to inspect the rest of your rv for water.

By russ and tiña de maris. I noticed bouncing floors in quite a few of the light weight trailers we looked at when shopping for a new trailer. Soft spot in floor repair. Many folks who love and preserve an older rv have found a painful reality in their treasure.

Why campers have soft spots on the floor if you are an experienced rv user chances are you have already customized the floors of your current rv model and are constantly maintaining it. The used travel trailer i just purchased has a couple of soft spots in the flooring under the vinyl rug. See my step by step diy instructions for floor demolition and restoration. Repairing floor soft spots.

March 27 2013 august 31 2015 filed under. His material was first published in the. John cagney nash began composing press releases and event reviews for british nightclubs in 1982. It s always important to keep the floor in a good state because if you just don t take care of it will go downhill from there.

Soft spots in their flooring. Be especially vigilant around slide outs places where plumbing is above the floor such as in kitchens and bathrooms and all around your freshwater storage tank if it is inside. Usually the problem can be traced back to a water leak that s compromised the integrity of the. I noticed these when i bought it and did a pretty extensive comb through of the camper and did not see any signs of water damage anywhere inside or underneath the trailer.

Obviously if the soft floor is due to water damage you want to find the leak and seal it.