Replacing Camper Floor Joists

Unscrew the sub floor in the area you ll be cutting the damaged sub floor will still be screwed into the floor joists so you ll need to find and remove all those screws before you cut.

Replacing camper floor joists. A friend s camper has been leaking for some time apparently and has rotted out the floor ledger and joists. Prompt repair is vital in keeping your camper serviceable. How to replace rv flooring. The local camper sales service place wanted 200.

Boxed up in an enclosed rv with fumes from this stuff filling your lungs is a surefire way to damage your organism. Lay fiberglass insulation pads between the floor beams to provide a better heat seal within the rv. This part of. And be sure to follow the precautions with regard to safety.

Doug soon found out that the floor joists weren t the normal 2 4 framing. Mark on the plywood where the floor beams below it will lie. Fortunately you can replace the. Find a replacement joist that is the same size as your floor joist.

How to replace rotted wood flooring in a travel trailer. If your floor joist is an i joist for example buy an i joist. If you re doing a replacement vinyl floor you ll really need to pay close attention to getting this floor prepping done smoothly as imperfections will show. 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.

Use a tape measure to measure the length width and height of your existing floor joist. Short videos and slideshow documenting our attempt at replacing rotten joists and flooring in a kitchen of a house we are currently renovating. Find a new floor joist with these exact same dimensions. So he had to cut down a couple of 2 x 6s and 2 x 3s to make the dimensions match.

In the next section let s look into what you need to do to tackle travel trailer floor repair on your own. This will also keep pipe and wood temperatures stable to prevent further water damage. Cut the new plywood flooring to fit the area that you removed the rotten wood from. Set your circular saw to the depth of your sub floor depending on what type of camper you have your sub floor will vary in thickness.