Fixing Rotten Floor In 25fb Airstream
The trouble with an airstream is that it can be harder to tell when a floor has begun to rot.
Fixing rotten floor in 25fb airstream. The airstream flying cloud 25fb twin travel trailer is a purposefully designed trailer with intentional features to help you maximize your travel experiences. This can be accomplished several ways. In this post we ll walk you through the basics of how to fix a rotted camper floor so you can get back on the road in a jiffy without having to spend an arm and a leg at the repair shop. After removing the floor we discovered several locations where the frame required repair.
Regardless i am going to show you a solution that has worked amazingly well to fix rotted sub floor on a shoe string budget. Rot is the result of leakage. While a shell off floor replacement makes the labor of removing and replacing the floorboards easier it can be difficult for diy ers with limited space or experience. So here s a step by step explanation of how we removed the floor before replacing it.
In shopping for an airstream why do so many people say check that the floor is sound throughout. Prepared for families of all sizes and built for comfort to any destination flying cloud is a feature packed travel trailer that can go the distance and is a canvas waiting to be painted. Fortunately it is possible to take on your camper floor repair yourself which can be a great way to minimize your rv floor repair cost. Since an airstream is mostly aluminum the floor is about the only thing that can rot.
When we last left off my airstream was floorless and admittedly looking rather sad so in this post i will show you how to complete that airstream shell on floor replacement. Replacing rotted sub floor in your vintage airstream. This means that the floor can be left to rot for a long time before you realize it needs to be fixed. Locate the metal frame studs underneath the floor.
Since the airstream shell is mounted on top of the trailer s floor you may find that replacing certain sections of the flooring is more complicated. This step isn t too hard.