RV trailer repair page 7 - Rebuild project travel trailer, floor water damage, roof leaks, wall damage
Travel Trailer Water Damage page 7
All work, text, and photographs courtesy of Bob Hanover
Rebuild Project - 1981 Citation 25' Travel Trailer
Side view: May as well tear all the siding off so I can fix it right. I have now determined that the entire wall has to be rebuilt.
Front wall section: I am leaving the existing wall and replacing it in sections so I match it perfectly. Got to make sure it all fits when I'm done!
Front of wall: This section was complicated - lots of little pieces to fabricate and fit.
Front - The Final Frontier: Uncharted territory - I have not had this apart yet. By the looks of things, I'm replacing the entire front. Much water damage around the window; top and bottom.
Front inside: Did not take much to crumble this in. I gave it a bunt with my hand. Yep! - the whole front is going to be replaced.
Front inside: After removing the paneling, the water damage was visible. The top damage is from the roof leaking.
Outside front corner:
Paneling is badly delaminated here. Looks OK, but I put my hand right through it.
Top of front wall: First part of the front wall removed for rebuild.
Front upper wall area: There's how you air it out. Can I go down the highway like this?
Front upper panel: Upper panel rebuilt and ready to install.
Upper front installed: There's the first section in place. Now onto the lower panel.
Lower section of front wall: Most of the new pieces cut and ready for assembly. As with all the walls, it will be glued, stapled and screwed together for a solid unit.
Front rebuilt: Well, there is the whole front rebuilt. Ahhh! What next? Maybe a cold one?
Remember that "only piece of floor" left? Well, I decided that there is no point in leaving one old piece of floor.
Last piece of floor replaced: So, I ripped it out and put in a new one. The original was a little hard to strip the old linoleum anyways.
Front wall - inside view: There's how it looks from the inside - all new framing.
Kitchen and bedroom side wall: Sure is nice to see all that new wood!
Door side wall: Looks kinda neat with everything replaced.
Side and back: And a shot taken from the front back.
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