Anyone have any further advise in this? I know some of you out there
have done some major rebuilds.
Thanks,
Dan
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Dan Bridgers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Mine is a 1992 40 ft Teton 5th wheel. It has all wood
> construction from what I understand. It also has
> fiberglass siding. Thanks for the link. It will help
> alot. I still hope to get some more info on this.
> Thanks again,
> Dan
>
>
> --- denisond3d3 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >
> > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Dan"
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi All, I have a question about some wood rot in
> > a wall behind
> > some cabinets.
> > > My question is what is the best way to get at this
> > wall and fix the
> > > wood rot. Take out the cabinets and fix from the
> > inside of the rv?
> > > It is about a 4x6 area there abouts. What is some
> > of your exper
ances
> > > with this type of problem?
> > > Thanks, Dan
> >
> > Much depends on the structure of your coach. If
> > your RV has an
> > aluminum skin, its probably going to be hard to do
> > anything from the
> > outside. On my 72 Winnebago the wall is a sandwich
> > of the aluminum
> > skin, an inch of foam, and a thin layer of plywood
> > on the inside, the
> > 3 layers glued together. In this case the repair
> > would be done from
> > the inside, removing the interior items, pulling
> > apart the rotted
> > wood and putting in new wood, gluing it back as best
> > you can. If
> > your RV doesnt have wooden or metal studs in the
> > walls, you have to
> > remember that the inner wall panelling might be what
> > holds the roof
> > up when you are sitting still, including when you
> > are on the roof or
> > a foot of snow is up there. And when you are
> > driving along, the
> > roof has to be held DOWN by the wall, or it would
> > try to float up and
> > away, due to the effect of the air passing along the
> > roof surface as
> > you drive.
> > And if the wood rotted, you have - or once had -
> > a leak, so pay a
> > lot of attention to putting sealant on the seams in
> > the roof, and
> > around all window and door openings - to keep out
> > more water.
> > You can view what one owner did to redo his wood
> > rot problem, at
> > the www.classicwinnebago.com site. Here is the URL
> > for that picture
> > album;
> >
> http://groups.msn.com/ClassicWinnebagoMotorhomes/70winnie.msnw
> > There are several pages of his pictures. This one
> > shows the
> > construction of one wall:
> >
> http://groups.msn.com/ClassicWinnebagoMotorhomes/70winnie.msnw?
> > action=""> > > The above URL would have to be used in its entirety.
> >
> > Good Luck!
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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