Dan if I were you I would go over to this site and see if thier is any information thier. It is a site for Classic Winnebago's and thier all kind of info thier. http://groups.msn.com/classicwinnebagomotorhomes
Dan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 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=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=3308 > > The above URL would have to be used in its entirety. > > > > Good Luck! > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT --------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/classicrv/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! � Try it today! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $4.98 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Q7_YsB/neXJAA/yQLSAA/z1TolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/classicrv/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
