Slide Rot! Help

You guys are all correct. I can see the metal trim at the bottom of the slide. The ends of the trim allowed water to penetrate the plastic covering that is supposed to keep the water away from the wood. I looks like I have a project ahead of me.

My other slides have a different type of covering on the wood. Almost like a paint or something. It is smooth black plastic or something.

My questions are:

1. Can I use the material found on my other slides on the repair slide? What is it?

2. Do I have to remove the wood or can I put a 1/8" thick metal plate under the entire slide and seal off the edge to prevent further damage. I saw a video online about installing "drip edges" on the slides. I will be doing that.

The problem areas are centered around where the 2 slide rollers are. I dont think I have to replace the wood. Maybe put something around where the rollers go to help distribute the weight.

Thoughts or ideas?

Peg Leg wrote:
I replaced the floor in mine. You can check out my bedroom slide floot replacement with pics at this owners forum site. It may give some ideas or at least see what I had to do. It wasn't all that hard of a job for one person.

Any chance you would be willing to email pics of your repair? The link requires that I set up an account.

Thanks and I appreciate the help.

I think the problem is the metal brace on the outside is often not caulked so water gets under it and the fabric and rots the floor. As said floor must be replaced and sides properly sealed.

X3

had to find the leak, repair it, replace half the floor, and most of the wall board. As long as I was going that far, I paneled the closet with cedar planks...

I replaced the floor in mine. You can check out my bedroom slide floot replacement with pics at this owners forum site. It may give some ideas or at least see what I had to do. It wasn't all that hard of a job for one person.

Been there, I had to remove and rebuild the slide floor.
Stop the leak and dry it out is the only chance you have to save it.