Water damage repair
I have water damage to the passenger side sidewall on both the inside and outside. The wall is somewhat distorted. The outer skin seems to be loose from the underlying wood structure. Water got in ...
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WannaRetire wrote:Tore the entire wall below the window apart until I could no longer find water soaked wood. FWIW, that was almost 3' behind the mirror, all the way behind/below the driver window down to the floor.Pirate wrote:
Same thing happened to mine. Had to rebuild it from the inside out. It is doable but a lot of work. Mine is all fixed and rock solid, would never even know it had damage.
How did you fix it ?
Slowly built the wall back up from inside out. Used fiberglass reinforced panels from lowes and marine plywood. I found materials that added up to the exact width of the materials I tore out. Glued them all back in to place.
Reinforced the outside wall with carpet and plywood and then braced it so I could glue the materials back in from the inside.
Once all the layers were back in place, I obtained the wallpaper from the manufacturer.
In the mean time, I removed the driver window and found a couple window panels leaking so I removed the glass in them and resealed them with the proper 3m window sealant.
Taped the window openings with metal tape so any water that gets in will roll out to the walls, not inside of them.
The floor was rotted below the mirror so I had to buy some marine grade wood filler. Don't get any that is a "liquid" type epoxy. I did and it all poured right out of hole in the floor onto the concrete - 50 bucks wasted. I ended up using a paste wood filler. In fact, I bought a meat basting syringe and used this wood filler on the other side. I removed the mirror and injected this wood filler into the screw holes. I did remove the passenger window too and resealed it's opening just as the other side.
Both mirrors were reset and resealed.
I'm sure I missed some steps but you get the idea. The idiot I bought my RV from (thank you Gary Madder you liar) did the same thing with trying to re-affix the mirror with bigger bolts. I was a double idiot and rushed myself into wanting this RV so bad I ignored the warning signs.
In the end, I am glad I took this project on and am very happy with the results.
