BillyBob Jim wrote:
brianosaur wrote:
Now about the TT itself and keeping it as a salvage rv as some suggested...
We went to see it Saturday. Underbelly opened and dry, insulation out. Lano floor peeled back a by entry door and under cabinet sink.
Insurance was dragging their feet so body shop only would do mitigation (stop loss) damage prevention. That means drying it out.
It was still damp. I stuck my arm as far as I could under the linoleum and the plywood was damp. Black mold dots already forming on a little area of the ply.
Shop recommended removing the cabinets. The fridge & furnace area. The bunks and pretty much pulling EVERYTHING out and opening the walls.
I am going to take the money an run.
Relax, the shop does not have a clue because you cannot "open the walls" on a trailer with laminated sidewalls, and a lot of people on these RV boards are also clueless suggesting it did no damage. The water wicked up the luan layers in the sidewalls and any other areas of wood or fake wood touching the floor. I would take the money an run also.
Pulling back/removing the interior luan a few inches off the floor is what they suggested. Of course you can open the interior. Its luan on aluminum frame.
...prob have to deal with the rigid foam too then as its glued to that.
Oh, yeah I'm just waiting for the cabinets to swell and the contact paper finish to peel off.
See, the can of worms keeps opening, right?
