2005 Fleetwood Pioneer 18T6 - water damaged sub floor

BillyW wrote:

weathershak wrote:
I shortened the shirt ward so I wouldnt bang my head on it. It was a pita because the cabinet was fastened thru the roof rafters. Dont know if you have a bunk over your bed. I took ours out and made a nice shelf. It made it feel much bigger and brighter.

I have thought about doing this exact thing with mine. The bed is like a cave with the bunk and shirt ward above it. This will probably be my next Winter project. I added a back window a few years ago at the head of the bed. Very nice for fresh air. I also added a roof vent over the bed in front of the shirt ward. Between that and the added window, it's much brighter and more airy.

S'more campers, it's looking good. Thanks for sharing this adventure. I appreciate the opportunity to get a peek at the construction in that area of my trailer. Did I miss where you isolated the leak? Was it the shower drain? Something else in that area? I'm definitely wondering about the construction difference between your '05 model and my '04 which doesn't have a drain pipe in that storage area.

My pleasure. By no means am I an expert, if you can drill a hole and have reasonable control over power tools this is a fairly basic repair.

There was no real 'leak' in my trailer, the water coming up off the tires penetrated the black membrane underneath the trailer, soaked the fiberglass and ruined the floor from the bottom up. There is a section of the steel frame that was holding the fiberglass tight to the floor, allowing the water to wick up and penetrate the chipboard.

The black pipe in the storage compartment is the drain for the greywater from the shower. How are your tanks mounted to the frame? My black tank is at the rear, then grey then white - maybe the tanks were laid out differently?

The window install over the bed is very intriguing - I find air flow to be less than fantastic in this model, I've even thought about adding a window over the couch up front.