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buylow12
Mar 14, 2016Explorer
I found a YouTube video detailing almost exactly what you proposed. What's a bit crazy is the video was put out by Gulfstream, which is the make of my fifth wheel. In fact it looks extremely similar to mine. Not sure if that's a good thing or not ?? The video is here https://youtu.be/4whU18urXRI
That's way more than I could pull off. I wish my contractor in Florida could take care of it or the guy in Seattle I had who talked about doing a lot of rot repair who charged $25/hr. Hopefully this mobile guy will have a clue and will be reasonable, having seen this video I should have a decent feel if he knows what he's talking about or not. Otherwise it's to the shop. I would guess it would take two guys two full days to make a similar repair, so maybe 3k. The shop is always $100 an hour minimum...
I did a thorough check of the front wall again and there is some rot there also. Maybe a 6 inch by 4 foot section.
I guess there is no way to properly fix it without tearing everything up ??
Tim Czarkowski
Totaltravelers.com

That's way more than I could pull off. I wish my contractor in Florida could take care of it or the guy in Seattle I had who talked about doing a lot of rot repair who charged $25/hr. Hopefully this mobile guy will have a clue and will be reasonable, having seen this video I should have a decent feel if he knows what he's talking about or not. Otherwise it's to the shop. I would guess it would take two guys two full days to make a similar repair, so maybe 3k. The shop is always $100 an hour minimum...
I did a thorough check of the front wall again and there is some rot there also. Maybe a 6 inch by 4 foot section.
I guess there is no way to properly fix it without tearing everything up ??
Tim Czarkowski
Totaltravelers.com

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