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joelyn
Explorer
Mar 10, 2019

Suggestions for slide out corner???

My slide out apparently had a leak and the wood on the side of the slide out and the bottom of the slide out rotted out about 4 ins IN on the side and 4ins IN on the bottom. see arrows in the picture...
So looking for any suggestions how to reinforce that side without removing the slid out and making a major production and cost of it. TT is 15 years old and just need it to last a few more years..
Any suggestions or ideas of how to do this would be appreciated.
Any other pictures or info needed let me know...


THANKS FOR ANY ASSIST.................

3 Replies

  • agesilaus's avatar
    agesilaus
    Explorer III
    Mar 10, 2019
    agesilaus wrote:
    OK the big problem is getting the repair to be flush with the bottom of the slide or near that so it will close properly. Off the top of my head and w/o seeing the damage I would:
    1) Peel back the carpet inside.
    2) Cut the bad wood out and an inch or so into good wood. Try to keep the cut edge straight to make fitting a patch easier.
    3) Get a piece of sheet steel no more that 1/8" thick you might be able to use aluminum. Heavy sheet metal is what we are looking for.
    4) Cut a patch about and inch or more larger that the hole.
    5) Using temp screws butter the edges of the sheet patch and screw it over the hole. The screws may impede retracting the slide so grease them first so the can be removed after the epoxy has set. 24 to 36 hours. Remove screws.
    6) Cut a piece of patch wood just a bit thinner than the original board tho a piece the same thickness might work and just give you a bump in the carpet.
    7) Put a good coat of epoxy in the hole on top of the sheet metal patch. Butter the board's edges with epoxy insert into the hole. Make sure the epoxy fills the gaps in between the new patch and the old wood. wipe up epoxy spillage on top. Let cure.
    8) Patch done don't jump up and down on it.

    As for Epoxy I'd get some West Marine epoxy (on Amazon or in one of their stores) not the stuff you find in tubes at the hardware store.
  • agesilaus's avatar
    agesilaus
    Explorer III
    Mar 10, 2019
    OK the big problem is getting the repair to be flush with the bottom of the slip or near that so it will close properly. Off the top of my head and w/o seeing the damage I would:
    1) Peel back the carpet inside.
    2) Cut the bad wood out and an inch or so into good wood. Try to keep the cut edge straight to make fitting a patch easier.
    3) Get a piece of sheet steel no more that 1/8" thick you might be able to use aluminum. Heavy sheet metal is what we are looking for.
    4) Cut a patch about and inch or more larger that the hole.
    5) Using temp screws butter the edges of the sheet patch and screw it over the hole. The screws may impede retracting the slide so grease them first so the can be removed after the epoxy has set. 24 to 36 hours. Remove screws.
    6) Cut a piece of patch wood just a bit thinner than the original board tho a piece the same thickness might work and just give you a bump in the carpet.
    7) Put a good coat of epoxy in the hole on top of the sheet metal patch. Butter the board's edges with epoxy insert into the hole. Make sure the epoxy fills the gaps in between the new patch and the old wood. wipe up epoxy spillage on top. Let cure.
    8) Patch done don't jump up and down on it.

    As for Epoxy I'd get some West Marine epoxy (on Amazon or in one of their stores) not the stuff you find in tubes at the hardware store.

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