Water damage repair
I just bought a new (to me) toy hauler - it's a 2001 Coachmen 261TH with the Filon fiberglass sidewalls. In my pre-buy inspection I found some water damage and rot, but bought it anyways since the pr...
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John Wayne wrote:
I would think you will have to work from the inside out, and try and leave the out side skin intact.
Hmm... I was really hoping that wasn't the case, since all the kitchen cabinets are on the inside wall of the damage. I know I could certainly cut the wall away from the outside to get to all the framing and interior walls for replacement - I'm just unsure about resealing the outside once I was done.
Is the only issue with reattaching the fiberglass to the already-mounted plywood exterior (post repair) the holding of the fiberglass panel while the glue sets? If so, it seems like I could solve that by just screwing a piece of plywood to the wall on the outside while the glue set, and then just fixing the four screw holes once it's removed somehow (caulk?).
Will it be "impossible" to seal the new seam I create by cutting the fiberglass panel away, or would some entrabond tape work for this?
Also, so that I know better what I'm getting into - what is the construction of the outside wall? Is it fiberglass -> thin plywood -> framing/insulation -> thin plywood -> vinyl interior panel as I suspect, or is there something else I'm missing.
