Water damage under bedroom slide
Ugh. So I got back from Hilton Head today and I always seem to walk around the fifth wheel looking for any damage. The fiberglass under front bedroom slide was sagging and had a couple small slits in ...
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I don't have one about a bedroom slide, but I had to rebuild the slide out on our 5th W years ago. The leak was at the top corners of the rubber roof where it was tucked in and held down by the slide trim pieces. They had clipped the corner rather than folded it and then didn't pull it tight to the corner or caulk it, leaving a 1/4" leak at each top corner.
As it was on the slide flange, it was elevated about 4 inches above the surface of the roof so only got a little wet each time it rained.
The previous owner lived in it for about a year with the slide out. Water ran down wetting the carpet, in each corner, each time it rained, just enough to rot the floor about 10 to 12" out from each corner. Walls were undamaged.
Once the floor got a bit soft the roller sank in and cracked the FRP on the bottom of the slide.
I ended up replacing the whole slide floor rather than patching it.
As it was on the slide flange, it was elevated about 4 inches above the surface of the roof so only got a little wet each time it rained.
The previous owner lived in it for about a year with the slide out. Water ran down wetting the carpet, in each corner, each time it rained, just enough to rot the floor about 10 to 12" out from each corner. Walls were undamaged.
Once the floor got a bit soft the roller sank in and cracked the FRP on the bottom of the slide.
I ended up replacing the whole slide floor rather than patching it.
