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 fiberglass that looks like where rollers had rubbed. Sure enough plywood is soft on bottom of slide. I had a Winnebago that I did a large amount of water damage repairs and I swore never to do that again. So I regularly check for water damage and walk the roof a few times a year. Didn’t really give much thought to such a small slide. I suppose after tackling a big job this doesn’t seem like a big job but I haven’t found where water is coming in. Don’t really know the extent either since just got home. Anyways anyone have any stories of their bedroom slide? Thanks!

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.

Our slide seals don't always flip out the way they should as the slide comes out. We always check them and manually pull them out with the awning hook if needed. Took us awhile to figure that one out. Our slides will also leak at the bottom corners if we are not level.

Where can one purchase slide seals?

Check the slide out roof where it connects to the outer wall.

One of the negatives with slides is they leak

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stickdog
Explorer
Jul 10, 2018
Check the slide out roof where it connects to the outer wall.
mchero
Explorer
Jul 10, 2018
Where can one purchase slide seals?
doxiemom11
Explorer II
Jul 10, 2018
Our slide seals don't always flip out the way they should as the slide comes out. We always check them and manually pull them out with the awning hook if needed. Took us awhile to figure that one out. Our slides will also leak at the bottom corners if we are not level.
Joe417
Explorer
Jul 10, 2018
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.

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