Bigfoot 11.5 - take #2

BlueCoyote wrote:
... Issues:
1- the floor of the overhead (under the mattres) is sagging - 400# of me, wife and 2 spoiled Aussie dogs- like sleeping in a ditch. Cannot find any broken wood. Any suggestions?

The overhead is made up of the fiberglass, 5 wood strips (1" or 2" thk x about 2" wide) front to rear, and plywood (1/2" ?). I would consider replacing the 5 strips with plywood glued together, replacing the solid wood strips. I might even add a couple more strips. This link will give you an idea hof it is constructed: 1990 Bigfoot Rebuild

BlueCoyote wrote:
2- the roof is sagging by the AC - it's down a few inches. Not enough to limit walking access, but also needs addressed. Have no found any info here, but have read of issues with Bigfoot trailers. Again, no broken fiberglass, but guess foam is delaminating from glass. Any fixes other than glassing a rib onto the exterior of the roof?

Although you have to look for the sag in mine, it is there. If it ever gets big enough for me to repair, I am thinking I will remove part of the ceiling paneling, and foam. Then I will run a piece of 1"x2" rectangular steel heavy wall tubing side to side. I might put one in front and behind the A/C. I would use shims between the tubing and fiberglass, to maintain the arc of the roof. I would use 3/16" or 1/4" carriage bolts with the head (easy to caulk) on the fiberglass side and the nuts inside the tubing. Obviously the tubing would have clearance holes for a socket to tighten the nuts. I do not think you would need to go inside the cabinets, just up to the face of them. The inside would receive a piece trim (2" to 4" wide) to cover the steel tubing.

Wayne