trailernovice wrote:
Thanks for the helpful replies.
JBarca: Yes, that's the trailer...it's the corrugated aluminum siding....and, again, yes--the bedroom windows are outside awning coverage...vinyl flooring (no carpet anywhere)...
How did you go about opening the drains up? With what tool and technique?
I'm virtually certain that's the issue....the trailer is fairly new, gets a roof check yearly, all the 'entry' points like the skylight and antenna have good seal....where the water was led me to suspect the window right off the bat...also, this has never happened before, but this weekend we were at the beach (storms always seem heavier when right on the ocean)
Seems like we caught it in time, not a major issue, no structural fault or damage
I'll do as JBarca suggests
Thanks again
Found a ytube video that you might find helpful..
HEREI would be very careful about pulling the window track up like they did in the video. Bending it up very far or sharply has the potential to cause permanent damage to the track and the result is the track may not fully lay down without a bend or kink in it and your slider may not slide easy any more. On a newer RV, might not be a big problem, but older RVs that track may get stiff and brittle with age.. Break or damage that track and I doubt your going to find a cheap replacement.
Another note, the video shows a camera shot of the outside of the window, on that window, the plastic covers are missing. Not a big deal on the bottom as that is more for decoration.
If you have slots above the window and no plastic covers, that is a problem. In the case of top slots, those covers are used to plug the unneeded slots.
If you have plastic covers on the outside, remove them to allow better and easier cleaning. Once you are satisfied every thing is clean, reinstall the covers.
