Need help with a Exterior problem

badsix wrote:
most totals are because of the labor cost. if your skilled and have the tools to repair, yes it can be a good deal. but probably not for resale.
Jay D.

^^^THIS^^^

IF you were to attempt to have a RV dealer repair major damage it will cost you an arm, leg, both your kidneys, first born and perhaps if you are lucky your heart as well..

Dealer labor is not cheap, going shop rate can be anything between $100-$160 PER HR..

I suspect the trailer from the little bit of picture will easily hit 100 man hrs at a minimum just to remove the outside and inside paneling and re square the slide then replace any broken studs or structural parts then reassemble..

100 man hrs at $160 per hr for the labor alone is $16,000.. and I suspect that is being on the low side of the real cost to repair properly..

This is ONLY a project for someone who is a HANDY MAN and has a lot of spare time on their hands and yet the result WILL be a trailer that IS unsalable due to the salvage title..

In other words, a "LABOR OF LOVE".

And yes I have rebuilt not one but to completely rotted out trailers, my current trailer took NINE MONTHS of me working every night for 2 hrs and every weekend (8-10hrs per day on the weekends).. It is not for the faint of heart..