Newbie has TT with rotted nose and floor
Hey all!! I'm John. We were given a 2001 19' TT. It's had some major leaking, so much so that the entire nose framework from the front window down has dissolved and most of the floor edge framing p...
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That is a god site and attached video's. My preference isn't tarping a unit but inside storage in the off season, actually, inside storage anytime a unit isn't being used, winter, summer, anytime. While that isn't practical for most owners (it is for me and I keep mine inside all the time), tarping is a good alternative but you have to remember that the rop of the tarp needs to be crowned so the water and snow melt run off.
I used to wonder what happened to older RV's I know now. The get so rotten they wind up being landfilled or roasted out back in a bonfire.
Water intrusion and remediation is s super expensive job to have done and time consuming if you do it yourself.
The key to a long life of any RV is continual seal maintenance. I check all my seals (roof and sides, every 3 months). Every place the sides are penetrated with vents, or furnace enclosures or water fills or an outside shower or whatever, those penetrations must be sealed as well or water will get in and rot the material underneath and it don't matter if the unit has an aluminum frame or a wood frame. The aluminum frame might not rot but the insulation as well as the wallboard on the interior will and the mold, which is toxic to breathe will still grow in there, where you cannot see it.
Best preventative approach is be proactive right from the start when a unit is showroom new and do the required seal maintenance. If you do, the unit will last basically forever. If you don't, it turns into a moldy, rotten mess.
I used to wonder what happened to older RV's I know now. The get so rotten they wind up being landfilled or roasted out back in a bonfire.
Water intrusion and remediation is s super expensive job to have done and time consuming if you do it yourself.
The key to a long life of any RV is continual seal maintenance. I check all my seals (roof and sides, every 3 months). Every place the sides are penetrated with vents, or furnace enclosures or water fills or an outside shower or whatever, those penetrations must be sealed as well or water will get in and rot the material underneath and it don't matter if the unit has an aluminum frame or a wood frame. The aluminum frame might not rot but the insulation as well as the wallboard on the interior will and the mold, which is toxic to breathe will still grow in there, where you cannot see it.
Best preventative approach is be proactive right from the start when a unit is showroom new and do the required seal maintenance. If you do, the unit will last basically forever. If you don't, it turns into a moldy, rotten mess.
