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Explorer

Jul 26, 2019

Rotten Floor in my Outdoors RV

Looking for any advice/sympathy. We purchased a 2014 Outdoors RV Creekside new in 2014. We noticed saturated carpet on a trip back in 2015. We ran a commercial dehumidifier for a few days and had the dealer inspect. Dealer apparently fixed a seal above the slide that had failed. While we have not used the trailer much in last few years, I do take time to inspect the roof/seals/caulking etc. Last week I decided to sit inside and "driveway camp" for an hour reflecting when the kids were younger and enjoyed camping. I almost stepped through the floor up near the front bedroom wall. Ironically very near the spot that we had water back in 2015. I have taken to trusted repair facility for inspection. The floor is wet and rotted under the vinyl from point of slide to under front pass through storage. He cut underbelly and removed handfuls of saturated insulation. Immediate inspection does not reveal source of leak as roof and seals/caulking look good. Initial repair estimate is $3,000 minimum and could go up depending on extent of rot found when torn apart. Needless to say I am not happy. An email to ORV for guidance is now over a week without response. Anyone have any advise? Been through anything similar?

14 Replies

SidecarFlip
Explorer III
Jul 27, 2019
Why, why when we aren't using our RV, it stays inside in my tractor shop. Only time it goes outside is when we use it. Did the same with my last one as well. Sold it at 12 years old, just like new inside and out. Got top buck and no rot. Even the decals on the outside weren't faded.

I see so many RV's sitting outside winter and summer, uncovered, cooking in the sun and rain and snow and I think to myself...You paid all that jack just to let it sit out and rot.
HuckleberryHunt
Explorer
Jul 27, 2019
I love our ORV trailer (2019 model purchase a year ago), but had some warranty questions in the first couple months. . Three phone calls to the manufacturer went unanswered and messages unreturned. Called the dealer and said that the manufacturer denied the warranty request since we inspected when we signed the paperwork. .
As much as I love the trailer I don’t trust the manufacturer to make good on anything without some serious hounding. I gave up on my issue as it’s something I could fix myself and not worth my time and frustration.
Sorry to hear of your problem. Hope it works out ok.
goducks10
Explorer
Jul 27, 2019
So you didn't use it in the last few years? Did you do any preventative maintenance, like caulking? Did it just sit outside?
colliehauler
Explorer III
Jul 26, 2019
I doubt you will here anything from Outdoors RV since it's out of warranty. About the only thing you can do now is get it fixed and move on. Water had to come in from somewhere need to find out where.