Slide out or no

RoyBell wrote:

colliehauler wrote:
One problem is water damage from poor design. The shop I will use (hwy 33 rv repair) does several floor replacements a year. The problem is it does not show up until it's to late. If you don't keep your RV very long the problem most likly will never show up. They replace a lot of rubber roof's as well, most from tree branch damage.

I guess it comes down to maintenance and making sure everything is tip-top. I notice my top rubber seal on my slide tends to move a bit and I just push it back over when I See this. I get up on the roof and inspect. I store indoors over winter to keep the snow & freeze/thaw off the roof which destroy them. I wax and wash and inspect stuff. I lubed the slides and stabilizer jacks this spring.

These are rolling houses and just like your house or any vehicle, they need to be maintained. I am not saying that's the main cause for failures, but I imagine a large part of it.

Mine has nothing to do with the seals. It was wicking water from the bottom and the cotoplast would not let the water drain out. Rotten floor but my seals are fine. On the 2ND trailer the Wildwood the seals were the problem from the previous owner failing to catch a bad seal.