Structual Repair with metal components
This is more a theoretical question as I have not seen posts pertaining to using steel 2x4s to replace rotten wooden ones. My camper has some significant repairs and I thought about trying to incorpo...
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When I had a leak under the propane compartment door that dry rotted the wood framing underneath, I asked my RV guru dude the same question. The former owner turned the tie downs too tigh pulling down the bottom frame. My guru discouraged use of multi materials and simply peeled back the sheathing, and cut out the offending wooden framing and (industrial) STAPLED the 1x2's back together, just the way the factory made it.
As fasteners, screws, NBW's, and glue do not work and will not last. I've gotten another decade out of his repair.
jefe
As fasteners, screws, NBW's, and glue do not work and will not last. I've gotten another decade out of his repair.
jefe
