Water damage repair

drsteve wrote:
What everyone else said. Run.
From the pic, the entire back wall is shot. That's a big gap at the top, you can bet many gallons of water have made their way into the trailer. So the floor may have issues too.
Unless you have the tools, the skills, and a place to tear it apart, you will pay thousands to have someone repair it.

.... If it's even repairable. Looks to me like serious delamination besides the rot you cannot see (until you tear it apart). All could have been avoided with proper maintenance, something that many RV'ers don't even think about.

if you can get it dirt cheap and have the necessary skills and a ton of time to repair it, maybe but if you have any doubts, look elsewhere. That could turn into a nightmare.

Probably best to landfill it (after selling all the appliances inside).

What everyone else said. Run.
From the pic, the entire back wall is shot. That's a big gap at the top, you can bet many gallons of water have made their way into the trailer. So the floor may have issues too.
Unless you have the tools, the skills, and a place to tear it apart, you will pay thousands to have someone repair it.

Run, don't walk, away.

Honestly...... Run away fast. The damage you see is only a small part of what is actually there.

Seams to me you shouldn’t buy this unit.

Sorry...it is Hemet Valley RV. Hemetvalleyrv.net

I just signed up for the forum today. Look at Hemut Valley RV in california (hemutvalleyrv.net) We just installed a new front cap due to water damage today. We ordered from this company and it was shipped the next week via truck well packaged (in a wood frame). They have a plastic area (for the curve) and luan for the bottom. After it arrived we took off all the trim and cleaned it. Then we peeled the front siding off which was difficult because we had previously tried to repair it with resin. This was the worst part to get off (the areas with resin). Otherwise, it came off easily. We were shocked to find all cardboard or I guess they call it Umicore and no luan. We installed the piece from Hemut today. It looks like new. We are so pleased to have a new front for under $1000. We have our trailer on the side of our house and used two large tarps taped together to cover during the times were worried about rain. We had lots of rain also and no problems with any further damage. We are so relieved this worked and that we took a chance on doing it ourselves. You should at least check with them...they were very helpful. Best of luck to you!!

100 dollars a hour around here.

SharpTJ wrote:
What would something like this cost to repair?

IMO, a fortune. Unless you're looking for a project I'd pass.