Timeking
Sep 07, 2015Explorer
what supports the walls and roof
My 2007 Skamper Kodiak 24rbsl has some rot in the section of joist from one side of the door to the other, which unfortunately used to support the step. I have found the leak, and can easily fix. The problem I have is that I cannot figure out what is supporting the walls and roof, since the floor is Styrofoam with a thin layer of wood over it, which extends out a foot from the frame to the joist. BUT THERE ARE NO GUSSETS TO support any weight! There are some SHORT angles on the frame but these bolt up through the aforementioned floor, not to the joist. One of those is in the center of the door area, but is a foot from the outer edge of the trailer wall, and there is no structural component that extends to the joist (I had to dig out the rotten part of the joist down to the underbelly, and there is nothing there). So why doesn't the whole trailer collapse if it is only being held up by Styrofoam?
All the videos I've found on YouTube show a wood frame under the floor that extends out to the walls, but there is no wood frame I can find. If I understood how this thing was put together, I likely could tie into that structural component for a strong fix. But I am stumped.
This is a Filon gelcoat exterior TT, so no known way to peel back the outside to see structural components.
All the videos I've found on YouTube show a wood frame under the floor that extends out to the walls, but there is no wood frame I can find. If I understood how this thing was put together, I likely could tie into that structural component for a strong fix. But I am stumped.
This is a Filon gelcoat exterior TT, so no known way to peel back the outside to see structural components.