Slideout floor replacement

In my case the slide out drive rail was bolted directly to the bottom of the floor. They all seem to be a bit different though. I attached 2x6's as stilts to the outer edge so the 2x6's supported the slide from the ground. I unbolted the slide out rail from the floor then retracted it back in. Then I had easy access to the floor to remove it.

Steve

Have to do the same thing. Question: why do you have to support the floor or disconnect the drive unit? Is the plywood connected to it? Or, is the plywood connected to a separate "joist system"? I can't afford $3k. I will look at the videos posted also.
bob

jfskeet wrote:
It's not too difficult. My son and a friend helped me with mine. About 6" rotted do to poor sealing on slide. RV repair shop wanted $3000
to do it. I took measurements and bought 1" exterior plywood and pretreated it with 3 coats of poly. Ran slide out and disconnected the drive unit. Supported slide outs with 2x4s . Tore out bad piece and inserted new floor and reattached drive unit and we were finished in 3 hrs. Total cost was $60 for plywood and $10 for 2x4's and $10 for poly.
So for a total of $80 was better than new.

Where do these RV repair shops come up with these insane prices? I just can't believe the estimates for some of the things I've seen. One wanted to charge me $8,000.00 to paint and replace the decals on the front cap on my 5th wheel. I got it done for $1500.00 which was still too high but I couldn't find a place big enough to get it into.

B.O.

Slide out floor replacement part 1
Slide out floor replacement part 2 (bedroom)

Take a look at these videos I found. I did my bedroom slide not too long ago.

jfskeet wrote:
It's not too difficult. My son and a friend helped me with mine. About 6" rotted do to poor sealing on slide. RV repair shop wanted $3000
to do it. I took measurements and bought 1" exterior plywood and pretreated it with 3 coats of poly. Ran slide out and disconnected the drive unit. Supported slide outs with 2x4s . Tore out bad piece and inserted new floor and reattached drive unit and we were finished in 3 hrs. Total cost was $60 for plywood and $10 for 2x4's and $10 for poly.
So for a total of $80 was better than new.

So, did you determine where the leak was? And what did you do about it?

Thank you!

it does take time but i did mine this winter I used a piece of 1 inch thick marine grade plywood. I just made stilts to hold the room up in the air and slipped the old floor out and the new one in there. I also did have to change some rotten studding along where the floor meets the bottom of walls.

It's not too difficult. My son and a friend helped me with mine. About 6" rotted do to poor sealing on slide. RV repair shop wanted $3000
to do it. I took measurements and bought 1" exterior plywood and pretreated it with 3 coats of poly. Ran slide out and disconnected the drive unit. Supported slide outs with 2x4s . Tore out bad piece and inserted new floor and reattached drive unit and we were finished in 3 hrs. Total cost was $60 for plywood and $10 for 2x4's and $10 for poly.
So for a total of $80 was better than new.

The OEM floor on my slide out is a super heavy duty epoxy impregnated product. It is black and weights a ton. The trailer manufactures do this to ovoid using the plastic underbelly wrap on the slide. I think that you would need to do the at least the same level of protection.
MM49

4x4FF wrote:
I replaced the floor in my bedroom slideout. It wasn't that difficult if you have some carpentry skills. In my case I used 2 layers of 1/2" plywood glued and screwed together after being sealed as the original floor was 1" thick OSB type material. I also cut a piece of FRP and glued it to the bottom (the part that gets exposed with the slide out). I looked at keeping the original floor and treating it with a marine type epoxy (I can't recall the name)that penetrates the wood and hardens it. In the end I opted to remove the slide floor and replace it. Probably the hardest part was finding all the screws to remove the old floor.

Also as a note, I did it without removing the slide. I extended it and attached 2 2x6's to the sides to support it.

Steve

The product you mentioned is sold by the "Rot Doctor". They sell a variety of epoxy products. I have used the two part penetrating epoxy to coat new wood and it is an excellent product. I dont know if it would help the op but that job does not sound like fun.

I replaced the floor in my bedroom slideout. It wasn't that difficult if you have some carpentry skills. In my case I used 2 layers of 1/2" plywood glued and screwed together after being sealed as the original floor was 1" thick OSB type material. I also cut a piece of FRP and glued it to the bottom (the part that gets exposed with the slide out). I looked at keeping the original floor and treating it with a marine type epoxy (I can't recall the name)that penetrates the wood and hardens it. In the end I opted to remove the slide floor and replace it. Probably the hardest part was finding all the screws to remove the old floor.

Also as a note, I did it without removing the slide. I extended it and attached 2 2x6's to the sides to support it.

Steve