Fixing water damage on the old Dodge (pics)

You got your work cut out for ya! Keep those pics comin!

Wow!!! keep the pic's coming as you repair. Best Wishes and Happy Trails :)

Been there, done that. Scrapped the old Dodge a few years later. Looks like the same model I had. Plan on rebuilding the attic, too. Should have spent the time & money traveling.

If you have a gas drip while filling, there's a piece of flex tube between the filler and the first metal section.

I only paid $100 for it, can't go too far on that. :B

I'm hip deep in the left side now. Carnage pics tonight! ;)

I'm considering the same kind of effort you're in the middle of, so pictures and descriptions of how eveyrthing was done and what materials/where you got them would sure be nice...

I have no real knowledge and 0 experience with fixing that kind of stuff.

The only experience I have is rebuilding the overhead portion of my old camper 2 years ago. This thing is built quite similar. Using 1x2 and 1x3's stapled together to form a framework then sandwiching that frame between two layers of paneling. The outer layer of paneling sees most of the water followed by the 1x's. Here's most of todays progress (if you can call it that). As far as tools go, I'm using a cordless drill with a 1/4 inch socket to remove all the rusty screws and a nice phillips bit. Other than that, just some standard stuff like side cutters, pliers, screwdrivers, and a wonderbar to pop the staples out of the siding.

I started out with the left rear and worked my way forward and up.









I got a little further today, but it was too dark for decent pics. ;)

OMG :E

From the looks of that, it seems like a total rebuild?

Yeah, It's going to be close I think (maybe 75-80%). :( I'm getting started on the roof today. Have to do from the A/C unit forward. Too many years of guys just piling on another layer of goo instead of actually looking for the leak.

Even with 90% rebuild, you will invest a couple of grand, and still be way under the budget of most of us, and have it set up the way you want it! Plus, I'd bet that it's going to be "cash" deal...no investment, other than a lot of time and the materials you buy each week!

I can only imagine the roof...with 2,000 layers of goop!! Good Luck!! And be careful!!

Keep those pictures coming!!

I'm on the roof now, yep! Lotta layers of goop. It's actually pretty strong still, holds me up fine anyway. Just has a few low spots. Pics later...