They attached the sides HOW?
Hello, I have a Toyota Dolphin 20' RV. It had been stored by the ocean for many years before I bought it. There's a big hole in the floor, and basically the entire floor needs to be replaced. ...
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I would expect to find 2x2s in the walls. You probably could get a good overview by googling for travel trailer rebuild or something like that. Our poster "BobsYourUncle" has something in the archives here. Search on his username, older than one year, on the term rebuild or maybe Citation. I agree with tatest, everything is built onto the floor.
It's not that hard to remove the lower runs of aluminum siding to make the job accessible from the outside. It comes off from the bottom up. Well, it does mean you have to remove the corner trims, or at least loosen them a lot. I mean, it's a big job, but it's not hard, if you get my drift, lol. I did this to rebuild the lower corner wall framing on a fifth wheel trailer. I ended up with good wood, and nicely resealed corner trim, etc. You'll want to buy a decent staple gun at some point, to put your siding back on the way it was installed.
Edit: Here is Bob's rebuild site
It's not that hard to remove the lower runs of aluminum siding to make the job accessible from the outside. It comes off from the bottom up. Well, it does mean you have to remove the corner trims, or at least loosen them a lot. I mean, it's a big job, but it's not hard, if you get my drift, lol. I did this to rebuild the lower corner wall framing on a fifth wheel trailer. I ended up with good wood, and nicely resealed corner trim, etc. You'll want to buy a decent staple gun at some point, to put your siding back on the way it was installed.
Edit: Here is Bob's rebuild site
