Leaking front Bunk = rotten floor + ?

[tdehoff]

I have a 2009 Shamrock unit that the front bunk leaks. It has rotten the flooring in the front of the unit. I am going to replace the bunk and repair the floor, What I am looking for is anybody's experience with what damage if any they found in the front wall of the unit when they pulled the front bunk out?

tdehoff
Shamrock 233

[tdehoff]

Bill Thanks for the link, The pictures you had of the damage looks just like what I have, Thanks for sharing your experience.

Tom

[Campfire_Time]

You're first task is to determine exactly where the water is coming from. I had a leak on our old hybrid that appeared to be coming from the front bed. It was actually coming from the roof seam where the crowned piece of aluminum joins the roof. I caught it early and it was easily fixed by opening that part of the roof up, drying it out and sealing it with Eternabond tape.

For the floor it's no different than any other trailer. We did my dad's old '77 Jayco probably 10 years ago. Construction on these is actually very simple.You may need to remove the front cabinets if it has any. Once you are in the floor, since the floor is one piece that the walls and cabinets get attached to, you might find that the wood is rotted beyond and under the wall. All you can do is dig it out and work a replacement board into the slot you created.

If you have to rebuild the front wall, then the above really doesn't apply, but that's not all that hard either. Take your time taking everything apart and see how it's constructed. You'll end up putting it back to together with better quality workmanship than when it was new.

[Billbeat]

I went through a similar repair a few years ago these pics may help. feel free to ask me questions Click here