Repair vs. sell

SLSAntigua wrote:

slavco wrote:

SLSAntigua wrote:

How deep did you have to go in the floor? Did you use a circular saw or jigsaw? Have a 2006 Antigua 215SSO and the floor is soft in front of slide but want to avoid removing the slide if possible. Walked on it accidentally yesterday and something cracked.

Someone on here mentioned to claim it on insurance but if they total it, do I have to do that or can I still repair and try to salvage it, especially if they are not going to give me much for it?

I must say that I really love the RV and with a daughter starting college this year and another one in 2 years, I cannot afford a replacement.


I have a 2003 Travelstar 21SSO which is pretty much identical to your Antigua. I just did a floor replacement earlier this summer. It was all rotted out from the front to about the entry door. It was a lot of work! Biggest problem I found was with the lack of support from underneath. It all sits on the steel frame rails with nothing supporting it in the middle. I ended up welding in a couple of support braces. Here's some pictures if you want to check it out...
https://www.amazon.ca/clouddrive/share/cPde9sOUgMTRjtedL7J4xoHRpWO5viBhj4DPBDSdZAr?v=grid&ref_=cd_ph_share_link_copy


If that is the case, I'm screwed! I'm in no way that handy. That is a hell of a job. Nice work though!! Going to try the Boat Floor Epoxy route and see it at least delays the execution.


Hey SLS,

If you have tools and can think outside the box, it's not that difficult. My biggest constraint was time. If I had more time I would have done more, including redoing the entire front bunk bed. As you can see in the picture, I only did the bottom portion which was completely rotted out. It's good now, solid and dry, it just doesn't look pretty [emoticon]

That said, I bought this trailer knowing it would need work, the seller was VERY flexible on the price which helped. Everything inside works great so my only real investment was the floor and 4 new tires.

If you have questions or need advice, feel free to reach out, happy to help [emoticon]

Thanks! I think my biggest fear or problem is whether or not I have to take the out the slide out and whether I get it back in or not. Going to start something this weekend so I will post some results and pictures.