Soft floor
I have a floor in my 7 year old trailer that is soft in the busiest part of the trailer. You feel the support floorboard, but it is soft on both sides of it. The floor in that spot creaks like an old ...
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DutchmenSport wrote:
I doubt very much is water damage. It's more likely just wear and tear. Over time shear weight standing on top of it over and over. Unless you step on the floor and the results are hole in the floor, I'd not worry about it. All 3 of my trailers (and my pop-up) had soft spots from the first day of purchase. I figure the floor "joists" are simply too far apart for good support, and when standing directly in the middle between 2 joists, there's going to be some flexing. Over time, it does get softer, but that does not mean the wood used under it is rotten or broken. Leave it, and just go camping!
Another thing, as we "age" we have a tendency to weigh more. If you've gained 50 pounds in the last 7 years, an extra 50 pounds standing on that same spot will put more force on that exact same spot between the joists than it did 7 years ago. More weight, means it could potentially bend the wood more. Perfectly normal in my opinion.
I agree. My TT has had low / soft spots in the floor for years. You can feel that the floor is just sagging between the joists. I don't worry about it and just go camping.
