Water Leak, Repair Update Feb 12th
Well, here we go again. Back in 2013 I found a leak that was deteriorating the slide out floor, so I undertook those repairs. I had a thread on here but couldn't find it again to give you a link, bu...
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Progress continues with some warm weather this weekend. Got the floor patched inside, I used some floor leveler where the plywood didn't meet exactly with the OSB.
Had a heckuva time finding a replacement for the side wiper seals. The inside seals are still OK but the outsides on both sides are getting dry from UV damage. From what I can tell the original mfr of this seal is Trim-Lok, but I could only find it in 125' lengths (not ideal @ $3/ft...)
I finally found something similar at McMaster-Carr and I could get a 25' roll. Here are the two side by side, original on top and new replacement on bottom. The new one is EPDM "foam" instead of rubber like the original. The foam is supposed to be more durable and stay more pliable over time. I put one side on today and it seals great.
I got the Darco wrapped back around the new framing and sealed in:
I sprayed everything with this to seal up the staple penetrations and seams. I had to cut the Darco in a few places, and I found the best thing to repair it is Gorilla Tape...I spray the edges of the tape with rubber where and that keeps water and dirt from getting under the tape and lifting it.
I some areas I spray the rubber right on the CPES-treated wood in lieu of the Darco...I did this on exposed framing when I replaced the slideout floor in 2015. If the wood gets wet, water won't penetrate, and there is no place for it to get trapped....it will drip off.
It was late when I finally got the aluminum fender skirt back on...I'm also replacing the bottom wiper seal which is arriving tomorrow, so more work to do and more pics to follow.
Had a heckuva time finding a replacement for the side wiper seals. The inside seals are still OK but the outsides on both sides are getting dry from UV damage. From what I can tell the original mfr of this seal is Trim-Lok, but I could only find it in 125' lengths (not ideal @ $3/ft...)
I finally found something similar at McMaster-Carr and I could get a 25' roll. Here are the two side by side, original on top and new replacement on bottom. The new one is EPDM "foam" instead of rubber like the original. The foam is supposed to be more durable and stay more pliable over time. I put one side on today and it seals great.
I got the Darco wrapped back around the new framing and sealed in:
I sprayed everything with this to seal up the staple penetrations and seams. I had to cut the Darco in a few places, and I found the best thing to repair it is Gorilla Tape...I spray the edges of the tape with rubber where and that keeps water and dirt from getting under the tape and lifting it.
I some areas I spray the rubber right on the CPES-treated wood in lieu of the Darco...I did this on exposed framing when I replaced the slideout floor in 2015. If the wood gets wet, water won't penetrate, and there is no place for it to get trapped....it will drip off.
It was late when I finally got the aluminum fender skirt back on...I'm also replacing the bottom wiper seal which is arriving tomorrow, so more work to do and more pics to follow.
