1966 24' Tradewind
1995 34' Excella
Lynchburg
, Virginia
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 4,225
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Originally Posted by Kilroy
If there’s any wood at all left fix it with an epoxy. Incredibly faster. Easier. And probably less expensive. Especially if your time is worth anything.
If you can repair with epoxy then that is fine, but sometimes there isn’t any wood left to repair.
1966 24' Tradewind
1995 34' Excella
Lynchburg
, Virginia
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 4,225
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Originally Posted by TouringDan
Now I had removed the toilet before replacing the rotted sections of the floor that needed replacing. You can pretty much get to all the rotted sections of the floor after the belly pan, black water tank and banana wraps are removed. Take a look at my project thread- go to Airstream Knowledgebase, trailers, Tradewind, 59-69, then Dan’s 66 Tradewind Improvements. You can send me a Private Message here on the forums to exchange numbers anytime.
Good luck, Dan
Post #93 in my project thread goes into detail and includes photos of how I replaced sections of the rotted plywood floor.
If there’s any wood at all left fix it with an epoxy. Incredibly faster. Easier. And probably less expensive. Especially if your time is worth anything.
Are you saying that the entire floor needn’t be replaced?
Here is a photo of the "patches" I made in my 75 Overlander 27' with a rotted out rear section of the bath floor. I did remove all the bath fixtures to get a clean shot at the repair. I just made pieces to fit where I cut the rot. I made sure the patches were well supported by the frame rails, or cross member, or C channel. So far, I haven't fallen through the floor brushing my teeth.
David
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Yes. You don’t have to replace the whole floor. Especially if you have soft wood and it’s still there.
If you’d like to private message me, I will call you back and talk to you about it.
I just tried to write a detailed response, and it failed to go through. I don’t have time to do it again.
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Originally Posted by mcgintyrch
Are you saying that the entire floor needn’t be replaced?
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