Mkos1980
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Although I have No idication of water damage except where I had my water pump leak which I took care of, my cousin works for an plumbing facity who has access to a snake like video camara and I decided to borrow it and go around everwhere with it to see what I can find. i first lowered all my vent shrouds and everything was nice and dry and no indication of water. I put the camara up there and fed it the best I could to the edges and all looked perfect in all 4 corners and all along the seems. The camara has a led light which was awesome. I removed some outlets and jamed the camara invo various holes and so forth. No isses. I then went outside and removed my tail lights and to the left or right whichever one I was removing showed a nice joyce BUT the last 2 inched of the joyce at the bottom was bad at the bottom and the entire board which ran the width of the trailer was bad. This board is about 4 inches below the floor in the very back. Only think thats bolted to it is decorative board left over from the back or front which extends past the floor. The outside aluminum is also attached to it. The bottom board is like wrapped up in black tarp which i feel would hold water in there. Any thoughts? Just the 2 boards. Front one and back one. Anybody else experience this? Since this is wet below the floor line there is zero indication of water inside the trailer. If I didnt check this there is NO way anybody would discover this. I'm wondering how many people out there think their trailer is water tight yet have a small issue like this one. I am going to pull the moulding up a tad in the back and front and remove the 1 foot of panel on both the front and back and replace that 1.5in x 1.5in x 8ft board. I would still love to know how water would get in there.
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Mkos1980
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While I was at it I ventured into the hvac ducts too , to check for anything and only found wood chips from the factory and a red plastic wire nut..
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Pull the screws on any molding strips in the area, maybe on the corners. If you have any break off or show rust, you will have found at least that source of water intrusion.
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Snowman9000
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Is it a Jayco? If so, I can point you to a thread showing this. It's a weak design element on Jaycos, or at least it was at some point. Don't know if they've changed it.
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Mkos1980
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Naw, its a springdale. Trailer is SOUND except for those darn boards running the width below the frame and floor. I cut the belly an inch in all 4 corners and the floor has ZERO rott. Looks like new wood. Post the link anyways.
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Mkos1980
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Snowman, I found your post about this issue on the Jayco on another thread. The problem is identical. Only issue is i dont have osb hanging down. I have 4 studs with the 1.5x1.5 nailed into the bottom. The lower aluminum siding on the back is screwed onto it and thats it. And again, it is below the floor. I cut the wrap open and it was wet. Dark looking but solid. Water dripped out of the hole. Since they have the wall also on the back and front coming down past the floor attached to this, I cut out a 3in x 3in hole which I will take care of and the insulation above it was bone dry. Its like water gets into the wrapping and cant get out.The board sucks it up from the bottom. I would like to remove and run treated lumber in this area.
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certified106
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Snowman9000 wrote:Is it a Jayco? If so, I can point you to a thread showing this. It's a weak design element on Jaycos, or at least it was at some point. Don't know if they've changed it.
I would like to look at that thread can you point me in the right direction? Thanks
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certified106
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Mkos1980 wrote:Snowman, I found your post about this issue on the Jayco on another thread. The problem is identical. Only issue is i dont have osb hanging down. I have 4 studs with the 1.5x1.5 nailed into the bottom. The lower aluminum siding on the back is screwed onto it and thats it. And again, it is below the floor. I cut the wrap open and it was wet. Dark looking but solid. Water dripped out of the hole. Since they have the wall also on the back and front coming down past the floor attached to this, I cut out a 3in x 3in hole which I will take care of and the insulation above it was bone dry. Its like water gets into the wrapping and cant get out.The board sucks it up from the bottom. I would like to remove and run treated lumber in this area.
Can yo post a pic or two of what you are talking about? I'm having trouble picturing it?
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Snowman9000
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certified106 wrote:Snowman9000 wrote:Is it a Jayco? If so, I can point you to a thread showing this. It's a weak design element on Jaycos, or at least it was at some point. Don't know if they've changed it.
I would like to look at that thread can you point me in the right direction? Thanks
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Mkos, in my case the wrap was just overlapped and stapled. It wasn't a very good design at preventing water infiltration to begin with. And you are right, once it gets in, it stays in.
I re-did the repair with OSB because it stays straight. Treated wood will not likely stay straight, as you probably know. Even plywood is subject to warping. Someone mentioned using synthetic decking. It's heavy as heck but if you can get it in the right thickness, it would work.
When I re-did mine, I caulked the wrapped seams. I figured the factory way lasted 17 years on mine, and my repair would last long enough going forward.
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I am a lumberman since 1969.
To correct this issue.
Engineered Lumber stays the straightest.
Because of the multiple plies and the cross direction of the grain in those plies.
The glue lines also keep them flat.
So plywood offers the best ability to stay straight.
There are also LVL laminated veneer lumber that resembles plywood but is 1 -1 /8" + in thickness that resemble a 2x8 or 2x12 etc.
OSB will swell with moisture.
Treated lumber can either be s-grn or s-dry so there is no guarantee of which you have.
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