Mkos1980
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I will try to get a pic tomorrow. I too have thought about TREX decking and will probebly go for that.
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Mkos1980
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Just to hold me over and since the boards are solid but colored, I sprayed some antifreeze underneigth the trailer into where the board is and let it drip down and out the other end. The board should absorb the antifreeze and kill any mold and bacteria present. I poured about a half gallon underneigh into the underbelly where the front and rear board just sits and I got out about half of it while it dripped out both sides. Dont worry I have no pets or animals, kids or anything plus I collected it. I am wondering since they is no rot really but just discolored that I should leave the trailer as is vs opening it all up and pulling the siding off and everything. Just periodically check the boards....
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SuperiorBound
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Antifreeze? To kill mold and bacteria?
Never heard that one before,,, how is it better than just using bleach?
Just real curious.
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Mkos1980
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Yup. I found it doing a google search and it seems to be a real nice "semi" solution for prevention. Apparently the glycol loves water which helps it get absorbed into the wet wood better.
Antifreeze Wood Rot Solution
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Snowman9000
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I don't know if the antifreeze will preclude using epoxy type stuff, but take a look at http://www.rotdoctor.com/ for other ideas.
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Mkos1980
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Snow, I am going to be picking some of that up in the spring and going to town on it. The more and more I think about it, I dont feel like removing the side of the trailer for 1 board which I can service without digging in.
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Snowman9000
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Yeah, if you have access to the board, the Rot Doctor method will work. It might be a little time consuming and not super cheap, but pretty easy.
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Mkos1980
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Heres a drawing of where this board is.
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Mkos1980
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Well I pulled about 25 screws today across the entire trailer and even the most rear ones up in the back corner where I installed gutter spouts. The head was kinda rusty which is exposed but the screw was silver looking which made me happy. I pulled some molding off and lifted the rubber membrane a tad in both back corners. Virgin wood! i buttoned everything up and eternabonded the rear molding to rood seals and the corner seals. Stuffs like jb weld when applied.. I pulled all the screws all the way to the bottom on the back and only the last one on the side and the 3 along the back where the board were rusty which I expected since thats the board I know is bad. so its eather water getting in from splashing up in the past and sitting or the last few inches of bottom molding and seeping in somewhere.
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ExRocketScientist
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Snowman9000 wrote: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
body repair thread
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.
I had to repair the same piece on my Jayco that Snowman did. I used a piece of Trex. If the current board is 1" thick, the Trex is perfect because it is also 1" thick.
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