Slide-Out Floor
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Slide-Out Floor
The rear outer corner of our 5TH wheels slide out is rotted from a water leak (that has yet to be found). The tech, yesterday, at the RV shop indicated that the last pace he was at it took about 60 HRS to remove the slide out to replace a floor. I do not have the recourses to be able to do this myself (time; space; and mostly the equipment to lift and support the slide-out). 60 Hours sounds a little high for that, at the tune of $80/hr. Is that time reasonable, high, or low?
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unfortunately slideout floors are generally on piece
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When I was at a RV repair shop last year he was fixing a water damaged floor by using a liquid that penetrates the damaged area and turns hard and makes the floor hard again but I have no idea whats it's called.
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never heard of that but would be something to look into
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depends on how much of it is rotten? how would you repair a rotten piece of wood
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I have heard of the liquid wood stuff before. However one corner of the floor (about a 4" x 4" section) is just too far gone. I do not understand why they use chip board for the slide out floor, makes sense for the interior floor but why the slide-out! I guess cost out-ways quality from the manufacturer's standpoint. I got the written "estimate" last week for the repair ... $7,328.00, $6100 of it being labor (I understand it is just an estimate). Its a 2004 model year purchased new, current NADA is only about $14,500. The repair is 1/2 the value, insurance will not cover it as there is no physical damage that caused the leak. Another shop may be less, even $4000 less would still beyond the depth of my pockets. I already have an idea on how to do a good long-term repair myself, after having some dialog with Starcraft.
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For that price I think it would be worth a try. Composite materials are very common in the RV industry but there are also many grades of the material but nothing will hold up to long term water intrusion, some will hold up longer than others but they are also more expensive. I know that many don't want to hear this but there are is more than just price on the more expensive RVs.
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Ended up repairing it myself. Tore it apart in the fall/winter to let it dry out and to size it up. Countless hours (on and off) and $2500.00+ in parts. Installing the new carpet tomorrow to complete the project. Just in time for vacation in two weeks. Ended up being a big project and could have easily seen the reapair quote reaching $10,000 (if I chose to have a shop repair it). Comlained to the manufacturer and they sent me $500.00, better than nothing I guess (barely covered the cost of the carpet). At least it done.
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Ended up repairing it myself. Tore it apart in the fall/winter to let it dry out and to size it up. Countless hours (on and off) and $2500.00+ in parts. Installing the new carpet tomorrow to complete the project. Just in time for vacation in two weeks. Ended up being a big project and could have easily seen the reapair quote reaching $10,000 (if I chose to have a shop repair it). Comlained to the manufacturer and they sent me $500.00, better than nothing I guess (barely covered the cost of the carpet). At least it done.
