Post by capnjonny on Jul 22, 2012 19:51:27 GMT -5
Well, the honeymoon is over.
The 65 Compact I just bought with water damage around the roof vent is rotted in other places as well.
I found a small 1/4" hole in the very front of the roof over the cabinet at the right of the galley and rot inside the cabinet. I was going to just patch the hole and forget it . Then I started taking off the ceiling paneling that was rotted. Found out the hard way that the trim between the ceiling and front wall is not removable. Same with the trim between the front ceiling panel and the rear.
I managed to get the panel out( in pretty small pieces) . To make things easier and because I planned to re insulate it with foam I removed the ice box. That's when I found that the side wall paneling where the closet used to be(I had already removed the 1/2 wardrobe, the wall panel, and the door) was rotted at the front corner. I used my sheetrock knife to cut the wall paneling and removed most of the sheet that was covering the wall inside the closet. I found that the front corner framing, which was plywood, was completely disintegrated.
I really did not want to completely dismantle my new trailer but I have to do something about the framing.
Also I found that the 1x2 wall studs had the staples pulled loose where they attached to the top plate notched 1x2. The roof frame wood is loose on the left side where it attaches to the plate and there are pieces of 1x1 that were on top of the ceiling ply and apparently nailed through it into the top plate.
There is no visible staining in the rear of the trailer and I am not sure I want to remove the rest of the interior to find out.
Has anyone replaced that corner framing from the inside?
If I could just replace that piece. perhaps I could some how rebuild the wall from the inside. I'm thinking I could use 1/8" Russian Birch which is very strong, and screw that to the studs and top plate then staple and glue a new piece of 1x1 to it to use as a backing to attach a new birch ceiling panel. If I could get away with that repair I would probably try to eliminate the roof vent altogether . I'm thinking to patch the roof with a new piece of aluminum sheet using aluminum pop rivets and polyurethane window caulking. For the small hole I would try to do the same with a smaller patch possibly from the inside with maybe some epoxy putty in the hole after patching .
Anyway I would really like to hear from anyone who has found them self in a similar situation . I don't want a garage queen , I just want to be able to use this trailer.
Capnjonny
The 65 Compact I just bought with water damage around the roof vent is rotted in other places as well.
I found a small 1/4" hole in the very front of the roof over the cabinet at the right of the galley and rot inside the cabinet. I was going to just patch the hole and forget it . Then I started taking off the ceiling paneling that was rotted. Found out the hard way that the trim between the ceiling and front wall is not removable. Same with the trim between the front ceiling panel and the rear.
I managed to get the panel out( in pretty small pieces) . To make things easier and because I planned to re insulate it with foam I removed the ice box. That's when I found that the side wall paneling where the closet used to be(I had already removed the 1/2 wardrobe, the wall panel, and the door) was rotted at the front corner. I used my sheetrock knife to cut the wall paneling and removed most of the sheet that was covering the wall inside the closet. I found that the front corner framing, which was plywood, was completely disintegrated.
I really did not want to completely dismantle my new trailer but I have to do something about the framing.
Also I found that the 1x2 wall studs had the staples pulled loose where they attached to the top plate notched 1x2. The roof frame wood is loose on the left side where it attaches to the plate and there are pieces of 1x1 that were on top of the ceiling ply and apparently nailed through it into the top plate.
There is no visible staining in the rear of the trailer and I am not sure I want to remove the rest of the interior to find out.
Has anyone replaced that corner framing from the inside?
If I could just replace that piece. perhaps I could some how rebuild the wall from the inside. I'm thinking I could use 1/8" Russian Birch which is very strong, and screw that to the studs and top plate then staple and glue a new piece of 1x1 to it to use as a backing to attach a new birch ceiling panel. If I could get away with that repair I would probably try to eliminate the roof vent altogether . I'm thinking to patch the roof with a new piece of aluminum sheet using aluminum pop rivets and polyurethane window caulking. For the small hole I would try to do the same with a smaller patch possibly from the inside with maybe some epoxy putty in the hole after patching .
Anyway I would really like to hear from anyone who has found them self in a similar situation . I don't want a garage queen , I just want to be able to use this trailer.
Capnjonny