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by Michael Gibson
(West branch, MI)
Hello, I have a 1984 Fleetwood Wilderness travel trailer that my parents recently gave me. They inherited it from my grandparents several years ago but never used it due to some water damage to the interior. I was hoping to fix this damage and eventually use it. However, most of the damage is to the front ceiling and part of the wall and I don't know how I should go about repairing it.
There is a leak somewhere, around the roof vent. This trailer sat at my grandparent's for over 10 years without being used. About 4 feet of the ceiling interior has fallen around the vent and the wall in that area is soft. The wood frame appears to be ok, just the interior ceiling paneling and wall paneling would need to be replaced.
I can't afford to take it somewhere for repair and it doesn't need to look perfect. I would just hate to get rid of an otherwise beautiful 30-foot travel trailer. I'm sure I can find and fix the leak, but the interior is beyond my experience. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike Gibson
ANSWER Hi Michael I am afraid that I am going to be the bearer of bad news. The most important thing you need to do before you attempt to repair the leak or damage to your travel trailer is to confirm that the structural integrity of the travel trailer has not been compromised. If the structural integrity has been compromised, it has to be repaired.
You state that "the wood frame appears to be OK". The problem is that you are only looking at the portion of the wood frame that you can see. When water enters the structure of any RV it can travel to different parts of the RV that are not visible to you and compromise the frame of the RV. Any wood rot in the frame itself must be repaired before you should even consider repairing anything else.
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