Airstream Floor Rot Repair

I tried to avoid buying an airstream without rot but somehow managed to do it anyway.

Airstream floor rot repair.

Regardless i am going to show you a solution that has worked amazingly well to fix rotted sub floor on a shoe string budget. So here s a step by step explanation of how we removed the floor before replacing it. Search travel trailers. Since an airstream is mostly aluminum the floor is about the only thing that can rot.

It s important to note that airstream is aware of widespread floor rot issues in their late model trailers particularly 06 09 model years. Choose your floor plan and design. See all the specs and details. Removing the airstream flooring.

Repairing a rotted floor. This can be accomplished several ways. Vintage airstream leaky rivet repair using gesipa olympic rivets duration. Download the touring coach brochure.

Otherwise pick yourself up a stud finder. Sign up for airstream monthly newsletters full of new product reveals model updates videos blogs and more. Rot is the result of leakage. Download the travel trailer brochure.

If you rot is extensive enough just look through the hole. I don t know if it s a small town thing or an airstream thing or a little bit of both thing but after seeing the floor rot airstream agreed to replace the subfloor which involved ripping out about 1 3 of the existing floor and cover the majority of expenses. Very little was holding the shell to the floor or the floor to the frame. When we last left off my airstream was floorless and admittedly looking rather sad so in this post i will show you how to complete that airstream shell on floor replacement.

A search on the airforums will reveal other people s experiences and airstream s poor quality control. Mike bocsik 23 315 views. Join the airstream family. Locate the metal frame studs underneath the floor.

Even though the airstream has metal all around it it still has a wooden floor. After removing the floor we discovered several locations where the frame required repair. The removed front floor sections hardly even usable as a template. In shopping for an airstream why do so many people say check that the floor is sound throughout.

To be fair i will say that there are well documented cases with. All wooden floors can eventually fall prey to rotting and an airstream floor is no exception. Airstream in the 1950 s built the trailer by stretching the insulation over the frame securing down the plywood floor installing the upper frame and outer skin shell and then installing the belly skin. Find an airstream with a rotten floor.

Much my relief i can t tell you how darn nice everyone was. Your rot might be obvious like this hole in our floor. It is time consuming and therefore costly to repair floors.