I was looking at an ad for a 2010 used Scamp and browsing the photos when I came across one showing the damage from a tire blowout. The photo was on the inside of the trailer and I was shocked at what I saw. The hole was big and splintered since it was OSB or a relative of that and I was thinking how I would not want to deal with that. My thought was that one would need to replace the entire floor since patching it, I don't see how that could be done and end up acceptable. If it were quite a bite older, I think I might try to be creative with the repair but this is a newer trailer in good condiiton, the price is probably too high considering the damage and not many takers stepping up on the deal.
Is there a way to nicely repair the floor in this case or would floor replacement be necessary.
It is hard to comment on the specific trailer damage since there is no photo to view. Small sections of Scamp damaged floors can be cut out and repaired with great sucess. It mostly depends on how large the damage is and how much shell support is loss with the damage as to patch or replace one of the one of four main floor sections. Floor repairs are not that hard to do, the removal and re installation of the cabinets and accessories is what take most of the time with the exception of waiting for the resin to dry. With a fairly new trailer and no rot or structual issues involved an scab patch under the floor and a good sealing may be all that is needed.
Eddie
We just picked up our 2002 5'er Scamp and I see that there sometime in the distant past there was evidently water leaking from somewhere in the bathroom. This leaking water has ruined a patch of the OSB, right under the shower pan. It does not appear that the OSB in this area is structural, but simply protects the area underneath the bathroom. My first impression is that I can remove the damaged OSB, use spray foam to fill some of the void, then patch over the hole with some exterior grade plywood, followed by a generous application of a spray-on bedliner. Of course, I first need to determine that the leak, wherever it originated, is now sealed. Looks like I'll have a chance to spend some quality time in the garage as soon as it warms up enough!!!
Anyone had a similar problem?
Thanks,
piperjim
I know this thread is years old, but in case anyone still follows it: this happened to us this year. One tire blew out; we didn't realize until later it had blown out a hole in the floor right behind the wheel well, partially under the sink and partially in the compartment holding the water tank. After talking to the local RV repair shop, I did the repair myself. 1. Cut out the damaged flooring (see OSB) back to where it is solid, preferably as a neat rectangular hole. If you're dextrous, you can do this from underneath - hard, but doable. 2. Using roofing plywood, cut a patch piece of the same size as your hole. Make sure you can barely fit the piece up into the hole in the floor. 3. Apply construction adhesive all around the edges of the insert, and the hole in the floor. Shove the piece into place in the hole. Ensure glue fills the gaps completely. Support the piece from underneath with a scrap board wedged from ground to underside of floor. 4. Cut 1-2 more patch pieces from the roofing plywood, larger than the repair area. Once the original repair gluing has cured, heavily glue these "2nd layer" pieces down over the repair area making sure all of the original repair joints are covered. Lots of glue gives strength and waterproofing. 5. I even went so far as to apply 2 layers of Bondo fiberglass over the repair area from underneath (this was really hard) to make sure the repair was waterproof, and strong.
D Shields
P.S. In step 4 I said "1-2 pieces" because the floor hole was in two areas. Thus, I had to use two "2nd layer" pieces instead of one big piece.
D Shields