Bit of floor rot...

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LyleB
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Bit of floor rot...

Hey all, today, while pulling the carpet from my 1999 Scamp 13, I found a couple of small areas of beginning floor rot. The spots are at both corners of the door. I have never found the door to leak, but I assume it did at some point for a previous owner (I'm the third). I replaced what I thought were the original door seals earlier this fall - actually had Scampdo it at the factory. They commented then that the door alignment was still excellent.

Anyway, back to the floor rot. both areas are completely dry, and the corner by the closet is still perfectly hard when probing with a screwdriver. On the other side, it is still mostly hard, but there is some mushiness underneath the wall for the privacy bathroom/closet wall. I assume when water got in there, it took longer to dry, thus the mushiness. No holes, and the floor in front of the door is still sound. It appears that this is a separate piece of flooring from the door to the front of the side cabinet, about 22" X 18" (just rough guess).

On looking from underneath the trailer (has been undercoated, so not all is visible) the mushy end of the floor looks to butt up against a steel framing member.

Rather than cutting and replacing this section of floor, I intend, right now, to get one of the Rot Fix products, and use that to seal and prevent any further spreading. I will be covering the floor with Allure, so a more extensive repair would be possible down the road if this didn't work satisfactorily. 

Does this sound reasonable to those of you who are more experienced? Any recommendations on products to use - they all claim to be the "best". Any other suggestions or steps I should take?

 

  

Thanks.

Greg A
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Lyle,

That doesn't look too bad and from your description is still fairly solid and not all the way through with an awl or screwdriver. I'd scrape out any soft stuff and treat with a rot product then fill in with a plastiwood and use a paint scraper to smooth the surface. Go over it with the Allure and you'll never worry about it again.

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Thanks Greg, that's what I

Thanks Greg, that's what I was hoping to hear. :-)

 

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Plasti wood

Those new tubs of the plasti wood that the Depot is carrying are made for this. I'm redoing similar damage on a countertop right now and the material is very fluid and is easy to put in the spot after you scrape out the rot/soft wood, then mold it with a scraper. Once it sets up it sands well and is tougher than the original wood. Cool stuff.

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