Jay - is that board glued or is it mechanically fastened? I have never done a repair like what you are asking, but did play with a buddy's old pop-up, trying to limp it along for another year or two.
Be aware - the skin on those is all but brittle. What ever you do, go slow and in small increments or you will simply tear the skin.
If you can get the rotten board out in pieces, you know what to do after that. Construction adhesive can be your friend when working with these campers.![]()
Again - be real careful with that aluminum - it will tear and split on you in a heart beat. Be gentle.That puts me futher ahead than where I was...
Again - be real careful with that aluminum - it will tear and split on you in a heart beat. Be gentle.
Is it rotten on the left side (spot in 1st pic) and on the back? All the way around? I've never done this kind of repair but it might be easier to pull the whole skin off the bad side/sides. When you get under the skin it should be all wood framed (some have a steel frame with wood over it). Regardless if you can get to it, it shouldn't be too bad to fix. +1 on the construction adhesive.
You can redneck a $100 window unit in it, if you don't care what it looks like. Just make sure it's sealed good or you'll have more water damage.
if'n yer gonna flip it next year then workin in a patch is prolly not a bad idear. I very much dislike the panelling they use on campers. If you were gonna keep it for the long haul I'd suggest stripping it down, keeping the molding, put up new ply and slather it with marine paint, add a steel rock guard to the front and enjoy forever. Did this with a friend in highschool on his dad's pop up from the 70's....we saved it from becoming a utility trailer. I have been working on a design for the "Ultimate Teardrop" for some time....need a bigger drafting table.
North of $4500...doubtful given water issues and size of box... Just my opinion.Man I have 100.00 in this thing with a nice a/c unit and that spot fix right it should be worth north of 4500.00. and I should not have more than 800.00 into it. So, it is really worth it to me to do it right. (And use it for a year)
Those panels are fiberglass,
Oh I got to the damage yesterday its really not that bad.