You are by far one of the most interesting RV repair guys on the interent. Thank You for showing us how that type of work can and should be done. Excellent job.
I used this video to replace the floor in my camper's slide this weekend. It went just as you said and I felt it was a very easy job. Took about 5 hours and that was with beer breaks. Thank you for making this. Saved me a considerable amount of money.
Just imagine if the whole industry had these kind of people who actually care about doing a good job. I am a 30 yr tradesman, and I appreciate watching you do such fine work, and not cutting corners. You are remarkable Sir. I salute you
I am 100% with you. I am a retired GC and have owned RV's for the past 20 years and still can't believe how crappy the build quality is on these units. I shake my head at how they use a thin piece of nylon/teflon tape for the slide out to "glide" on instead of installing actual rollers.
Awesome work , your experience makes it look so easy , Those legs to hold it up and imprinting the screw holes on the legs was ingenious. Thanks for educating the masses.
@@AZExpert thank you sir, I have to do that on a 28’ big slide and wall that’s been eaten out by red fire ants and my inside wall is so totally eaten out in the corner, my hand went through it when I pushed on it! I’m 73 and I can’t find any one to do it at my site, and the RV repair wants $4000. And me bring it to them. I live in my RV full time and my slide out Motor for this huge slide out can’t be replaced per the RV repair company so you have to manually use a plumbers pipe wrench to move it in and out! It’s a 1993 or 96 CARRIAGE 5th wheel and I love it because it was made with the Amish quality. I’ve had people in my park say wow, they don’t make them like this quality anymore! If you’re ever in Huntsville, Texas I would love to show you my problem and my home. It’s a shame I can’t get it repaired where I sit in this beautiful Sunny Ridge RV park. Again I really appreciate your showing RVers how these repairs can be done if one is willing to go the extra mile. Stay safe and well in these times, I’m praying we all will be safe and our freedoms returned to humanity soon. God bless you and your family.
@@dorothyallen3614 Sorry to hear about your issues. However the reality is that these RV's were never designed to last over 20 years, especially for full time use. You might need to look for something newer. Good luck.
Thanks for this video!! I just replaced the floor in my bedroom slide yesterday. It was much easier to do after watching your video than it would have been without it. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
To make more money when you need parts to be replaced, or just straight out buying another camper if you rich and bougie. I guess using quality materials that are more resistant to rot would have been too old school american.
These are the videos i really like...i love looking at the 500k coachs but the videos like this one are the type of things i would incounter with what i can afford...great video, thanks for giving us your knowledge to help us less fortunate guys and gals!!!
Dang James. Nice job! And mobile. Nobody I know would tackle that job mobile. You made that look so easy. I used to work at a RV repair facility. You sure made that look way easier than what it is. Thanks for sharing. You are a very talented RV tech.
You are a brave man. I would not have thought this was possible. I can't believe there was not at least 2 screws underneath (towards the inside of the room) that you couldn't get to.
Overall, outstanding. But, you should have sealed the plywood edges since edges wick like crazy. You put in weep holes, so you know water may/will find its way inside. Also, you noted early on the likelihood the sidewalls had some water damage; but then you screwed into the places likely damaged. Longer screws won’t work in damaged wood, assuming there is plywood in there. Nice to see how slides go together. Trusting to silicone is never a good plan. As a Keystone Montana owner, I have SERIOUS issues with Keystone construction (at best).
Little late to the comment section, but why don't they add flashing between the siding and the sheathing. Treat it like any normal house wall, you could do it to your repairs as well. Looks like you would have to pop some staples to re secure it, but we'll worth it. However, nice work, to bad every slide is guaranteed to have this issue.
It's almost like they build them to leak. You would never put a home together that way. Trim and flashing should be layered like a roof...thanks for the information.
Well I finally got around to replacing the same floor on my 2013 Sanibel 5th wheel. What was different? First big difference was that the old floor and new floor had to be removed and replaced from the inside. I got a 4 x 8 sheer of Home Depot 3/4" "Marine" plywood and coated both sides and edges with black "Pond Armor" 2 part epoxy. The 1.5 Qt kit gave me just enough to do 2 full coats everywhere. The other difference was the carpet, which was stapled and glued in place along with the black plastic tarp type material. Way too much work to try and salvage that so I used 18" carpet squares from Home Depot. 1 box of 10 did the whole job. Finally done and it looks great!
When I replace floors in fifth wheel bed rooms slides I use advantech sub floor works good and also a brand of contact adhesive staput it works great in one of our own I got flat thinner steel cut and folded around the flooring and rapped and inch around it worked great and used white to match everything else I did was fairly similar
Very interesting. I am curious why manufacturers or repair experts don't use a penetrating epoxy on the plywood especially at least the end grain ( something like west system) to seal and prevent water intrusion into the end grain of plywood? This is done in boat building and I would think it would prevent a lot of rot if a bedding sealant is compromised..
Thank you for this! We replaced our floor and this video was huge in helping us do that. We used c-clamps to hold the stilts to the slide out rather than screwing them in. Saved a lot of time and didn’t introduce any new or larger holes. Thanks again! Probably will be doing this on the rear slides soon.
You demonstrate once again the kind of craftsman we all want and and the care every customer should have. No one provides service like this without sacrificing something. You are a good man.
Fantastic job as usual James. Can you please tell me who makes the staple gun and the AS-16 staples? Also wondering if Geocel would work as well as silicone for the metal trim (and why you prefer silicone). Thanks for all that you do.
great job I have 40 ft teton homes with 3 huge slide outs and was not understanding how they worked but i wanted to redo one on the side as it would not go in do to water damage floor when i come home from my school I can work on this where is the manual crank to manual do it as i feel the system wont work cant tell if its gear or hydraulic ones ? it looks like this one only bigger th-cam.com/video/0qJvM8ma2nc/w-d-xo.html
Sure seems like a tiny little redesign of that gutter extension would save alot of people this hassle/expense. Do the topper video. Gonna be having a debate with the wifey on whether or not we tackle ours ourselves...and the awning as well. Saw the video where the pros showed up and did the job. Probably have to glean a bit more from that one before I try doing that job. LOL
Wow great job!! Nice to know there are still kind humans out there!!! Wife and I just sold our 2005 Excel 5th wheel due to to many problems and I didn't have the know how. Sold it very cheap. Wish you was in our area! Anyways your a good man! Rock on!
I actually installed the new floor in my slide and then installed the carpet from the inside and trimmed it to fit. I didnt like the carpet sandwiched between the floor and walls. It worked out very well. Also, my floor didnt have that solid avs plastic sheet on the underside. Mine had almost a black tarp like sheeting. I didnt replace that. I applied about 5 coats of black marine paint before I installed it. It made the slide 100% more solid feeling and will last 100 times longer than the original.
I'm ready coach send me in ! Loved the video learned so much ! You could charge to watch and learn ok what the H*LL and I should just keep my mouth shut ! Thanks for sharing this with me ,
James, IF I have my bearings straight... would the weep holes you drilled allow the water to drip on the interior side of the wall? I don't have a slide out so I am not able to see how the seals would protect the water from running back into/onto the the floor. I could easily sit and binge watch all your videos without stopping to eat/sleep!!! If you live in Oregon I would be knocking on your door for a job!!! Keep up the GREAT job and thanks for being HONEST!!! Wish you the BEST, Hersh
ok quick question, my slide out is pushing the plank floor when i bring it in what could cause that? i did remove the sofa and left the dinette would that make it unbalanced?
Thoroughly enjoy all your videos. Always learn so much. The biggest lesson that always rings through is just how poorly they are built. I've owned one Tiffin, a couple of Newells and just bought a Prevost. And while the RV part always has it's own set of problems that they all have. Construction is seldom one of them.
That 3M stuff releases when its hot. Grab the Permatex spray adhesive at the parts store. It works great. Its where the other permatex products are. Great job on the floor replacement. You need an easy button to hit once youre done.
Great work. I'm in Jacksonville, Florida. I'm in the middle of replacing some floors in my 2019 Montana High Country 5th wheel because of a horrible design. Additionally, I have water damage up the slide out sides which is my question. The slide out sides are aluminum material with a cardboard backing and has delaminated because of the water intrusion, and damage to the cardboard backing.. Would you recommend aluminum or fiberglass to replace that with?? Do you have a product recommendation. Merry Christmas! Thanks. Chad
I had to do the slide out floors on my Outdoors RV basket case project. I had to replace all the the blocks and motors on the schwintek system and get them remounted onto the rails and found the rotten bottoms and framing in the box walls of the opposing slides. What a nightmare. My slide bottoms were filon and I went ahead and used the big box FRP being that it is on the bottom of the slides out of the sun and it was so much less expensive (and available). I had to do it parked in an uneven dirt storage lot and I found a 1000lb Harbor Freight hydraulic table cart that was excellent for lifting, holding, and adjusting the boxes while they were floating. I coated everything in 2 part epoxy when I put it back together. You're a saint for doing this. It's not a fun job.
Thank you for the concise and informative videos that you post on TH-cam. You have helped so many of us to repair our own problems, that we could never afford to pay someone to do for us. This video was exceptionally great in my case, except for a small difference. I have a 2013 Sanibel with 4 slides in it. All are in great condition except for the bedroom slide, like the one in this video. The exception being that mine is a Schwintech slide, with the aluminum gear strips along the bottom. Have you ever made a video, or if not, could you make one, on dealing with replacing a floor in one of these? The other difference id that it has 2 floors, the exterior sub floor and the upper floor under the bed, both being rotted out in the corners and along the outside edge. If you don't have anything on this, can you possibly point me in the right direction? Thank you again for all the help you have provided for so many of us:-) Bruce in Florida Correction on this, it only has a single 3/4" plywood floor.. Nothing on the Lippert yet AZExpert?
You are a great worker. I have watched many of your videos, and been very impressed. The only problem is that you are in the States and I am in Canada. Unfortunately we don’t have your craftsmanship and honesty here. I have a Jazz, 5th wheel with two tip outs. I just discovered the rotten floor in the living room tip out . This video has helped and I hope I will be able to do a decent job. Thank you for the time you take to help us not so smart people
Regarding installing the angle at 20:04--Why wouldn't you just slide the aluminum angle between the wall panel and the plywood? That way any water sliding down the side panel will just drip off and CAN'T get to the plywood?
Just out of curiosity, what would the typical repair cost ( ball park ) be on a 22 ft slide sub floor replacement on a class A. The slide has a dinette, kitchen, bunk beds and extends into bedroom with cabinets and drawers ? Just looking for ball park, I know you can't give an accurate estimate without seeing it but I can imagine the labor would be extensive..
30 minutes or less or it's free right? Nice job! Thanks for that video. What are the reasons for using silicone over sikaflex or geocel sealants? I had to reattach a sidewall that had some moisture in it. After getting it dry I used the 77 contact adhesive and geocell to finish up. I also used a little geocell around my plastic fender flares against the filon. I don't think it's holding up well and think I should just redo it with silicone. Thanks again. Must have been hot in the sun without your shed cover for shade. You'll get good karma for helping those folks.
I just want to thank you for this thorough video, I was able to replace the floor on my Cougar 5th wheel that had the same problem. Followed your steps here and certainly made it a much easier project than I had thought initially. Now to reassemble and get back to camping!!!!
Nice video, thanks for loading it up. Never would have thought to do it that way, actually never would want to do it. Smart way to get it done. thanks.
@@AZExpert I bought those jacks and put under my 28’ slide in the living area and put them under my bedroom too, I’ve been afraid I’d fall out on the ground and that’s pretty high up there to the ground!
Timely great video.. Have a 2007 keystone raptor.. This exact thing is happening.. So I can probably do this same repair at home.. Thanks for showing the hydraulic valves to isolate the slide operation. I feel confident I can do this same repair. Thanks for this video!!
I’ve been watching your videos for about a month of and on, I have learned a tremendous amount. Your knowledge of RV’s is outstanding. And your videos are to the point. Much appreciate all you do. I have to say, this video, although it was not a glamorous fix keeping people on the edge of their seat. I found it very informative. I really like the way you approach different situations. Some RV tech’s might have said, you have to have a fork lift. Or the box has to come off. You did an outstanding job, and I hope the owners know how lucky they are that you did a solid repair on-site and it appears to be in one day. I’ll keep watching, your an excellent mechanic of all trades.
Thanks for the video. Could you please estimate what this repair for a single slide would have been by a reputable repair shop. I am lost... $2k, $4k... It certainly reinforces the need for the pre-inspection inspection.
Awesome video! James I learned a lot here. Can this repair concept be done on a motor coach slide out as well? As I’ve humbly shared before, the Thor Hurricane 34J uses a Schwintech 3 slide out mechanism. If in the future, would you process here be applicable if my slide floor needed a replacement? Blessings to ya, and thank you!
Great video...gave me the confidence to tear into the rotted floor of our Silverback that was very similar to this. One thing to pass on that may help others.....when i ran the jacks up to raise the floor off the threshold, the floor still wouldn’t pull out. I found a couple screws on each slide wall at the back corners. I could’nt get access to the head of the screws or even see them but was able to run my sawzall horizontally across top of the floor to the wall from inside the camper. With the screws cut, the floor came right out like in this video. Not sure why it had the extra screws.
I was beginning to hate slides but after watching you repair this one I think the best way to buy an RV is to get one with known rotted slides! A fraction of the cost of an RV with slides that will probably be bad anyway.
I am not one of your clients, and probably never will be, as we live too far apart in the country for me to be able to hire you. But… Even I appreciate you for the help you provide people in need. They’re living in their 5th wheel, and no one would do the work they NEEDED done - on their HOME. I’ve watched enough of your content to KNOW how much Integrity you have. And I do believe God has graced you with the talent and skill set you possess knowing you would use it to help people like these. Yeah, you’re getting paid, but EVERYONE has got to eat. But it’s painfully obvious to me, and a lot of other people, that you are willing to help folks who otherwise would be up the proverbially creek. THAT is where your integrity comes into play bud. I have a lot of Respect for you because of that. And would like to take the opportunity to say Thank You for that. I thoroughly enjoy watching your video content, and actually do learn a lot from you. I do have 1 question though… Would it be possible to find some form of ALUMINUM to build a slide out floor with ? It would be lightweight, stronger than untreated plywood, and rot resistant. That being asked and said, can I offer a tip ? I once rebuilt an old bass boat that had home made decks. I could not locate marine grade plywood, so instead was forced to use untreated plywood to rebuild those decks. At Menards I was able to locate a 1.5 gallon can of Green Treat and treated the plywood myself. It is the same stuff they use to treat lumber to resist water damage. You just paint it on. I painted on SEVERAL layers as it soaks into the dry wood pretty deeply. I know the guy who bought that boat about 16 years ago, those decks are STILL as good as the day I installed them. It does smell a bit until it dries completely, but, to not have to worry about water damage again for a very long time would be worth it to me. Just a heads up bud.
Great job, I was wondering if you smear the ends and edges with silicon sealant would that prevent water from being drawn in within the plywood, hmmm, again great job all the same.
You are by far one of the most interesting RV repair guys on the interent. Thank You for showing us how that type of work can and should be done. Excellent job.
Wow, thanks!
I used this video to replace the floor in my camper's slide this weekend. It went just as you said and I felt it was a very easy job. Took about 5 hours and that was with beer breaks.
Thank you for making this. Saved me a considerable amount of money.
Hey that's a huge compliment! I'm glad it worked out for you
Just imagine if the whole industry had these kind of people who actually care about doing a good job.
I am a 30 yr tradesman, and I appreciate watching you do such fine work, and not cutting corners.
You are remarkable Sir. I salute you
Thank you for the kind words
I am 100% with you. I am a retired GC and have owned RV's for the past 20 years and still can't believe how crappy the build quality is on these units. I shake my head at how they use a thin piece of nylon/teflon tape for the slide out to "glide" on instead of installing actual rollers.
Couldn’t have said it any better!
You're a kind person willing to help those people. I always learn so much watching your videos.
I appreciate that!
What's it cost to do something like this
You got the patience of a priest
@@matthewstrzelecki4280 I believe he mentioned in another video $250.00 per hour
@@MrThunderbird53 how many hours? 16?
Awesome work , your experience makes it look so easy , Those legs to hold it up and imprinting the screw holes on the legs was ingenious. Thanks for educating the masses.
thanks!
@@AZExpert thank you sir, I have to do that on a 28’ big slide and wall that’s been eaten out by red fire ants and my inside wall is so totally eaten out in the corner, my hand went through it when I pushed on it! I’m 73 and I can’t find any one to do it at my site, and the RV repair wants $4000.
And me bring it to them. I live in my RV full time and my slide out Motor for this huge slide out can’t be replaced per the RV repair company so you have to manually use a plumbers pipe wrench to move it in and out! It’s a 1993 or 96 CARRIAGE 5th wheel and I love it because it was made with the Amish quality. I’ve had people in my park say wow, they don’t make them like this quality anymore! If you’re ever in Huntsville, Texas I would love to show you my problem and my home. It’s a shame I can’t get it repaired where I sit in this beautiful Sunny Ridge RV park. Again I really appreciate your showing RVers how these repairs can be done if one is willing to go the extra mile. Stay safe and well in these times, I’m praying we all will be safe and our freedoms returned to humanity soon. God bless you and your family.
@@dorothyallen3614 Sorry to hear about your issues. However the reality is that these RV's were never designed to last over 20 years, especially for full time use. You might need to look for something newer. Good luck.
@@TheMinnow101 they're mobile homes, they should last...
@@TheMinnow101 Nothing on the market compares to them
Thanks for this video!! I just replaced the floor in my bedroom slide yesterday. It was much easier to do after watching your video than it would have been without it. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Was it as easy as it looks?
Why do they not use treated plywood?/// in the RV floors
To save money
To make more money when you need parts to be replaced, or just straight out buying another camper if you rich and bougie. I guess using quality materials that are more resistant to rot would have been too old school american.
These are the videos i really like...i love looking at the 500k coachs but the videos like this one are the type of things i would incounter with what i can afford...great video, thanks for giving us your knowledge to help us less fortunate guys and gals!!!
Dang James. Nice job! And mobile. Nobody I know would tackle that job mobile. You made that look so easy. I used to work at a RV repair facility. You sure made that look way easier than what it is. Thanks for sharing. You are a very talented RV tech.
thank you very much.
You are a brave man. I would not have thought this was possible. I can't believe there was not at least 2 screws underneath (towards the inside of the room) that you couldn't get to.
That's the way it usually goes. Then it's off to the grenade and dynamite store I go. LOL
Sawzall with flex blade works in those situations....
Why would people thumbs down? This was a great very informative video and I appreciate it as I’ve got to do the same exact job on mine.
Thanks for watching!
Overall, outstanding. But, you should have sealed the plywood edges since edges wick like crazy. You put in weep holes, so you know water may/will find its way inside. Also, you noted early on the likelihood the sidewalls had some water damage; but then you screwed into the places likely damaged. Longer screws won’t work in damaged wood, assuming there is plywood in there. Nice to see how slides go together. Trusting to silicone is never a good plan. As a Keystone Montana owner, I have SERIOUS issues with Keystone construction (at best).
I don't film everything :)
Good things happen to good people. Your work ethic show in every video. Keep up the good work!!
Thanks!
Little late to the comment section, but why don't they add flashing between the siding and the sheathing. Treat it like any normal house wall, you could do it to your repairs as well. Looks like you would have to pop some staples to re secure it, but we'll worth it. However, nice work, to bad every slide is guaranteed to have this issue.
It's almost like they build them to leak. You would never put a home together that way. Trim and flashing should be layered like a roof...thanks for the information.
AZ EXPERT - Making another job look easy to do - sliding in as good as a "bases full home run" 😆🏃♂️⚾️
the power of editing
What a good man. Just shows how valuable you are to people in RV trouble. Good to see the son helping and learning. God Bless.
I appreciate that
You are amazing! It was very smart to hold up the side out with those 2x2s and jacks. 👍👍👍👍
Thanks 👍
If I were a savy manufacurer, I would hire you to come tell my engineers what works and what dosent and how seal joints have to be made,
No one likes to be told what to do
@@AZExpert and some people need to listen to engineer intelligence for their own good too!
Another quality job James nice to see Thomas helping out with family business
Thanks 👍
Well I finally got around to replacing the same floor on my 2013 Sanibel 5th wheel. What was different? First big difference was that the old floor and new floor had to be removed and replaced from the inside. I got a 4 x 8 sheer of Home Depot 3/4" "Marine" plywood and coated both sides and edges with black "Pond Armor" 2 part epoxy. The 1.5 Qt kit gave me just enough to do 2 full coats everywhere. The other difference was the carpet, which was stapled and glued in place along with the black plastic tarp type material. Way too much work to try and salvage that so I used 18" carpet squares from Home Depot. 1 box of 10 did the whole job. Finally done and it looks great!
When I replace floors in fifth wheel bed rooms slides I use advantech sub floor works good and also a brand of contact adhesive staput it works great in one of our own I got flat thinner steel cut and folded around the flooring and rapped and inch around it worked great and used white to match everything else I did was fairly similar
Another great job James. Learning so much from you.
I appreciate that!
great job , I really would have thought that the box would have had to come out ,,, Thanks for the great info ,,,, im doing mine soon
I learn a little bit each day. I have removed the slide for this before
3/4" MARINE plywood, NOT regular plywood...then it doesn't matter how much water there is!
Very interesting. I am curious why manufacturers or repair experts don't use a penetrating epoxy on the plywood especially at least the end grain ( something like west system) to seal and prevent water intrusion into the end grain of plywood? This is done in boat building and I would think it would prevent a lot of rot if a bedding sealant is compromised..
Thank you for this! We replaced our floor and this video was huge in helping us do that. We used c-clamps to hold the stilts to the slide out rather than screwing them in. Saved a lot of time and didn’t introduce any new or larger holes. Thanks again! Probably will be doing this on the rear slides soon.
Thanks for watching!
You demonstrate once again the kind of craftsman we all want and and the care every customer should have. No one provides service like this without sacrificing something. You are a good man.
thanks!
He’s absolutely a good and talented man of truth, honor and integrity, thank you sir.
Fantastic job as usual James. Can you please tell me who makes the staple gun and the AS-16 staples? Also wondering if Geocel would work as well as silicone for the metal trim (and why you prefer silicone). Thanks for all that you do.
amzn.to/3eR8fuM is the gun
Wow nice job being out in the field good trick using the jacks
thank you
You always do a nice job, the owner’s should be very happy
thank you!
Thanks to you and your helper, the owners will have a good night's sleep. Nice job
Thanks, you too!
great job I have 40 ft teton homes with 3 huge slide outs and was not understanding how they worked but i wanted to redo one on the side as it would not go in do to water damage floor when i come home from my school I can work on this where is the manual crank to manual do it as i feel the system wont work cant tell if its gear or hydraulic ones ? it looks like this one only bigger th-cam.com/video/0qJvM8ma2nc/w-d-xo.html
Sure seems like a tiny little redesign of that gutter extension would save alot of people this hassle/expense.
Do the topper video.
Gonna be having a debate with the wifey on whether or not we tackle ours ourselves...and the awning as well.
Saw the video where the pros showed up and did the job. Probably have to glean a bit more from that one before I try doing that job. LOL
Dude! , you are a freaking Saint !
:) Thanks lol
You make a tough job that many shops wouldn't touch look easy. Nice work.
Thanks 👍
Another fine job completed. I remember what you say about slides 😂
they are problematic
Is there a reason marine grade ply wasn't used?
Wow great job!! Nice to know there are still kind humans out there!!! Wife and I just sold our 2005 Excel 5th wheel due to to many problems and I didn't have the know how. Sold it very cheap. Wish you was in our area! Anyways your a good man! Rock on!
Rv manufacturers need to learn a thing or two about proper flashing
The world needs more craftsmen like you sir. Thank you for all that you do for the RV community.
I appreciate that!
Am amazed at how long people keep their Montana fifth wheels.
You will NEVER run out of work doing this in the RV industry 😏.
Excellent work. It’s great you were able to accommodate the owners on a job normally only done at the shop.
Thanks 👍
Very impressive. Man, you sure know your stuff!
I appreciate that!
What a great video, Do you think 3/4" pressure treated plywood is OK to use when replacing a floor like this?
Wondering that also.
Awesome job..very satisfying to watch for some reason.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Watching you work so hard makes me feel like a bum.
I hope not
Haha, me too.
You are a quality guy who ALWAYS does quality work! Thanks for sharing your expertise and experience with us.
Thanks!
You're the guy for the job 100%! I've got a similar problem in a BR slide and sidewall under a window at the dinette.
thank you
Learned a few tricks watching your videos. Thanks once again.
Glad you like them!
You sir, are a prince. I'm sure they appreciated your fine work!
Thank you kindly!
I actually installed the new floor in my slide and then installed the carpet from the inside and trimmed it to fit. I didnt like the carpet sandwiched between the floor and walls. It worked out very well. Also, my floor didnt have that solid avs plastic sheet on the underside. Mine had almost a black tarp like sheeting. I didnt replace that. I applied about 5 coats of black marine paint before I installed it. It made the slide 100% more solid feeling and will last 100 times longer than the original.
Thanks for sharing!
I'm ready coach send me in ! Loved the video learned so much ! You could charge to watch and learn ok what the
H*LL and I should just keep my mouth shut ! Thanks for sharing this with me ,
Just binge watch all my videos lol Thanks for watching!
James, IF I have my bearings straight... would the weep holes you drilled allow the water to drip on the interior side of the wall? I don't have a slide out so I am not able to see how the seals would protect the water from running back into/onto the the floor.
I could easily sit and binge watch all your videos without stopping to eat/sleep!!! If you live in Oregon I would be knocking on your door for a job!!! Keep up the GREAT job and thanks for being HONEST!!!
Wish you the BEST,
Hersh
Thank you very much!
Very educational video James!! I bet the owners are ever grateful to you!!
I think so. Thank you
ok quick question, my slide out is pushing the plank floor when i bring it in what could cause that? i did remove the sofa and left the dinette would that make it unbalanced?
Did you figure out what's causing the imbalance?
I understand the weep holes but what about surface tension of water wicking up into them?
Why is that not green treated? Should be
So informative, My 5th wheels looks just like thus on 1985 nuwa rotton floor in main slide out by kitchen,
Hope it helps!
A professional makes it look easy, but you make it look easy professionally. Great video!
You made that look to easy. Great job. Those folks are lucky to have you working on their rig.
Thanks 👍
Thoroughly enjoy all your videos. Always learn so much. The biggest lesson that always rings through is just how poorly they are built. I've owned one Tiffin, a couple of Newells and just bought a Prevost. And while the RV part always has it's own set of problems that they all have. Construction is seldom one of them.
So true!
As of now 3 dislikes????? What the hell is wrong with people? You are a kind decent man. Keep up the great work.
Probably the dislikes from the crack repair staff at Camping World.
Probably His competition no doubt !
Haters gonna hate
Nice work. I like your method of using jacks and not having to remove the slide out.
thanks!
That 3M stuff releases when its hot. Grab the Permatex spray adhesive at the parts store. It works great. Its where the other permatex products are. Great job on the floor replacement. You need an easy button to hit once youre done.
You make this look easy because you are so good at what you do.
Great work. I'm in Jacksonville, Florida. I'm in the middle of replacing some floors in my 2019 Montana High Country 5th wheel because of a horrible design. Additionally, I have water damage up the slide out sides which is my question. The slide out sides are aluminum material with a cardboard backing and has delaminated because of the water intrusion, and damage to the cardboard backing.. Would you recommend aluminum or fiberglass to replace that with?? Do you have a product recommendation. Merry Christmas! Thanks. Chad
Persistance is the key.Been there done that.
I had to do the slide out floors on my Outdoors RV basket case project. I had to replace all the the blocks and motors on the schwintek system and get them remounted onto the rails and found the rotten bottoms and framing in the box walls of the opposing slides. What a nightmare. My slide bottoms were filon and I went ahead and used the big box FRP being that it is on the bottom of the slides out of the sun and it was so much less expensive (and available). I had to do it parked in an uneven dirt storage lot and I found a 1000lb Harbor Freight hydraulic table cart that was excellent for lifting, holding, and adjusting the boxes while they were floating. I coated everything in 2 part epoxy when I put it back together. You're a saint for doing this. It's not a fun job.
Thank you for the concise and informative videos that you post on TH-cam. You have helped so many of us to repair our own problems, that we could never afford to pay someone to do for us. This video was exceptionally great in my case, except for a small difference. I have a 2013 Sanibel with 4 slides in it. All are in great condition except for the bedroom slide, like the one in this video. The exception being that mine is a Schwintech slide, with the aluminum gear strips along the bottom. Have you ever made a video, or if not, could you make one, on dealing with replacing a floor in one of these? The other difference id that it has 2 floors, the exterior sub floor and the upper floor under the bed, both being rotted out in the corners and along the outside edge. If you don't have anything on this, can you possibly point me in the right direction? Thank you again for all the help you have provided for so many of us:-) Bruce in Florida Correction on this, it only has a single 3/4" plywood floor.. Nothing on the Lippert yet AZExpert?
Thanks! I'll take it into consideration
At least it was eye level. You are a good man for doing this job 👏.
I appreciate that!
Thanks for making another excellent video very educational, it's good to know and see true honest professionals.
Thanks for watching!
You are a great worker. I have watched many of your videos, and been very impressed. The only problem is that you are in the States and I am in Canada. Unfortunately we don’t have your craftsmanship and honesty here. I have a Jazz, 5th wheel with two tip outs. I just discovered the rotten floor in the living room tip out . This video has helped and I hope I will be able to do a decent job. Thank you for the time you take to help us not so smart people
Hey Good luck with your repair!
@@AZExpert thank you, I’ll need it
Your a good man helping plus we need 100's more RV techs like you. Great job as always!
Thanks 👍
All the videos I watch with you, people are very fortunate you doing the work and cares always a great job👍
👍👍 James creates another happy customer.
thanks
Nice work James! Thanks for the tips
Any time!
Regarding installing the angle at 20:04--Why wouldn't you just slide the aluminum angle between the wall panel and the plywood? That way any water sliding down the side panel will just drip off and CAN'T get to the plywood?
Just out of curiosity, what would the typical repair cost ( ball park ) be on a 22 ft slide sub floor replacement on a class A. The slide has a dinette, kitchen, bunk beds and extends into bedroom with cabinets and drawers ?
Just looking for ball park, I know you can't give an accurate estimate without seeing it but I can imagine the labor would be extensive..
30 minutes or less or it's free right? Nice job! Thanks for that video. What are the reasons for using silicone over sikaflex or geocel sealants? I had to reattach a sidewall that had some moisture in it. After getting it dry I used the 77 contact adhesive and geocell to finish up. I also used a little geocell around my plastic fender flares against the filon. I don't think it's holding up well and think I should just redo it with silicone. Thanks again. Must have been hot in the sun without your shed cover for shade. You'll get good karma for helping those folks.
proflex and sika flex are messy and wont stick well to areas where silicone was without a great deal of clean up
I just want to thank you for this thorough video, I was able to replace the floor on my Cougar 5th wheel that had the same problem. Followed your steps here and certainly made it a much easier project than I had thought initially. Now to reassemble and get back to camping!!!!
Nice video, thanks for loading it up. Never would have thought to do it that way, actually never would want to do it. Smart way to get it done. thanks.
No problem 👍
@@AZExpert I bought those jacks and put under my 28’ slide in the living area and put them under my bedroom too, I’ve been afraid I’d fall out on the ground and that’s pretty high up there to the ground!
Wonderful thanks for helping. You got this.
Thanks Billy
Timely great video.. Have a 2007 keystone raptor.. This exact thing is happening.. So I can probably do this same repair at home.. Thanks for showing the hydraulic valves to isolate the slide operation. I feel confident I can do this same repair. Thanks for this video!!
Glad it helped
Ive learned so much from watching his videos!
Thanks!
Great work ethic !
Thanks for watching!! :)
Thanks for sharing.. Did you do this in a day? Or longer?
it was about 3/4 a day
I’ve been watching your videos for about a month of and on, I have learned a tremendous amount. Your knowledge of RV’s is outstanding. And your videos are to the point. Much appreciate all you do. I have to say, this video, although it was not a glamorous fix keeping people on the edge of their seat. I found it very informative. I really like the way you approach different situations. Some RV tech’s might have said, you have to have a fork lift. Or the box has to come off. You did an outstanding job, and I hope the owners know how lucky they are that you did a solid repair on-site and it appears to be in one day. I’ll keep watching, your an excellent mechanic of all trades.
No idea what you're paid, but it isn't enough.... Good work!
thank you
Wow great job. Not to bad or you just make it look easy. LOL
it wasn't too difficult
Nice work! I hope the other slide isn't experiencing something similar.
How much does something like this cost to get professionally done???
Thanks for the video. Could you please estimate what this repair for a single slide would have been by a reputable repair shop. I am lost... $2k, $4k... It certainly reinforces the need for the pre-inspection inspection.
this was around $2500
@@AZExpert come to Texas and do both of mine, I’ll pay more than that!! For sure!
Awesome video! James I learned a lot here. Can this repair concept be done on a motor coach slide out as well?
As I’ve humbly shared before, the Thor Hurricane 34J uses a Schwintech 3 slide out mechanism.
If in the future, would you process here be applicable if my slide floor needed a replacement?
Blessings to ya, and thank you!
yes, most slides will be the same though some floors are screwed in from the top, just have to break the screws
Great video...gave me the confidence to tear into the rotted floor of our Silverback that was very similar to this. One thing to pass on that may help others.....when i ran the jacks up to raise the floor off the threshold, the floor still wouldn’t pull out. I found a couple screws on each slide wall at the back corners. I could’nt get access to the head of the screws or even see them but was able to run my sawzall horizontally across top of the floor to the wall from inside the camper. With the screws cut, the floor came right out like in this video. Not sure why it had the extra screws.
Glad you had the confidence to tackle it yourself
I was beginning to hate slides but after watching you repair this one I think the best way to buy an RV is to get one with known rotted slides! A fraction of the cost of an RV with slides that will probably be bad anyway.
I am not one of your clients, and probably never will be, as we live too far apart in the country for me to be able to hire you.
But…
Even I appreciate you for the help you provide people in need. They’re living in their 5th wheel, and no one would do the work they NEEDED done - on their HOME.
I’ve watched enough of your content to KNOW how much Integrity you have. And I do believe God has graced you with the talent and skill set you possess knowing you would use it to help people like these.
Yeah, you’re getting paid, but EVERYONE has got to eat.
But it’s painfully obvious to me, and a lot of other people, that you are willing to help folks who otherwise would be up the proverbially creek.
THAT is where your integrity comes into play bud.
I have a lot of Respect for you because of that.
And would like to take the opportunity to say Thank You for that.
I thoroughly enjoy watching your video content, and actually do learn a lot from you.
I do have 1 question though…
Would it be possible to find some form of ALUMINUM to build a slide out floor with ?
It would be lightweight, stronger than untreated plywood, and rot resistant.
That being asked and said, can I offer a tip ?
I once rebuilt an old bass boat that had home made decks.
I could not locate marine grade plywood, so instead was forced to use untreated plywood to rebuild those decks.
At Menards I was able to locate a 1.5 gallon can of Green Treat and treated the plywood myself. It is the same stuff they use to treat lumber to resist water damage. You just paint it on. I painted on SEVERAL layers as it soaks into the dry wood pretty deeply.
I know the guy who bought that boat about 16 years ago, those decks are STILL as good as the day I installed them.
It does smell a bit until it dries completely, but, to not have to worry about water damage again for a very long time would be worth it to me.
Just a heads up bud.
Great job, I was wondering if you smear the ends and edges with silicon sealant would that prevent water from being drawn in within the plywood, hmmm, again great job all the same.
"You learn and you learn," and You teach, TKS. Informative, as usual. The "Stilts",,,,,, awesome.
Thanks again!