It Was ROTTING!!!!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ส.ค. 2021
- Dealing with a water damaged RV repair in my Toyota motorhome was NOT something I anticipated when I bought it. The over cab bed rot was not easily noticeable, and I only discovered it when I started to paint the interior. RV water damage repair can be very expensive if you take your RV to a repair shop. We chose to DIY this project and saved literally thousands of dollars. (I was quoted over $4k by a business who took it into their shop to do the estimate.) If you can handle power tools, don't be scared to deal with your RV repairs and maintenance yourself and save your money for some amazing travel instead!
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Thanks for watching our Toyota motorhome water damaged rv repair video! We also bought a trailer with tons of unseen water damage and have been busy fixing it all summer. You can find that video here...th-cam.com/video/sfFHONE9MYI/w-d-xo.html
Boy, that was a major project. You did great at figuring out the cause, cleaning it up and fixing it all up. Good job.
Hi Dee! Thanks! Yes, it was...and it's helped us prepare for the major water damage we discovered in our 'new to us' trailer. I'm so thankful for a husband who is willing to figure out the 'how' and help me with these unplanned projects! Take care, my friend!
Hi Sue! Long time no see! Y'all have become Wizards at spotting and fixing rot damage. Hope to see you soon!
Hello Mona! Yes, it has been a ridiculously busy summer! As if fixing a rotten trailer (our replacement for the stolen one) wasn't enough, we had a family reunion at our house, at the end of which my mom fell and broke her hip! Looking forward to fall!
@@HoneyandMe Oh Lord! À broken hip! I hope she heals quickly! There've been a lot broken hips this summer just around this complex. It seems to be a reoccurring nightmare. I'll y'all in my thoughts for her rapid recovery!
Wow yall did a great job Sue! I remember when you made the secret compartment. Honey is looking good
Thank, Lee Lee!❤️
Repair looks great. Unfortunately a lot of class Cs have this problem especially at the overhead bed.
Yes, they sure seem to. I'd like to know why this is. And maybe the manufacturers need to take heed and beef up the build in that area. Hope you're enjoying your 'new to you' RV and never find any leaks! Thanks for watching!
That was a lot of work, but you solved and fixed this issue. Amazing work. It looks amazing, and hopefully, no more issues. 👍🏼
It’s been good so far after 3 years! But, there’s always something with RVs! 😂 More projects on Honey this fall! Thanks so much for supporting the channel!
That's alot of work ,looks like that will work stay safe out their
It was! But it is stronger and more waterproof than the day it was built back in 1992! Thanks for watching and take care!
@@HoneyandMe ya yall did good job on redoing it
Well done!
Thank you!
Happy to see a video from you. Wow this looked like quite the project. You did a good job showing how you got it all fixed. Leaks sure can cause a lot of damage.
Thanks Felicity! Leaks, in my opinion, are an RVers worst nightmare👹
You did a great job restoring honey Sue. She really looks great now.
Thanks, Wiley! She’s holding up well for a 92!
Now that’s a lot of work. It must feel great to have that taken care of and Honey I’m sure is super happy with her new bed foundation. Well done Sue!
Hi Winter! It was pretty devastating to find, and would have cost me thousands to have it done professionally. I'm so grateful my husband stepped up and offered to help me with it. Are you still traveling in your cute little van?
@@HoneyandMe I’m home but lots of travel videos were made while I was out and about. Starting a new van build. I cut my bed down to 24” and went camping close to home for two days a week ago. My body is screaming at me, “why why why did you do this to me!” So I’m going to build a platform and have an actual mattress! 👍
@@TheHapiCamper A new van build!! Cool!! Definitely a hot topic on YT right now. But, yes, it's not until you actually get out and use all the 'new and improved's that you realize what works and what doesn't. It's a fluid thing! Looking forward to seeing what you do!
@@HoneyandMe hot topic is right! My van tour has over 6000 views! NONE of my other videos have come close to this. I prayed for growth in my channel last week. Over 200 new subscribers in a week! 🥳🥳🥳🥳 praise God!
I knew you’d get ‘discovered’! So happy for yuh!
Great work on fixing the water damage. Looks like you built it back better than it was so that is always good. Nice share. Glad you got it all fixed up.
Thanks 👍 William! I agree, it's much better than original. It was good practise for having to deal with more water damage on the 'new to us' trailer we bought last fall. This summer has been one long process of finding and dealing with wet rotten wood. It's taken much longer than it should have with the extremely hot weather we've had here all summer. I'm so looking forward to cooler temperatures this fall. Hope you and Jessica are well!-Sue
It's always scary to open up camper walls. I'm heading to my brother's in GA next weekend to get new flooring put in my camper. There's a spot in the back that had rotted out from tiny pin holes in the fiberglass, all the way across the back of the camper. Hoping to also get the wall covering put in, and then it's time to decorate!
Hi Doreen! Yes, very scary! It's amazing what amount of damage can occur with just a wee bit of water getting in over time. Our 'new to us' trailer is proof of that too. After spending the whole summer fixing the trailer. we are sick of dealing with rotten wood! Good luck with your repairs! Then you can begin to have some fun!
@@HoneyandMe fiberglass campers are great. The only wood in mine is a sheet of plywood for the floor, and the cabinets.
You are so resourceful!
Thank you!
Thanks for sharing tis. It's encouraging to see how you braved the unknown and conquered the decay!
Thanks! At first I was devastated! But it turned out so well and much stronger than the original build. You just never know what you can do until you try!
Try a weep hole that runs collected water to windshield.
Thanks for the idea! Honey has been leak free since we rebuilt the over cab area. For which I am very thankful. Thanks for watching!
That’s awesome well done
Thank you very much!
Wow, this was quite the project! It was brilliant to go with marine grade plywood. That'll certainly add years to the life of the platform. Great job. Thanks for sharing. :)
Thanks, Bob! We figured we wanted to give Honey the best chance at a long and un-wet life! It's worked out very well. Hope you guys are doing well!-Sue
It was really cool to see the restoration. There were several challenges on long the way and you were able to overcome them with creative ideas. It looked great completed.
Thanks, Dub C! These kinds of repairs are always good opportunities to put on your thinking cap and come up with solutions. One rotten RV is never like another, lol!
Such a lot or work! It was great to go with the marine grade plywood!
Great job! Thank you for sharing! ~Tracey~👍🤗
Thanks a bunch! Yes, it was a bit intimidating, but felt really good to get it done and know it was done right.
looks like honey is still the favorite. Its amazing one little screw can do all that. so much work but you took your time and fixed it right.
Hi Nikki! Yes, it is amazing! Over time that water leaked in and did it’s worst. Thanks for watching!
Oh no. Honey has a boo boo. LOL.
Yes.. but we put a bandaid on her!🩹
Excellent work! Well done! All the best, Elly
Thank you, Elly❤️
That's an impressive repair job! You guys are certainly skilled, not to mention, hard-working. Good job documenting it too! I've had to deal with a small amount of water damage, years ago, but that was simple compared to your repair on Honey ... and I didn't make pictures. Oh well ... You guys take care - Jurgen
Hi Jurgen! Thank you! This was a good precursor to our fix on the trailer we had to do this summer. I'm just in the process of resealing everything (the hot weather we've had has really cut down how long we can work outside!) and then we will give the trailer a good wash before winterizing it. We're hoping the border opens up so we can make our trip south after Christmas, otherwise it will be another long winter for us here! lol! Take care, my friend and thanks for watching!-Sue
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The hot weather is rough. We’re looking forward to seeing how your current repair job is going. Hopefully you can go south this winter. Stay cool 😎
Your video couldn’t have been more perfectly timed! Almost exactly the same in my Toyota Winnebago! My brother and I are tackling it now.🙏❤️
Did you have any issues with the floor/sub floor? Mine is sagging and it’s another project. I’ve been looking for videos on how to fix that!
Oh! I am glad this is a help! Isn’t it wonderful to have people in your life who can help out with these bigger projects! It was going to cost me literally thousands to have it done in a shop. My husband had been away when I discovered it, but came home in time to volunteer to help. I haven’t had any issues with the floor, and I can’t even point you in the right direction for a Toyota specific fix video. We did replace part of the floor in an older trailer, which we basically tore it the rotted stuff and laid new plywood over the still solid parts. I highly recommend using wood hardener on parts that are beginning to decay, but still in tact. It saved us a lot of work on the trailer we did over this summer. You paint it or spray it on and it is absorbed by the wood and hardens to stronger than the original wood. You can use it around areas that were to far gone to save and then have something substantial to attach new wood to.
Best of luck with your overcab repairs and the floor. I’d love to know how it turns out for you! You can do it!!-Sue
@@HoneyandMe Hi! Yes, I was grateful for my brother’s help. It was going to cost thousands too and I couldn’t afford that. Anyways, your tips were so helpful to us. We used a lot to guide us!! It didn’t turn out as pretty as yours, but it’s holding up. We had to put flex tape on the outside. It’s my first RV. I have to look into the floor hardener. I’ve never heard of it. Do you remember what you used? Thanks again for your videos!!
That’s great it worked out! The wood gardener I used was the Mini Wax brand one. It’s a yellow labeled metal bottle. I used an empty spray bottle, filled it with the hardener and sprayed the heck out of the wood that was soft and beginning to rot. I saturated it! When it dried it was super hard. Kind of like petrified wood. Good luck with the rest of your RV fix-ups! Hope they allow you to enjoy your RV for years to come!-Sue
Lol! Wood ‘gardener’! Don’t you love auto-correct😉
Hello there. I hope you're doing well. I cannot imagine having to deal with water damage in a car, never mind a motorhome.
Lol! Yes, this was a bit of both for sure! Thanks for watching!
@@HoneyandMe I agree. Aren't there places you can store Honey that's out of the elements?
@@jasoncarpp7742, remember that Susan is not the first owner of Honey or the travel trailer she recently acquired. But yes, a covered storage area is always a good idea. 👍
@@bigredgreg1 No, she probably wasn't. I've never owned one. I'd buy a motorhome if I had someone to share the experience and the responsibilities that come with ownership.
Hi Jason...just seeing this now, sorry. Yes, we could pay to store Honey, but cost is pretty high, as far as I'm concerned, for RV storage where it is under cover. My theory is, these vehicles were meant to be out in the elements and should be able to withstand them. We've now had Honey for 4 years and she is pretty tight as far as the weather goes. This leak occurred prior to my owning her, and I do know the previous owner did store her under a roof, so how it got to be this bad, who knows. It almost seems to be the luck of the draw with these things.
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Thanks, Lucy! How're you doin?
You guys did such a great job I could come to you and work together on th3 same rig I just got her qnd Im soo bummed that it seems impossible to find a handy man that will work with me it making me want to give up and see her after buying her a week ago 😢
Don’t give up!! If you have some basic skills with a saw and screwdriver, a place to work on it, and patience to think it through….it’s doable! Maybe a friend with some skills and time on their hands? Sadly many of these rigs have water damage but are worth saving. I wish you lots of luck with yours. They are great little campers.
@@HoneyandMe Thank you soo much Mam God bless you and keep you 🙏
@@michellevanderlinden2808 You as well
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Mines leaking so bad right now 😢
Oh no! I'm so sorry. 😢 It's gut wrenching to find this kind of thing out. We have now repaired 2 water damaged RVs. This one and our Arctic Fox trailer. Daunting tasks, but worth it in the end. I hope you are able to get your fixed. Thanks for watching.
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Hi. Can you tell me exactly where the screw was where water was getting in?
The screw was in the trim above the driver's side on the roof. The trim goes over the corner between the roof and the outside wall. The screw had rusted so much it no longer filled the hole it was in. Those vinyl trim covers don't protect much. A simple little thing like that can do so much damage. We replaced all the trim screws with stainless ones. As well as dipped each screw in sealant before screwing them in. Hope this helps!