Hello...sorry for the late reply..very busy.....So as we remove the linoleum from the area to be sheeted with 3/4 plywood...immediately a fan is placed to dry up the damp 1/8 on top of the foam ..and while the floor is drying we completely seal the roof to ensure that no water damage will continue....we had hot weather for the 2 days repairing this trailer with lots of airflow to dry the are completely and also stopped it from starting again...So then your ready to now install the new 3/4 plywood on top of the existing foam floor and screwing the 3/4 plywood down to the existing metal frame supports for a complete strong floor. Thanks for your comment...hope this helps.
Hello Tim...sorry for the late reply...very busy at this time of the year...thank you for the comment regarding the material used to construct the original floor...So this particular trailer is considered with a foam floor which has 1/8 pannel board glued on top and bottom of the foam panels ...it would be the same pannelling basically it's all 1/8 mahogany when glued on top and bottom becomes very strong...but if it gets wet...and in many cases from the roof leaking down the walls under your linoleum flooring...both panels will delaminate becoming very soft like tissue paper with no strength and it's only the foam left to hold the weight walking on the floor...and in every case I have seen the owners have already broken the foam..So remove the existing linoleum flooring or vinyl flooring from the complete area very neatly as possible to let the area dry out completely...also draining any water accumulated in belly underneath....then remove the water damaged area of water damaged panel from the foam..put your new pannel back in to bring your floor back to par...then in every situation that I have repaired foam floors...it's always best to cover the complete area in 3/4 plywood for a new completely strong floor screwed down from frame to frame..the relay your original flooring back down to save on purchasing new flooring....hope this helps...thanks for your comment.
Hello...thanks for your reply...please refer to the video again when you have a moment...In the first segment I'm explaining where I will cut the linoleum at the corner of the wall and straight across beside the doorway...from there backwards to the bathroom and bedroom will be sheeted with 3/4 plywood..it will be then screwed to all the existing metal juice framing and the original linoleum flooring is then reglued back on top of the new 3/4 plywood...then you will install a transition to drop down as you enter the living room area...So as your watching the video it may appear to look like it is flush because it gets camouflage as it is the same flooring being reinstalled with a brushed nickel transition to drop down to the original height of the original floor. Hope this helps... Thank you.
@@easyRVrepairs ok thank you! That's what I thought you were saying, wanted to clarify. This helps a lot! Redoing my bathroom floor in my RV. I'm a novice, I have a lot of questions 😂 Thanks for your reply! 👍🏻
easier and faster to inject epoxy in soft but not rotted areas....and cutout bad areas. This video is a hack job when half the floor doesn't match the rest of the floor in height and makes it obvious to a buyer that water damage was there, and not cutting out the rotted subfloor first and just laying plywood over it isn't the correct way to do this job!
Thanks for your reply Mr Inspector, in regards to your excellent attention to detail...it appears that you only comment on this type of work and have never actually repaired a foam floor before....if you had, you would quickly realize that procedure will never work....no matter what you do using the technology you speak of has zero strength and the family trying to repair their investment has now wasted their money their time and potential injuries falling through their epoxy foam floor.....there are many families that view my repair videos to help them repair their RVS and trailers safely and efficiently,...And not wasting their time on their investment using a Hack Job Technique from Mr Inspector..... Thanks for your comment it really helps the good folks out there with the utmost discernment in understanding right from Wrong. Also please remember if your actually going to leave a comment at this address,....first thing is to actually know and understand what your talking about.... Thank You..Hope this helps!
@@easyRVrepairs nah ive only rehabbed 200 plus trailers, so I suppose the multiple youtube videos showing epoxy repair (btw only using MARINE GRADE epoxy for soft, not rotted) must be wrong to your one video showing how to lay plywood over a rotted floor without removing the rot first, creating a multi level half ass job by not doing the whole trailer......Rot MUST be cut out or floor will fail in that area and best way to do that is completely remove the entire rotted foam sandwich area first. Finally, for soft areas (not rotted) they can be reinforced from underneath with angle iron, as the most common cause is high traffic compression in areas where there is a large span between floor joists, sometimes as much as 4 ft or more due to manufacturers saving weight on "lite" trailers. Nothing wrong with a plywood overlay but you left the water damage so don't get all defensive....
I agree with Delores Lipshits. Great way to tackle a difficult repair!
Great video! Very informative and easy to understand. Will be doing this with my RV in the near future 💯
Very informative
Very nice !
Confused... I don't understand how the top floor won't rot because the bottom damaged wasn't removed?
Hello...sorry for the late reply..very busy.....So as we remove the linoleum from the area to be sheeted with 3/4 plywood...immediately a fan is placed to dry up the damp 1/8 on top of the foam ..and while the floor is drying we completely seal the roof to ensure that no water damage will continue....we had hot weather for the 2 days repairing this trailer with lots of airflow to dry the are completely and also stopped it from starting again...So then your ready to now install the new 3/4 plywood on top of the existing foam floor and screwing the 3/4 plywood down to the existing metal frame supports for a complete strong floor.
Thanks for your comment...hope this helps.
What is the original subfloor? Is that like the wall paneling
Hello Tim...sorry for the late reply...very busy at this time of the year...thank you for the comment regarding the material used to construct the original floor...So this particular trailer is considered with a foam floor which has 1/8 pannel board glued on top and bottom of the foam panels ...it would be the same pannelling basically it's all 1/8 mahogany when glued on top and bottom becomes very strong...but if it gets wet...and in many cases from the roof leaking down the walls under your linoleum flooring...both panels will delaminate becoming very soft like tissue paper with no strength and it's only the foam left to hold the weight walking on the floor...and in every case I have seen the owners have already broken the foam..So remove the existing linoleum flooring or vinyl flooring from the complete area very neatly as possible to let the area dry out completely...also draining any water accumulated in belly underneath....then remove the water damaged area of water damaged panel from the foam..put your new pannel back in to bring your floor back to par...then in every situation that I have repaired foam floors...it's always best to cover the complete area in 3/4 plywood for a new completely strong floor screwed down from frame to frame..the relay your original flooring back down to save on purchasing new flooring....hope this helps...thanks for your comment.
How is it flush if you're laying thicker plywood on top of the existing Styrofoam?
Hello...thanks for your reply...please refer to the video again when you have a moment...In the first segment I'm explaining where I will cut the linoleum at the corner of the wall and straight across beside the doorway...from there backwards to the bathroom and bedroom will be sheeted with 3/4 plywood..it will be then screwed to all the existing metal juice framing and the original linoleum flooring is then reglued back on top of the new 3/4 plywood...then you will install a transition to drop down as you enter the living room area...So as your watching the video it may appear to look like it is flush because it gets camouflage as it is the same flooring being reinstalled with a brushed nickel transition to drop down to the original height of the original floor.
Hope this helps...
Thank you.
@@easyRVrepairs ok thank you! That's what I thought you were saying, wanted to clarify. This helps a lot! Redoing my bathroom floor in my RV. I'm a novice, I have a lot of questions 😂
Thanks for your reply! 👍🏻
Your welcome..feel free to send questions at anytime and I will reply as time permits.
Thank you.
How did you attach the plywood? Or is it floating?
Thank you for the comment...all the new 3/4 plywood is screwed down to the trailers existing metal joice supports..very strong solid floor.
Thank you.
@@easyRVrepairs thanks for the quick response
Your welcome..feel free to ask any questions...and I will answer as time permits.
Thank you.
easier and faster to inject epoxy in soft but not rotted areas....and cutout bad areas. This video is a hack job when half the floor doesn't match the rest of the floor in height and makes it obvious to a buyer that water damage was there, and not cutting out the rotted subfloor first and just laying plywood over it isn't the correct way to do this job!
Thanks for your reply Mr Inspector, in regards to your excellent attention to detail...it appears that you only comment on this type of work and have never actually repaired a foam floor before....if you had, you would quickly realize that procedure will never work....no matter what you do using the technology you speak of has zero strength and the family trying to repair their investment has now wasted their money their time and potential injuries falling through their epoxy foam floor.....there are many families that view my repair videos to help them repair their RVS and trailers safely and efficiently,...And not wasting their time on their investment using a Hack Job Technique from Mr Inspector.....
Thanks for your comment it really helps the good folks out there with the utmost discernment in understanding right from Wrong.
Also please remember if your actually going to leave a comment at this address,....first thing is to actually know and understand what your talking about....
Thank You..Hope this helps!
@@easyRVrepairs nah ive only rehabbed 200 plus trailers, so I suppose the multiple youtube videos showing epoxy repair (btw only using MARINE GRADE epoxy for soft, not rotted) must be wrong to your one video showing how to lay plywood over a rotted floor without removing the rot first, creating a multi level half ass job by not doing the whole trailer......Rot MUST be cut out or floor will fail in that area and best way to do that is completely remove the entire rotted foam sandwich area first. Finally, for soft areas (not rotted) they can be reinforced from underneath with angle iron, as the most common cause is high traffic compression in areas where there is a large span between floor joists, sometimes as much as 4 ft or more due to manufacturers saving weight on "lite" trailers. Nothing wrong with a plywood overlay but you left the water damage so don't get all defensive....
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