Post by mckaylife on Jun 1, 2016 10:07:13 GMT -8
I am convinced that most of my floor damage in my Shasta Super was due to water coming in from the PO grey water inventions (see my trailer post for more info on that) and a leaking water tank in the back. Since my Shasta has a belly pan (I think that is what you call it) instead of these leaks leading to just damaged plywood I also have rotted floor joists. In addition the corners have some rust to contend with in the belly pan.
I am inclined to clean the rust up and spay it in an attempt to avoid further rusting but not actually repair it. My thinking on that is I now have some areas where water can escape if it needs to. I would then just treat the new floor joists as if there is no belly pan to make them more water resistant.
The only issue i see with that is the joists that run the length of the trailer end on top of the belly pan right before the front and back angle iron so they would sag a bit in the rusted corners. I was thinking that I would cut the new edge floor joists so they end on the front and back angle iron eliminating the sag from the weight being on the pan.
Seems like a decent plan. Is there anyone that thinks I should cut in new belly pan sections to overlay the rusted areas instead? Or does anyone think that the joists ending on the front and back angle iron is an issue? Here is some photos to illustrate the back corner.
Pulled back shot for reference, check the carpet stapled to the wall there. If you see a trailer using carpet remnants to cover possible water damage run!
Here you can see before I pulled the wood the long joists end on pan just before the angle iron. The rust on the open pan is not horrible I was able to use the wire cup on my angle grinder without going thru it.
Here is a shot without the wood in place. You can see there is not much left of the belly pan in the corner. This is the worst corner.
I am inclined to clean the rust up and spay it in an attempt to avoid further rusting but not actually repair it. My thinking on that is I now have some areas where water can escape if it needs to. I would then just treat the new floor joists as if there is no belly pan to make them more water resistant.
The only issue i see with that is the joists that run the length of the trailer end on top of the belly pan right before the front and back angle iron so they would sag a bit in the rusted corners. I was thinking that I would cut the new edge floor joists so they end on the front and back angle iron eliminating the sag from the weight being on the pan.
Seems like a decent plan. Is there anyone that thinks I should cut in new belly pan sections to overlay the rusted areas instead? Or does anyone think that the joists ending on the front and back angle iron is an issue? Here is some photos to illustrate the back corner.
Pulled back shot for reference, check the carpet stapled to the wall there. If you see a trailer using carpet remnants to cover possible water damage run!
Here you can see before I pulled the wood the long joists end on pan just before the angle iron. The rust on the open pan is not horrible I was able to use the wire cup on my angle grinder without going thru it.
Here is a shot without the wood in place. You can see there is not much left of the belly pan in the corner. This is the worst corner.
