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Forum: Travel Trailers 10-31-2010, 05:36 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,249
Posted By natemoore
Re: cleaning rubber gaskets afound windows

I re-installed the old, bleached molding already. You just need a putty knife to force it back into the groove. It wasn't hard. Assume brand new would install just as easily.
Forum: Travel Trailers 10-31-2010, 05:30 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 10,162
Posted By natemoore
This is cherry vinyl plank flooring from Lumber...

This is cherry vinyl plank flooring from Lumber Liquidators. It was $1.25-ish a square foot. Got this done in one day. I only need about 150 SF to do the whole trailer, but I ordered 180 SF so...
Forum: Travel Trailers 10-31-2010, 05:25 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 10,162
Posted By natemoore
I sanded down the seam between the old particle...

I sanded down the seam between the old particle board and the new plywood with a belt sander. Instead of going with the expensive and slow drying floor leveler, I used good ole Bondo to fill the...
Forum: Travel Trailers 10-23-2010, 07:15 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 10,162
Posted By natemoore
I used R-13 batt insulation in the walls. I...

I used R-13 batt insulation in the walls. I pulled it apart to make two thinner batts that would fit inside the walls. One $8 roll did all this and more.
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Forum: Travel Trailers 10-23-2010, 07:08 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 10,162
Posted By natemoore
I had to pull off all the ceiling paneling...

I had to pull off all the ceiling paneling because of the wet insulation inside.

https://www.gsowners.com/attachments/photobucket/img_12183_33ca631ed5a72679fe73b603424ba125.jpg
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Forum: Travel Trailers 10-23-2010, 06:46 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 10,162
Posted By natemoore
New 3/4" plywood is in place. ...

New 3/4" plywood is in place.

https://www.gsowners.com/attachments/photobucket/img_12182_ab733237382b6433f41e03ed2a43c02b.jpg
Forum: Travel Trailers 10-23-2010, 06:44 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 10,162
Posted By natemoore
I taped up the black plastic on the under...

I taped up the black plastic on the under carriage with black duct tape.

https://www.gsowners.com/attachments/photobucket/img_12181_1d30aa79eea194ccaa5248538d94d3b4.jpg

I used cellulose...
Forum: Travel Trailers 10-23-2010, 06:39 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 10,162
Posted By natemoore
On the right side I dug out the rotten wood from...

On the right side I dug out the rotten wood from below the sill plate, but on the left side I used my jam saw to cut along the wall as close as the saw will allow since it was still in tact mostly. ...
Forum: Travel Trailers 10-23-2010, 06:34 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 10,162
Posted By natemoore
I cut out the damaged particle board flooring...

I cut out the damaged particle board flooring using a circular saw and a door jam undercut attachment for my Rotozip. Digging out the rotten particleboard from under the wall sill plate was a long...
Forum: Travel Trailers 10-23-2010, 06:28 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 10,162
Posted By natemoore
https://www.gsowners.com/attachments/photobucket/im...

https://www.gsowners.com/attachments/photobucket/img_12178_d3759e55d7778373d5572aa638d64727.jpg

https://www.gsowners.com/attachments/photobucket/img_12178_478cf6efb1d78ee4346e7b1a44f5bd8d.jpg
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Forum: Travel Trailers 10-23-2010, 06:25 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 10,162
Posted By natemoore
Gutting of a Cavalier's master bedroom due to roof leaks

I've already chronicled the roof repairs, so I figured I'd show you how my interior repairs are going.

First, here's how bad it all looked:
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Forum: Travel Trailers 10-23-2010, 06:19 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,742
Posted By natemoore
Ah, good point. I'll measure that. Scissor jack...

Ah, good point. I'll measure that. Scissor jack may be better.
Forum: Travel Trailers 10-23-2010, 06:10 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 28,254
Posted By natemoore
After you put everything back together, be sure...

After you put everything back together, be sure to caulk the top edge of the drip channel molding and both edges of the corner molding. You can tool the ProFlex caulk with fingers wetted with mineral...
Forum: Travel Trailers 10-23-2010, 06:05 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 28,254
Posted By natemoore
Another view of the finished repair The last...

Another view of the finished repair

The last thing I did was to glop on some ProFlex into the lows spots right in front of the top cap molding just to prevent a pool of water from sitting there....
Forum: Travel Trailers 10-23-2010, 06:01 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 28,254
Posted By natemoore
I didn't like the way this looked. It seemed that...

I didn't like the way this looked. It seemed that water could still get in behind the corner molding through that hole at the rear of the molding (on top).
...
Forum: Travel Trailers 10-23-2010, 05:56 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 28,254
Posted By natemoore
Another angle ...

Another angle

https://www.gsowners.com/attachments/photobucket/img_12171_a81c4ebde3e34cf44e06b82133476f30.jpg
Forum: Travel Trailers 10-23-2010, 05:55 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 28,254
Posted By natemoore
Now, I apply a foot long length of the 4" wide...

Now, I apply a foot long length of the 4" wide tape down the corner molding. I didn't overlap on the outside because I'd have all these unsightly puckers.
...
Forum: Travel Trailers 10-23-2010, 05:50 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 28,254
Posted By natemoore
After doing both sides in the previous step, I...

After doing both sides in the previous step, I applied the 4" wide Endurabond tape over the top cap molding all the way across, making sure to overlap the previously applied 2" wide tape on the...
Forum: Travel Trailers 10-23-2010, 05:46 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 28,254
Posted By natemoore
The first thing to do is apply the 2" wide...

The first thing to do is apply the 2" wide endurabond tape to create a drainage plane down the side.

https://www.gsowners.com/attachments/photobucket/img_12166_5e5245277c17e6e54c2ea25dc47d4aaf.jpg...
Forum: Travel Trailers 10-23-2010, 05:43 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 28,254
Posted By natemoore
The water now can run laterally along the top cap...

The water now can run laterally along the top cap molding and down the side without being dammed up by the corner molding.
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Forum: Travel Trailers 10-23-2010, 05:41 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 28,254
Posted By natemoore
And I trimmed about 3" off the corner molding...

And I trimmed about 3" off the corner molding that wraps around on top. Again, just like it did on the rear corners, this molding dams the water instead of allowing it to drain off.
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Forum: Travel Trailers 10-23-2010, 05:38 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 28,254
Posted By natemoore
I don't like the way the Gulf Stream dumb masses...

I don't like the way the Gulf Stream dumb masses did the aluminum corner molding and drip channel molding. I trimmed about 5" off the channel molding
...
Forum: Travel Trailers 10-23-2010, 04:27 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 28,254
Posted By natemoore
front left corner leak

https://www.gsowners.com/attachments/photobucket/img_12161_85d8d629075da44b06cb0330391e0a42.jpg
Forum: Travel Trailers 10-23-2010, 04:26 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 28,254
Posted By natemoore
Front roof leaks

https://www.gsowners.com/attachments/photobucket/img_12160_226ff09ec1a81189baebec5e471a2970.jpg
Forum: Travel Trailers 10-23-2010, 04:25 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 28,254
Posted By natemoore
On to the front corner leaks

Even though the interior looked okay at first glance, it didn't take me long to realize I had roof leaks in both front corners, too. I pulled back the corner molding and pulled up the roof rubber to...
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