Well we were going camping... Until....
My wife came in the other day from our 2002 Amerilite 21 Mb and said the floor near the bed was soft. Well several hours later I found that I am now involved in a complete floor replacement from the forward wall to almost the kitchen. I found that the lower edge of the front of the trailer metal siding had come loose and the plastic protection covering this area was not placed correctly. Well after several years with the past owners it took on water and destroyed the floor. So now I will have to replace the forward lower wood support beam and the side beams going back about seven feet on both sides. All of the floor joists going back about 6 feet, and of course the floor itself. I have found that the floor joists are 1 1/2 inch square furring strips laying across the frame. Not much insulation either, it's about 2 inches thick and unfaced. I might change this out to foam insulation under this area. From what I have read on here several others have had this same issue with the Amerilite, sounds like a design flaw. Guaranteed not to leak when I get done with it as I am going to wrap the front area with a thick plastic covering with a sticky back under all of the metal. And of course lots of silicone sealant. I will post some photos soon... Lee
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