RE: 82 Rockwood Restoration

[CyberBiker]

 
I have a 1982 Rockwood 1006 that needs some repairs and I would like to hear from forum members who have suggestions about how to proceed.  
 
 While trying to change wheels - the old tires were flat, the rims really rusted badly and one seemed bent - the trailer fell off of the support I had rigged (misjuged the " torque"  of raising the other side).   As a result there a hole was punced in the trailer floor behind where the icebox goes.
 
 Unfortuneately, the fall also damaged the gas line going to the stove, so that has to be replaced.  
 
 The gas lines for both the stove and furnace pass thru the damaged section of floor.  
 
 Some of the remaining floor has a peculiar white color to it.
 
 My notion is to cut out a rectangular section of the floor, including all of the white stuff, making a plug for that new hole, running the gas lines thru the plug then attaching the plug to the floor by fastening a backing plate of exterior plywood to the underside of the floor using screws from above and some sort of calking material (silicon, liquid nails?) between the backup plate and the underside of the trailer.  I could then screw the plug in from above, also using some sort of sealant between the plug and backing plate and between the sides of the plug and the sides of the hole in the floor.
 
 I am not sure how I am going to get the gaslines thru the plug or the backing plate yet and would appreciate any suggestions anyone has.
 
 I have a picture to post, but can t figure out how to do it.  
 
 Well, I m off to get the parts to repair the broken gas line and wait impatiently for your sugtestions.
 
 Hope everyone had a save and happy holiday season,
 Dave
 Cyberbiker[8D]

[kitphantom]

 CyberBiker
As long as you re getting involved with floor work, since part of the floor looks " funny" , I d suggest doing a good inspection of the rest of the floor.  A patch is only going to be as reliable as what it is attached to.  Putting all the work into patching only to have another section give way would not be fun.
 We have not gotten to ripping the floor in our  84 PU out yet, but after finding a sagging spot and a couple of soft areas, we re replacing the whole thing.  That may be more work than you are planning on, we re basically taking it down to the frame and putting on a new floor from there.  We opted for OSB (3/4" , the kind they use under for roofing), after a visit to a real lumber yard, and input from the knowledgeable people there and looking over options.  We ended up not getting the tongue and groove, so will do a lap joint, to there isn t a joint straight thtough the floor.
 Since we re not that far, we haven t really planned the passage for the gas line, but it looks like the current one just runs through a hole of the right size and is probably caulked around the pipe, we ll see.

[bearbait]

 CyberBiker
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[CyberBiker]

 CyberBiker
This hole is in an area that has NO trafic.  It is underneath the stove and icebox, so floor strength is not really an issue.  Mostly, I just want to keep water and critters out.
 
 Dave

[jackgoesthepopup]

 CyberBiker
Dave
  I was in the same boat as you. My Dw found a camper for $50 bucks. So you can guess what kind of shape it was in. I haven t been able to get the links to work on my signiture yet . But if you want a link to our web sight . At the top of the page is a member list. Look up Iwantapopup. She has a link to ourwebsite on her profile page. It shows pictures of all the repair i did to it. And i have some more to do this winter.
 Tim
 I got the links working now  don t know ho wbut i did

[CyberBiker]

 CyberBiker
Tim,
 
 Thanks for the reference.  I really enjoyed looking thru your pictures.  While I don t have near as much work to do as you did, It was inspiring to see what could be done
 
 Dave