Soft Spot On Travel Trailer Floor

You can sometimes ignore it for a while but it can get downright dangerous.

Soft spot on travel trailer floor. If you haven t experienced them yet we will explain what they are and tell you the most common causes for theses soft spots in the floor and if you already have them how to properly repair them and how to avoid them again in the near future depending on what type of floor you have installed in your rv. Be especially vigilant around slide outs places where plumbing is above the floor such as in kitchens and bathrooms and all around your freshwater storage tank if it is inside. Soft spots on the floor are basically what their name says. Soft spots in their flooring.

Lack of underlying support combined with this floor structure could make things even worse. They are sunken floor areas that are not on the same level as the rest of the surface and you can spot them right away just by. Usually the problem can be traced back to a water leak that s compromised the integrity of the floor. Many folks who love and preserve an older rv have found a painful reality in their treasure.

If i am not mistaken many of the liteweight trailers do not use plywood for the floor but rather a sandwich of wood and foam which has been known to create soft spots such as you describe. Why do campers get soft spots in the floor.