| Re: belt metal [message #327085 is a reply to message #327077] |
Thu, 14 December 2017 07:51   |
Tilerpep
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Registered: June 2013
Location: Raleigh, NC
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If you are just starting to really pull stuff apart, and are concerned about the beltline, I would recommend that you pull apart the interior enough to really assess if you are leaking or not. Get eyeballs (preferably during a rain storm) under carpet, behind wall coverings, cabinets, beds, etc. and if you are still convinced there is no problem...then don't touch it! ha. There was a new owner on Facebook that was surprised by how much hidden floor rot was present - a simple pull back of the carpet can tell you much of the story. Go ahead and put strategic slices in the carpet, enough to see under - if floor is good carpet will glue back down, if its bad you need to get it out to repair under it anyway.
I have never "gutted" my 75 coach, but over four years I have pulled parts, ducts, heaters, beds, wall covers, etc. to where I have seen every interior frame surface except the center roofline. I did have to replace plywood floor under my passenger side propane tank and house water tank. That PO roof leak had warped the upper cabinet, and destroyed the blanket cabinet, so there was plenty of indicators that went floor to ceiling.
Another solution - find covered storage!
1975 Glenbrook, 1978 Royale rear bath
Raleigh, NC
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