Finding Rot

Well there has to be a starting point in finding problem areas. So we started  by the remains of the skylight.  Pulled down the water damaged ceiling panel to find entire roof supports rotted out, as in gone. This is where I realized a coat of paint was not going to be a fix. Gut and redo here we come. This all started in May of 2011. It was at this point when it was decided to spend time and money to make it the trailer we wanted, not just and old trailer we bought. 

Rot by the steps There was rot everywhere, so we removed the bottom aluminum from the entire trailer and striped everything from the interior. 

After we removed the side cabinet and paneling it was rotted  to the outside. Not just rotted, but the boards used in construction were finger jointed and the glue was no longer holding them together. Shasta also used a staple system to frame the boards together, I used a pocket hole system from Kreg. It's a great way to fix a wall. 

Rotted side roof beam.

Side roof beam rotted through from years of water. 

There are 4 corners on a Shasta Trailer. 3 of ours was not attached to floor sills any longer. Just the skin holding the trailer together.

Rear wall with the supports missing under window and wall and floor. See what a a/c and window leak will do over the years.