Abigail Abts Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 Hello! I am working on converting a little ford e-350 econoline shuttle bus into a home. I’ve run into an issue in the process of demolition; after taking up all of the rubber flooring exposing the wood, I fell through the floor where some water damage occurred and discovered that there is no metal body under the wood, just a metal frame with the wood screwed to it. This came as a surprise to me. So now I need some advice. I’m weary about just putting new wood down after taking up the old wood, even if it’s treated to be water resistant. I don’t have any experience with construction really, so I don’t know what my options would be. Please help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirakawa Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 One option would be to use treated wood, either planks or plywood. You could paint or otherwise treat the bottom of it before you installed. Everybody wanna hear the truth, but everybody tell a lie. Everybody wanna go to Heaven, but nobody want to die. Albert King Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abigail Abts Posted January 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 Do you think treating the wood will be enough? That will be a huge relief if the fix is that simple 😅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirakawa Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 Well, it might help to stop the leak which caused the rot to begin with. Most travel trailers have plywood flooring which is not even treated. They do put a layer of plastic under the wood which resists wetting from below. Everybody wanna hear the truth, but everybody tell a lie. Everybody wanna go to Heaven, but nobody want to die. Albert King Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abigail Abts Posted January 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 Wow, good to know! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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