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Old 08-04-2021, 06:07 AM   #1
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outside rear water damage

I have a 2011 Cougar 326 MKS fifth wheel and I have noticed some water damage to the bottom right rear of my trailer. Has anyone striped off the outside fiberglass to get down to the wood to see how much damage has been done? If so how hard is it to do?
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Old 08-04-2021, 06:40 AM   #2
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Bottom right ?? If you're inside the trailer, looking aft? or outside the trailer, standing behind it, looking forward ??? Do you mean the curb side or the road side of the trailer?

Why does that make a difference? On many trailers, the electrical entry is on the aft roadside corner and on several floorplans, the city water/fresh water tank fill are also around that area.

Usually, it's much easier to access the "wood part of a Cougar" from the inside than from the outside. The wall framing is aluminum, the outer wall is fiberglass. Neither of those is a "common failure for water damage".

If you go inside, move the two chairs into the center of the room, you can get on your hands and knees and carefully inspect the flooring/lower part of the wall space for any signs of water intrusion. If there is any, it's easier to use a box cutter or razor knife to cut the carper along the rear wall and about a foor or so on each side wall and pull it away from the floor so you can inspect under it.

If you see damage or evidence of water intrusion, the first action should be to repair the leak !!! After that, and you're SURE that you have no further leaking, devise a procedure to remove and replace the damaged material.

All that said, in a 10 year old trailer, condensation along the rear wall from a single pane rear window that covers nearly the entire rear wall, is going to cause some staining of the interior wall and the sun coming through that window will cause some significant "sun fade", so be aware of what you're looking at as you search for water damage vs "normal deterioration" .....
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Old 08-04-2021, 12:48 PM   #3
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thanks John, looking at the trailer from the outside curb side damage. the tin lower right side piece that wraps under that corner and is stapled into the wood. I tried to put screws in to it but with the wood rot it does'nt bite. without pulling up the carpet inside it looks good and solid, I am thinking it is just that lower foot or two of wood that is bad
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