You are by far one of the most interesting RV repair guys on the interent. Thank You for showing us how that type of work can and should be done. Excellent job.

I used this video to replace the floor in my camper's slide this weekend. It went just as you said and I felt it was a very easy job. Took about 5 hours and that was with beer breaks. Thank you for making this. Saved me a considerable amount of money.

Just imagine if the whole industry had these kind of people who actually care about doing a good job. I am a 30 yr tradesman, and I appreciate watching you do such fine work, and not cutting corners. You are remarkable Sir. I salute you

You're a kind person willing to help those people. I always learn so much watching your videos.

Awesome work , your experience makes it look so easy , Those legs to hold it up and imprinting the screw holes on the legs was ingenious. Thanks for educating the masses.

Thanks for this video!! I just replaced the floor in my bedroom slide yesterday. It was much easier to do after watching your video than it would have been without it. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

What a good man. Just shows how valuable you are to people in RV trouble. Good to see the son helping and learning. God Bless.

Dang James. Nice job! And mobile. Nobody I know would tackle that job mobile. You made that look so easy. I used to work at a RV repair facility. You sure made that look way easier than what it is. Thanks for sharing. You are a very talented RV tech.

Well I finally got around to replacing the same floor on my 2013 Sanibel 5th wheel. What was different? First big difference was that the old floor and new floor had to be removed and replaced from the inside. I got a 4 x 8 sheer of Home Depot 3/4" "Marine" plywood and coated both sides and edges with black "Pond Armor" 2 part epoxy. The 1.5 Qt kit gave me just enough to do 2 full coats everywhere. The other difference was the carpet, which was stapled and glued in place along with the black plastic tarp type material. Way too much work to try and salvage that so I used 18" carpet squares from Home Depot. 1 box of 10 did the whole job. Finally done and it looks great!

I just want to thank you for this thorough video, I was able to replace the floor on my Cougar 5th wheel that had the same problem. Followed your steps here and certainly made it a much easier project than I had thought initially. Now to reassemble and get back to camping!!!!

You demonstrate once again the kind of craftsman we all want and and the care every customer should have. No one provides service like this without sacrificing something. You are a good man.

Another quality job James nice to see Thomas helping out with family business

Another great job James. Learning so much from you.

The best explaining and most informative and instructive videos Ive ever seen on rv repair. you are awesome man.

Excellent work. It’s great you were able to accommodate the owners on a job normally only done at the shop.

These are the videos i really like...i love looking at the 500k coachs but the videos like this one are the type of things i would incounter with what i can afford...great video, thanks for giving us your knowledge to help us less fortunate guys and gals!!!

I’ve been watching your videos for about a month of and on, I have learned a tremendous amount. Your knowledge of RV’s is outstanding. And your videos are to the point. Much appreciate all you do. I have to say, this video, although it was not a glamorous fix keeping people on the edge of their seat. I found it very informative. I really like the way you approach different situations. Some RV tech’s might have said, you have to have a fork lift. Or the box has to come off. You did an outstanding job, and I hope the owners know how lucky they are that you did a solid repair on-site and it appears to be in one day. I’ll keep watching, your an excellent mechanic of all trades.

Exactly the repair on my 2010 Montana I'm about to undertake. I learned and gained confidence. Thank you for your time in making this video!

I had to do the slide out floors on my Outdoors RV basket case project. I had to replace all the the blocks and motors on the schwintek system and get them remounted onto the rails and found the rotten bottoms and framing in the box walls of the opposing slides. What a nightmare. My slide bottoms were filon and I went ahead and used the big box FRP being that it is on the bottom of the slides out of the sun and it was so much less expensive (and available). I had to do it parked in an uneven dirt storage lot and I found a 1000lb Harbor Freight hydraulic table cart that was excellent for lifting, holding, and adjusting the boxes while they were floating. I coated everything in 2 part epoxy when I put it back together. You're a saint for doing this. It's not a fun job.

Thank you so much for posting this! I was sure I was going to have to pull the slide to replace the floor. You made a difficult job fairly easy and saved our week and our RV!

Why do they not use treated plywood?/// in the RV floors

So, I've been glued to your channel for weeks now, I am so grateful for the knowledge that you're sharing with us here. I have a 05 Sunrise 33V, and it's given me hope for doing some repairs myself. Would really love some more info on the AS-16 staple and guns you use for them. Thanks for what you're doing here. I am personally grateful to you.

I know the feeling. Some shops and independents just won't work on your coach. It's like rolling the dice to see if someone will help. You are one in a million and I know that you are busy, but sometimes shops don't look at the big picture when a person is desperate and needs to get home (like I had to last Summer)or it's their home. Bless you and your dedication!

Nice work. I like your method of using jacks and not having to remove the slide out.

Overall, outstanding. But, you should have sealed the plywood edges since edges wick like crazy. You put in weep holes, so you know water may/will find its way inside. Also, you noted early on the likelihood the sidewalls had some water damage; but then you screwed into the places likely damaged. Longer screws won’t work in damaged wood, assuming there is plywood in there. Nice to see how slides go together. Trusting to silicone is never a good plan. As a Keystone Montana owner, I have SERIOUS issues with Keystone construction (at best).

Out of literally hundreds of RV Repair and Maintenance videos; THIS IS #1 ☆☆☆☆☆BEST!!! I'm a Senior widow, just bought a used 2005 KIT Companion 328F 5th Wheel & thus one looks almost identical to mine ( which needs some work & I'm not able to "do it myself"). Great to see this as it's taken apart without having to actually do it ( now I know that slide-out mechanism is the hydraulic type - haven't figured out for sure what the other two are yet.) I just know they're not Schwintek type...Thanks, w/ prayers for blessings < You surely deserve them!

You are a brave man. I would not have thought this was possible. I can't believe there was not at least 2 screws underneath (towards the inside of the room) that you couldn't get to.

Thank you for showing us how this jobs should be done. My wife and I have been RV for about 6 months and are always concerned about repairs. I have a similar problem and have a repair guy coming over this week. Hope he is as good as u are. God bless!

Great job! You actually made that look very easy! Appreciate you taking the time to video this repair!

A master class of excellence! You sir have incredible skills and the ethics of a Saint. Those working on their own water damage should replace all soft goods such as carpet and wool insulation that was exposed to water or has evidence of mold/mildew (brown or black spots and dots). Hard surfaces such as wood, foam, foil barrier, wall board,, and the like can be sanitized with a bleach solution to kill off mold, mildew, and odors. However soft goods are nearly impossible to clean without considerable effort if at all. The carpet reinstalled here is going to smell indefinitely; particularly during periods of excessive ambient humidity. Attempting to clean the carpet after the slide is reassembled is only going to reintroduce some moisture into the walls and floor. These carpet sections are sandwiched between the floor and walls. The sandwiched bits of carpet is going to suck up liquids used to clean the carpet like a wicked. This moisture will then be wicked up by the wood in the walls and floor. While the amount of wicked moisture would be minimal, not causing damage; it can take a long time to dry. Thus one is left with a return of the offending odor to some degree.

A professional makes it look easy, but you make it look easy professionally. Great video!

Thank you for this! We replaced our floor and this video was huge in helping us do that. We used c-clamps to hold the stilts to the slide out rather than screwing them in. Saved a lot of time and didn’t introduce any new or larger holes. Thanks again! Probably will be doing this on the rear slides soon.

Just wanted to say thanks. I watch many of your videos, and this step by step really helped us replace our slide out floor very easily. Can’t thank you enough! :)

You're the guy for the job 100%! I've got a similar problem in a BR slide and sidewall under a window at the dinette.

Thoroughly enjoy all your videos. Always learn so much. The biggest lesson that always rings through is just how poorly they are built. I've owned one Tiffin, a couple of Newells and just bought a Prevost. And while the RV part always has it's own set of problems that they all have. Construction is seldom one of them.

You made that look to easy. Great job. Those folks are lucky to have you working on their rig.

Fantastic video! I have this same problem with our master slide out. We have done all kinds of "bandaids" so far, and I don't have the capability to pull the slide completely out, but this video shows exactly how to replace that floor in a way that I can do it. Thank you so much for posting this, this is a life saver!

Thank you for this video. We had the same problem with our 2014 Sabre 5th wheel bedroom slide. After watching your video. We decided to do the fix ourselves. Thanks for showing us the way.

Im Halfway through my slide floor replacement, I just want to say THANK YOU! You saved me a lot of money and hassle!

YAY ! 100% EXACTLY my problem I have on my new ( second hand) RV! Same slide out same model almost ! This really helped me thanks

You are amazing! It was very smart to hold up the side out with those 2x2s and jacks. 👍👍👍👍

I have this exact issue with my 2006 jayco 5th wheel slide out. This is gonna be the perfect video to help me out. Thank you!

Learned a few tricks watching your videos. Thanks once again.

Greatly greatly appreciated this video. Was able to replace the floor in our kitchen slide in about a weekend by myself!

The world needs more craftsmen like you sir. Thank you for all that you do for the RV community.

Thank you! I plan to keep my 3 slide 5th wheel for a long time, and anticipate having to repair or replace the slide room floors at some point. Your video convinces me that I can likely do these repairs on my own. The "stilts and jacks" idea is especially useful. Wouldn't it be nice if the OEMs could design and build an RV that was actually water impervious - what a concept!

I’m very impressed with the ideas you come up with for fixing things! Thanks for making these videos! Very helpful

When I replace floors in fifth wheel bed rooms slides I use advantech sub floor works good and also a brand of contact adhesive staput it works great in one of our own I got flat thinner steel cut and folded around the flooring and rapped and inch around it worked great and used white to match everything else I did was fairly similar

Wow great job!! Nice to know there are still kind humans out there!!! Wife and I just sold our 2005 Excel 5th wheel due to to many problems and I didn't have the know how. Sold it very cheap. Wish you was in our area! Anyways your a good man! Rock on!

Timely great video.. Have a 2007 keystone raptor.. This exact thing is happening.. So I can probably do this same repair at home.. Thanks for showing the hydraulic valves to isolate the slide operation. I feel confident I can do this same repair. Thanks for this video!!

You are a great worker. I have watched many of your videos, and been very impressed. The only problem is that you are in the States and I am in Canada. Unfortunately we don’t have your craftsmanship and honesty here. I have a Jazz, 5th wheel with two tip outs. I just discovered the rotten floor in the living room tip out . This video has helped and I hope I will be able to do a decent job. Thank you for the time you take to help us not so smart people

Great job James. Thank you for this video. Happy trails!

I just bought a beater 2001 trail lite 8263-s camper. Gonna have to do a crap load of work on it in best case scenario. Worst case I'll get rid of everything and it will be a dual axle trailer base of some sort. It was $500 I couldn't pass it up. I have watched several of your videos and other videos as well but you are the RV guru man!!!. I will be contacting you with questions unfortunately. Cheers mate ,🍺

Excellent tutorial on a repair many may need guidance on when you own an older RV. Thanks!

Thanks for this video. I have an Outback 210RS with delamination on the rear. It is constructed the same as this slide out. I am now confident that I can remove the trims as you did and access the area that needs to be addressed with adhesive and new materials as needed.

You make this look easy because you are so good at what you do.

This was the ONLY in-depth video that I needed to change my slide out floor THANKYOU

Love watching your videos, always direct, factual, and provide the viewer with good information. Thank you for sharing these!

Good things happen to good people. Your work ethic show in every video. Keep up the good work!!

I wish I had seen your way of replacing a slide floor as I had problems with my Fleetwood Triumph as well as another 5th wheel. Thank you you for sharing your skills

"You learn and you learn," and You teach, TKS. Informative, as usual. The "Stilts",,,,,, awesome.

Nice work James! Thanks for the tips

Awesome video and great tips. I'm doing my floor today and your video was spot on. Thank you

Your a good man helping plus we need 100's more RV techs like you. Great job as always!

Pleasure watching this repair taken place. Explained well and very professionally done.

Very helpful and informative, just replaced mine,thanks for video keep it coming!!!!

Thanks for the video my uncle has the same issue in the same place this video is awesome! I'm going to be taking this job on in the spring.

Enjoy watching you work, never a missed move and really educational. Thanks

great job , I really would have thought that the box would have had to come out ,,, Thanks for the great info ,,,, im doing mine soon

I'm in Las Vegas, NV. I need you to put back together my gutted motorhome, I'm having trouble trusting any repair shop to do as good a job as you do. Wish I lived in your area. Thanks for all your valuable videos.

👍👍 James creates another happy customer.

Excellent. You are amazing. I will be adding those weep holes myself now. I keep sealing but water is still being slowly absorbed on the bottom of the slide outs.

You are a quality guy who ALWAYS does quality work! Thanks for sharing your expertise and experience with us.

I actually installed the new floor in my slide and then installed the carpet from the inside and trimmed it to fit. I didnt like the carpet sandwiched between the floor and walls. It worked out very well. Also, my floor didnt have that solid avs plastic sheet on the underside. Mine had almost a black tarp like sheeting. I didnt replace that. I applied about 5 coats of black marine paint before I installed it. It made the slide 100% more solid feeling and will last 100 times longer than the original.

The exact same thing happened to our bedroom slide floor on our fifth wheel. We did something different though. I never wanted to replace that floor again so I used pressure treated plywood and painted it with waterproofing ( the same as you would do when prepping a shower wall in your house. The floor is now completely waterproofed. I was surprised that you used regular plywood as you are the most efficient rv tech I’ve ever seen.

All the videos I watch with you, people are very fortunate you doing the work and cares always a great job👍

Great video...gave me the confidence to tear into the rotted floor of our Silverback that was very similar to this. One thing to pass on that may help others.....when i ran the jacks up to raise the floor off the threshold, the floor still wouldn’t pull out. I found a couple screws on each slide wall at the back corners. I could’nt get access to the head of the screws or even see them but was able to run my sawzall horizontally across top of the floor to the wall from inside the camper. With the screws cut, the floor came right out like in this video. Not sure why it had the extra screws.

As of now 3 dislikes????? What the hell is wrong with people? You are a kind decent man. Keep up the great work.

Thank you for your video, I did our bedroom slide in our 07 Forest River, never would have tried it without your video😊

You are a master craftsman. Thanks for helping the people out. You always seem so calm and measured, great job.

I will be doing this exact job on a Forest River Salem Light. Floor is completely rotted. Thankfully the walls are ok, they are wood. Shwintek sliders! They have been out of sync from top to bottom, not side to side, and I think that’s where the water has gotten in, mostly when it’s closed. This video gives me the courage to tackle it and save a couple thousand dollars! Thanks.

You do great work! Your work ethic is rare these days.

Great video! So informative. I learned a lot. Thanks

Excellent job James.

Looks like your process is perfect. Great job.

That was completely awesome! You've give me some serious confidence about my ability to maintain an RV myself.

Thank you so much for this! i just found the video on tik tok to thank you there, i get to do this once this storm in CA lets up. i appreciate you!!!

You make a tough job that many shops wouldn't touch look easy. Nice work.

Yo AZE. Man I hope you get some good karma your way for helping them out even though you really didn't want that repair. Great job replacing and making improvement to the slide. Have a pleasant day cheers.

Very educational video James!! I bet the owners are ever grateful to you!!

It's good your taking care of it. whatever speed they raced thru building it at the factory, you can clean and do correctly and no more problems for 20 years..good work!

Why would people thumbs down? This was a great very informative video and I appreciate it as I’ve got to do the same exact job on mine.

We are going to have to do this on our bedroom slide. Thank you for showing us how to do it!!

I thank you for this information...it worked to the tee..I was worried about this project..it is a bit of an undertaking.. I did have the help of a professional carpenter..and access to his tools and woodshop..but.the Jack's I already had..and screwing the one buy 2's in was the key..box stayed in the rv..Thanks again!!!..

I love your in-depth videos, I always learn so much, your the man

John you are a genius. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.

I wish you were in Winter Haven, FL. You really know what you are doing and your workmanship is exceptional. I would love to work with you on my RV.

Thanks for making another excellent video very educational, it's good to know and see true honest professionals.

Little late to the comment section, but why don't they add flashing between the siding and the sheathing. Treat it like any normal house wall, you could do it to your repairs as well. Looks like you would have to pop some staples to re secure it, but we'll worth it. However, nice work, to bad every slide is guaranteed to have this issue.

You made it look easy...appears to be well within my skill set. I got 3 slides to do myself and it shouldn't cost me no 25k for the dealer to do it. I was thinking about patching it...but this looks better than a patch job. Bravo...