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Old 09-06-2016, 11:11 PM   #1
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Areolite Cub Plumbing and gas lines

Hi all. I have recently purchased a Areolite Cub 160. There is soft spot in the floor in front of the fridge . It seems to be dry now just soft. I would like to sheath over the floor of the trailer with 1/2" plywood and apply new flooring. My question is does anyone know how far below the plywood skin that covers the foam core insulation on the floor the water lines and gas lines run. I can't seem to find any information online. I plan to screw the new plywood to the old and would prefer not to hit anything. Any information would be of great assistance.
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If you can't see it with your own eyes, I wouldn't trust anyones guess.
Regardless, how about letting adhesive do the real work and the shortest screws possible to achieve the hold-down pressure while it cures?
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If you can't see it with your own eyes, I wouldn't trust anyones guess.
Regardless, how about letting adhesive do the real work and the shortest screws possible to achieve the hold-down pressure while it cures?
That's exactly what I plan of doing. I was just hoping someone might have 1st hand experience with this trailer and could tell me if the pipes tend to run right under the plywood or in the center of the foam.
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On most units with the composite floors that I have worked on the wiring and plumbing is pretty much above the floor, typically under cabinets and behind them. Not buried in a composite wall or floor.

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On most units with the composite floors that I have worked on the wiring and plumbing is pretty much above the floor, typically under cabinets and behind them. Not buried in a composite wall or floor.

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I just had a look and mine runs through the floor.
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Are you saying they are run in the floor or they run through the floor to another location? It is against code for gas lines to be enclosed. Typically they are run along a frame rail to the point of entry then go through the floor directly to the appliance. Electrical and water are handled similarly. By through the floor I mean a vertical penetration from the outside to the inside, like drilling a hole up from underneath and leading the wire or pipe to the inside.

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Just a thought, 1/2 inch plywood is going to add some pretty good weight to your trailer. Is there any way to cut out the spongy spot and patch in a new piece of wood.
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Just a thought, 1/2 inch plywood is going to add some pretty good weight to your trailer. Is there any way to cut out the spongy spot and patch in a new piece of wood.
I had not considered that problem yet, 1/2" plywood is around 67# per sheet!

Fixing the the soft spot might be a better idea.

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Just a thought, 1/2 inch plywood is going to add some pretty good weight to your trailer. Is there any way to cut out the spongy spot and patch in a new piece of wood.
I would be more concerned about why the floor is spongy, than putting down a quick fix. Until I satisfied myself that the cause has be arrested, I would not add more wood to the problem.

Assuming that there is no water damage involved, I would look at going straight to one of them new hollow core vinyl floors. You would gain some R-value and probably enough structural strength to solve the problem of the spongey floor. Forget about mechanical fasteners, with all the high tech adhesives on the market. When I layed an engineered oak floor in our old Airstream, I layed the starting course with PL Premium at the curb side. Layed the remaining floor W/O adhesive, to the curbside course. When I sold the Airstream, the floor was as flat as it was the day it was new, but as many of you know I'm a fanatic about humidity control in my camper. After a couple of years of poor humidity control, the floor looked like the rolling waves of the Pacific.

That's where the new vinyl planks win out, unless you get them hot enough, nothimg will make them curl.
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