Hi all,
Thanks for all the info thus far. I have the gut almost finished, however I am now at a stand still...... My two questions are regarding the 'roof within the roof' and the subfloor:
I am curious about the double-hull interior portion of the roof (the white interior ceiling portion that all the cabinets were attached to)... Well, mine seems to be in good shape so I don't know if I should mess with it... however, I have no idea what's behind it, and I would rather have the ability to reframe the roof along with the rest of my interior skeleton (as seen is some of the
beachcomber rebuilds), so I can plan/build out accordingly, and work from a flat roof versus the awkwardly molded shape of the ceiling hull. I guess the thought of framing out the interior along side a 'blind spot' (ie the upper white hull) with no knowledge of the anchor studs behind it, etc., makes me a little nervous. Also, I'd like to see if it needs any runners that I could bring down into the new subfloor for added roof support/anti sag, and I would also reinsulate the top, along with the rest of the trailer, as I'm sure it probably has the poor factory
fiberglass padding randomly stuffed up there.... but that would be a huge task and if unnecessary since my roof is good as is, why create more work/expense for myself... I guess if it aint broke, don't fix it..... so....
Should I go down this road and pull out that white roof....? I'd hate to open up pandora's box, as mine is in great shape as is, but I am already in for a complete rebuild, so what's a little more work if this would pay dividends down the road....
Does anyone have experience here with this double hull deal.....? To tear out, or not tear out.... that is the question...... lol
Lastly, the subfloor.... Not sure how it's anchored down, as I am worried about damaging the bottom shell of the
fiberglass in the process of removing the old plywood. I have located the anchor bolts that go through to the frame (which are rusted out) so I am going to have to take a cutting wheel to those to remove... but once they are out, does the old plywood subfloor just pull up from that, or this there something else anchoring it down...? Not sure how to proceed (like I said, I am just paranoid about damaging the bottom
fiberglass shell before I start using 'force' to pull it up).... Any advice here would be greatly appreciated.