RV Wall Replacement

Matthew Logering

When we purchased our 2006 Winnebago® RV, we knew we would need to complete some repairs. We never imagined the back wall would need to be removed and rebuilt from the ground up. One of the edges of the back wall was compromised which allowed water to penetrate the wall and eventually saturate a majority of the plywood within. After determining that the damage was too great to spot treat/repair, we began the process of removing the wall. After studying the engineering diagram from Winnebago, we learned that the wall was a sandwich construction. The wall had a fiberglass exterior, plywood and polystyrene foam core, and a wallpapered lauan plywood on the interior. If we were going to go through the work to rebuild the wall we wanted to insure…

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Sailing World (Digital) - 1 Issue, Summer 2023

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