Rotten floor

[Gary_5079499]

Hi, I have a 1991 Bucaneer Caravel and I have just had a new carpet fitted. The wooden flooring near the door is rotten and soft to about 5/6 inches from the door. I found no ingress of water after the last heavy rain we had. The carpet fitter has left a doormat sized bit of floor bare near the door and said he will fit some kind of mat when the floor is sorted.

I have no idea how to resolve this issue. Please help.

 

[RogerL]

Oh dear, you may have done things in the wrong order.

It's usual to fix the floor, which involves lifting the old carpet, before fitting a new carpet.

 

[mcghee]

gary your dampness could have been caused by wet shoes being left just inside the door or maybe previous owners had a habit of leaving the door open in the rain.if its a small area it should only be a case of cutting out the sodden top ply and bonding on a new piece.if its only an area 6x12or so there will probably be no damp in the floor structure.

 

[CliveV]

Hi Gary

Suggest you check the floor througout the 'van - any kind of springyness or spongyness note it - it will have to be fixed.

Roger is correct - if the above is their then the carpet must come up again and you need to treat the floor.

Do a search both here and via google on delamination. Easy to fix and relatively cheap if you can do it yourself. You can download a step by step instruction on how ton do the repair.

However - the rotten floor is something else. This area should be totaly removed right back to sound floor and replaced with a replacement piece bonded in place.

The problem IS NOT Terminal - I can easily be fixed - have a look at a Haynes manual or similar.

 

[Gary_5079499]

Thanks for your replies folks. There is no damage or damp anywhere else in the van. Are there any instructions online for replacing the small section of floor?

Gary