Floor Replacement - Day Two

Day two... Much time has passed but the project begins again
The weather has gotten much much colder since I decided to take on this project but the springtime is coming and I have to get going with a little more urgency. Today was warmer with a lot of sun and about 40 degrees so the project continues.

Started by taking out triangle sections with the roof popped up.

Oh yeah, also took the front storage box off too.  It had a LOT of staples that were pretty rusty and obviously put in by someone who never thought of taking this thing apart.

 

Here's a better picture of the back floor damage



The front end roof came off easily but we didn't anticipate the upward pressure on the roof panel by the springs.  The cloth/vinyl strip ripped due to all the staples put in during assembly.

This piece held down the vinyl/cloth weatherproofing.  You should take these brackets and staples off before unscrewing the hinge to avoid tearing the seal.  The hinge is riveted to the roof panel so there is little choice but to remove the front and back panels to unscrew the hinge from the body.

The roof panels are easily lifted by two people.

 

Looking pretty confident.  Let's see how I look when I have to reassemble!

On the back roof section I applied some downward pressure to couteract the upward pressure by the springs.  Worked really well.  As you can see here just as the last screw came out the whole roof section came up evenly.

 

Roof and sides totally removed



As we pulled screws from anything that was attached to the floor we noticed many in the utility area that went straight through the floor.  The photo does not show it well but you can see daylight through the screw hole through the floor.