Travel Trailer Floor Started Squeaking

One nwfa certified inspector swears by wd 40 as a solution.

Travel trailer floor started squeaking. In the last couple of weeks our motorhome has developed a rather pesky floor squeak. It has continued to get worse and i now hear it while we re traveling down the road regardless of how smooth the road it. Regardless of the reason i was determined to determine the cause and repair it by any means necessary. Squeaky rv floor repair reconnaissance ah the joys of full time rving the floor in our rv kitchen has developed a rather noticeable squeaky spot.

You ll have several options to stop it. The best way to find noises like this is to have someone inside jump up and down enough to make the trailer squeak while an observer listens underneath to determine where it s coming from. Floor squeaks are caused by wood rubbing against a nail other wood or even ductwork and piping. This may sound a little hokey but talcum powder graphite and wd 40 are all solutions that have helped squeaking floors.

Step 2 then make an opening to go under home put on your coveralls grab your flashlight and ratchet and go under home. If you have carpeting there i saw a product on one of the home shows that is a screw with a breakoff head. Mark them with a piece of masking tape. Finding the squeak can be difficult but if the squeaking floor is open from below you re in luck.

Go inside the home and walk the floor with helper determine where all the floor squeaks are. If the cause of the squeaking is a result of hardwood floors rubbing against the plywood subfloor underneath you can drive a short wood screw up through the bottom of the subfloor and into the. If there are any grease fittings grease them at least annually. This is usually somewhat temporary.

I blame it on that rather rough alaskan rv road trip.