I started to inspect my camper for any damages. There were several water damaged areas.
The summary of my mistakes are listed below.
Mistake #1:
I did not use butyl tape on many areas, especially when I attached aluminum trims at the base of the skirt boards. The main reason I didn't use butyl tape and used sealant was because when I was working on these, it was during colder months and butyl tape got really hard and very difficult to apply. Sealant seemed good alternate, but I think sealant is not able to move with aluminum movement with expansion and contraction. And Aluminum expands and contracts very much! Once sealant break loose from aluminum, water will find its way. Butyl tape on the other hand, it it more able move with the movement of aluminum as it softens with heat.
Mistake #2:
This is not really a mistake, but I need to make sure the seams in my aluminum are water tight. I had to have the seam, between anodized aluminum and diamond plate aluminum, because I wanted my camper to be taller than 48". I wanted to bunk bed and extra headroom as we spend time hanging out inside.
Mistake #3:
I didn't think much about the pilot holes for the screws used to attach aluminum trims. I tend to use smaller holes thinking that would make the screws to bit the wood better and be more secure. However instead, it split the plywood created cracks. Cracks would obviously exposed unfinished part of wood to water. Off course if I had used butyl tape, that may have sealed much better.
Demolition:
I used handheld palm router with pattern bit to cut away damaged area. The skirt board is made with 3/4" plywood with 1/4" plywood as external skin. The removed parts was shaped such that I'd be able to replace with 2 sheets of 1/2" plywood. Both driver and passenger front skirt board was removed.
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