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Location: Utah | Has anyone repalced the floor in an aluminium trailer?? How much did it cost and did you have any problems?? |
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Location: western PA | It's a very laborious project, varying greatly from trailer to trailer, and the type of aluminum materials being used. The final cost could be in the thousands of dollars. It might be less expensive in labour and materials, to retro fit it with a new wooden floor. Gard |
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| Depending on the condition of your floor you could just put WERM on it and that would protect your floor and eliminate any future corrosion. www.wermflooring.com |
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Location: western PA | Before you can appy a Werm product, you have to have a structurally sound floor, that has had the corrosion issues addressed and corrected. The Werm should be applied when the floor is in a new condition, to keep it from being damaged. Gard |
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| that is why I said DEPENDING ON THE CONDITION of the floor! |
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| Originally written by TERP on 2008-04-14 5:53 AM
that is why I said DEPENDING ON THE CONDITION of the floor! What dat mean? |
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Location: western PA | If the floor needs to be changed, I would doubt that it is in a good condition. Wouldn't you assume that is the basis for her question? PLEASE HAVE A NICE DAY! Gard |
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Location: Western OK | wood over the alum. flooring, then mats? Would that work? Our old Sooner trailer has the alum floor and it is warped. Solid and still good, but the little drain holes they drill at the factory are worthless. My son put in some new ones to help it drain and I have toyed with a new floor. Could a person put down pressure treated plywood over the exsisting floor to create a cooler floor? Or shoud I just invest in new mats? I would actually sell tihs trailer and start over again on the LQ if I could afford to get one wtih a 6' short wall. Heaven forbid I say this at the start of show season! One never has enough room once they are all done, Jeanne |
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Location: western PA | The wood flooring obviously could be placed over the aluminum, but then you would have the problem of moisture and urine being trapped between the two surfaces. There would be no opportunity to dry things out. If you use the treated lumber, it normally should last many years. I don't know if the combination would be detrimental to the longevity of the wood. I think if it were my trailer, I would cut out the metal flooring between the floor joists, and install the wood over the rest. It would only take an hour or so with a jig saw or sawszall, to remove the metal. I think as a result, it would make for a longer lasting floor . Aluminum is a good conductor of cold and heat, The wood has a natural insulating factor, and should be cooler to the horses feet, while trailering on a hot day. Placing mats over the wood, adds further insulation, protects the wood from abrasion and fluids, and quiets the ride. Gard |
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Location: Western OK | thanks. that sonds like a plan for htsi winter when the guys need something to do. The floor is sound, but the warping bothers me. A trailer company said that is because alumimun stretches and that is why it sags. There is a neat new seamless rubber flooring that can be done, but it is pricey. About $350 a stall Not what I want to put in an older trailer. Although its been said the older Sooner trailers are made better than the new ones. Wood would be the most affordable option and the cool and quiet woudl be nice. In the dressing area I insulated the floor before adding the plywood and laminate. have a great day Jeanne |
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