Rotted wood on trailer step
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Topic: Rotted wood on trailer step
Posted By: cragginshred
Subject: Rotted wood on trailer step
Date Posted: June-09-2012 at 9:48pm
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I have a 95 sN and DHM trailer in great condition except the rotted wood on trailer steps. Any advice on possibly putting metal in there with diamond plate over it like the new ones or is it easy to just plop new wood in there?
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Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: June-09-2012 at 10:06pm
Don,
I'd say there at least 3 members who have gone through a couple different methods of replacing the rust rot problem. I feel the biggest problem is the use of ply covered with carpet trapping the water and also to the steel on the trailer frame. The easy DIY is to pull the old and replace it with some decent CPES treated ply with carpet on it??
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Posted By: SNobsessed
Date Posted: June-10-2012 at 10:08am
Diamond plate can be pretty expensive, not sure I would spring for it again. Maybe consider ply, coated with home made CPES, router the visible edges, then paint top side with antiskid.
I don't like the carpet because it starts rust on the metal frames.
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Posted By: NCH20SKIER
Date Posted: June-10-2012 at 11:58pm
I went the diamond plate route. Prior to this decision I was considering a material similar to a toilet partition that would permit routing in grooves for water drainage / non skid and the ability to round over the edges. I am done with the plywood & carpet option.
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