After all that work yesterday we are now able to fill in the gaps in the new wall we put up. When dad left, we had the wall put in, but it was shimmed up and not secured in any way. Today we glued, screwed and caulked every open seam to ensure all the work we have put into this will prevent water from coming in the trailer again.
We laid a 2x2 the width of the trailer, glued and screwed it to the floor, then screwed the Zip System wall into it. We also ran a bead of latex caulking on the top and bottom side of the wood. These photos just have images of the caulking on the top.
I also glued the vinyl floor down where it meets the wood. I screwed a piece of temporary wood to the floor to help with the glue drying. Once the glue was dry we caulked those seams too.
Onto the inside of the trailer. I used the same latex caulking along all the seams of the new wall and subfloor. Then I used the Zinsser Bulls Eye Interior Latex Primer to paint 2 coats over the floor and wall.
I didn't caulk the bottom of the new wall where it meets the floor because we will be putting new flooring in. Once that is in we will most likely caulk the seam or add some trim to cover the gap. We are pretty confident in all these repairs and so grateful to my dad and Jeff for all the help they gave us!
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