About the service
I offer a mobile, on-site service focused on one specific and often neglected structural subsystem of a travel trailer or motorhome: the extending slide-out room, its weatherproofing gasket, and the mechanism that pushes the room in and out. Slide-out rooms take a lot of abuse from sun, road vibration, and moisture cycles, and the rubber seal around the perimeter is usually the first thing to fail — it cracks, flattens, or peels away from its track, letting water seep in around the ceiling and floor seams. By the time an owner notices a musty smell or a soft spot in the flooring near the slide, the damage is often already spreading behind the wall panel.
My work starts with a full inspection of the slide-out from both inside and outside the unit: checking the wiper seal, the bulb seal, the corner welts, the track alignment, and the condition of the gears, cables, or hydraulic arms that drive the extension, depending on which system your rig uses. I look for uneven wear that points to a racked or misaligned room, listen for grinding or straining sounds during operation, and check the wall and floor around the slide opening with a moisture meter to catch hidden water intrusion early, before it turns into rot or delamination.
Once the diagnosis is complete, I remove the old, hardened seal material, clean and prep the mounting channel, and install a new gasket cut and fitted to the exact profile of your slide-out, correcting alignment along the way where the room has started to rack in its frame. If the mechanism itself is at fault — a worn gear rack, a stretched cable, a leaking hydraulic cylinder, or a motor drawing too much current — I service or replace the failed component and re-time the system so all corners of the room move in and out evenly. Every repair finishes with a full cycle test, a water test using a hose to confirm the new seal holds, and a walkthrough with the owner explaining what was found, what was replaced, and how to keep the seal conditioned going forward.
This service is available for travel trailers, fifth wheels, and motorhomes with electric, hydraulic, or manual slide-out systems. I work with the owner to schedule a convenient time and location, bring the tools and common seal profiles needed for most repairs, and can source less common parts in advance if a preliminary photo inspection shows what is needed. The goal is a slide-out that seals tight, moves smoothly, and does not become a hidden source of water damage down the road.
My work starts with a full inspection of the slide-out from both inside and outside the unit: checking the wiper seal, the bulb seal, the corner welts, the track alignment, and the condition of the gears, cables, or hydraulic arms that drive the extension, depending on which system your rig uses. I look for uneven wear that points to a racked or misaligned room, listen for grinding or straining sounds during operation, and check the wall and floor around the slide opening with a moisture meter to catch hidden water intrusion early, before it turns into rot or delamination.
Once the diagnosis is complete, I remove the old, hardened seal material, clean and prep the mounting channel, and install a new gasket cut and fitted to the exact profile of your slide-out, correcting alignment along the way where the room has started to rack in its frame. If the mechanism itself is at fault — a worn gear rack, a stretched cable, a leaking hydraulic cylinder, or a motor drawing too much current — I service or replace the failed component and re-time the system so all corners of the room move in and out evenly. Every repair finishes with a full cycle test, a water test using a hose to confirm the new seal holds, and a walkthrough with the owner explaining what was found, what was replaced, and how to keep the seal conditioned going forward.
This service is available for travel trailers, fifth wheels, and motorhomes with electric, hydraulic, or manual slide-out systems. I work with the owner to schedule a convenient time and location, bring the tools and common seal profiles needed for most repairs, and can source less common parts in advance if a preliminary photo inspection shows what is needed. The goal is a slide-out that seals tight, moves smoothly, and does not become a hidden source of water damage down the road.
