Has anyone removed interior walls on their travel trailer? I have a Jayco Jay Flight 22FB and desire to remove the wall between the bed and the living area. It looks like it is put together with a few screws and staples and not much more. Any help would be appreciated.
I have removed ALL the walls in my travel trailer!! But thats another story!
Before removing the wall, check first to be sure there is nothing inside it. Check to make sure the vent for one of your tanks does not go through it. Also, check for electrical. Some wires may pass through the wall. Or maybe some plumbing too.
How big is the wall? Walls are used for stability of the unit. The more things they create going from floor to ceiling, the less it flexes going down the road.
Lets say nothing is in the way - vents, wires etc. Then removal can be done without too much effort. If you have something screwed to the wall such as a bedframe or other piece of furniture, you will have to provide alternate support for this item.
The floor is built first as a unit, so your flooring will likely be underneath the wall. If lino, yes it will be. If carpet, perhaps not.
Same thing on the ceiling. The walls and partitions are installed after the floor, but before the ceiling. Typically the roof is lowered in one piece on top of the walls etc. so your ceiling panels will continue through.
Now one consideration is that the roof is likely screwed down into the top of the wall from above so you cannot take these screws out without removing your roof. You will have to dis-assemble the wall one piece at a time and the wood framing will have to be split around the screws and removed without damaging the ceiling. Then you have to get rid of the screw hanging down by cutting it off flush and covering the cut end. Perhaps a decorative nail of some kind can be used.
The same thing applies to the outside wall. If the removed wall goes against an outside wall, it is very likely screwed in from the outside before the siding goes on. Once you split the wood off, you will have the screws to get rid of. There will be damage on the inside panels from the wall being fastened.
You can likely get creative with disguising the damaged area where the wall was removed.
Hope this helps.
2007 GMC 3500 dually ext. cab 4X4 LBZ
Duramax / Allison Fire Red
Jayco wrote: Thank you for taking the time in regards to the removal of the living
room wall.Jayco does not recommend any type of modification to our
units. If you did choose to make this modification I can assure you your
ceiling will eventually sag. As well any defects that occur in
conjunction will not be covered under the warranty. I am sorry as I am
sure this isn't the answer you were looking for but I honestly do not
recommend this.
Sincerely,
Tony Bontrager
Customer Service Specialist
This was the answer from Jayco. Not removing my wall.
Jayco wrote: Thank you for taking the time in regards to the removal of the living
room wall.Jayco does not recommend any type of modification to our
units. If you did choose to make this modification I can assure you your
ceiling will eventually sag. As well any defects that occur in
conjunction will not be covered under the warranty. I am sorry as I am
sure this isn't the answer you were looking for but I honestly do not
recommend this.
Sincerely,
Tony Bontrager
Customer Service Specialist
This was the answer from Jayco. Not removing my wall.
Kuddos to Jayco for giving you a personal response with an explanation of the results instead of just blowing you off with a warranty disclaimer.
Steve & C. J.
"Gracie" the Rough Collie & "Bo'sun" the Bichon Frise
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