Campers and trailers
Camper And Travel Trailer Repair
Towables fail differently from motorized coaches, and the reason is flex. A trailer is pulled rather than driven, so it takes shock loading through the tongue or the pin box that a motorhome never sees, and its body works harder as a structural member. Sidewalls delaminate faster on a trailer than on a Class A for exactly that reason.
The other pattern specific to campers is water. Roof seams, the front and rear cap joins, and every screw penetration on the roof are all candidates, and water that enters at any of them travels to the lowest point it can reach before it shows itself. By the time a floor feels soft underfoot, the intrusion has usually been running for more than a season and the repair is a subfloor job rather than a seal job.
Running gear gets ignored on trailers more than on any other vehicle class here. Bearings that were never repacked, electric brakes that were never adjusted and tires that aged out rather than wore out account for a lot of the roadside failures owners describe. Those are cheap to service and expensive to ignore.
Types we take in
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Travel Trailers
Conventional ball-hitch towables where laminated sidewall delamination, roof seam leaks and frame flex account for most of the work.
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Truck Campers
Bed-mounted and flatbed campers where jack mount structure, cabover overhang stress and tie-down loading drive the failure pattern.
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Pop-Up and Folding Campers
Collapsible trailers where lift cable systems, canvas bunk ends and roof panel delamination account for nearly all repair volume.
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Teardrop and A-Frame Campers
Compact hard shell towables where hatch seals, curved skin repair and small frame geometry require precision rather than volume work.
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Overland and Off-Road Campers
Expedition-grade campers where suspension mounting, articulating couplers and sealed composite panels take loads no highway trailer sees.
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Hybrid and Expandable Trailers
Hard-sided trailers with fold-out tent bunks, where hinge structure, bunk seals and fabric tension create failures neither pure type has.
The work involved
Impact damage repair on motorhomes, trailers and vans, from documented teardown through structural rebuild, panel replacement and refinish.
Leak source tracing, moisture mapping, controlled water testing, and structural rebuild of framing, decking and panels that water has reached.
Membrane, fiberglass and aluminum roof repair, resealing, recoating and full replacement, including decking repair and every rooftop penetration.
Rebonding of separated sidewall and roof skins by injection or open repair, including core replacement where the substrate has failed.
New floor coverings plus structural deck repair, including soft spot mapping, rot removal and slide room clearance work.
Diagnosis and repair of slide room drive systems, controllers, motors, rails and structure, across the four mechanisms in common service.
Fabric, arm, roller, spring and motor repair or replacement on patio awnings, slide toppers and window awnings, including sidewall rail resealing.
Air bag and spring suspension, ride height setting, shocks, bearings, hubs, electric and hydraulic brakes, and leveling system service.
Complete teardown and rebuild of an RV living space, sequenced in reverse of how the coach was originally assembled and weighed against cargo capacity.
What this work usually runs
| Work | Range | Labor |
|---|---|---|
| Camper collision and body repair | $750 to $50,000 and up | 5 to 250 hours |
| Camper roof repair and replacement | $500 to $14,000 | 3 to 70 hours |
| Water damage, delamination and soft spot repair | $750 to $18,000 and up | 5 to 80 hours |
| Flooring and subfloor replacement | $500 to $8,500 | 4 to 35 hours |
| Electric brake and axle service | $300 to $5,000 | 1 to 20 hours |
Planning ranges. All posted rates.
Questions owners ask
How do I know if my camper has water damage?
Is a soft floor worth repairing?
Do you work on pop-ups and teardrops?
Can you fix a bent A-frame after jackknifing?
Bring it to the shop from Lake Forest
Collision, paint, fiberglass, roof, slide and systems work, all performed at the Yorba Linda facility. Tell us the vehicle and what happened and we will schedule intake.