Proper way to measure flatbed wood floor?

That strip looks rotted. Take it out.

Find another strip as big and strong as the remaining strips on that deck. Chop to length, secure it (Nails or whatever it is...)

Those deck planks come nice and big, and thick. If it is good quality you put on there in the hole it should last you a while.

 

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I don’t know if I understand the question. I would think measuring would be self explanatory.

As for how to fasten the floor down, I prefer bolts and clips. If you use self tapping screws ( like most trailers come with from the factory) you crossmembers can start to look like Swiss cheese after several replacements.

 

With tongue and groove you measure the flat part. Tongue doesn't count but groove does. When you put the boards in, cut the groove off so you're flat against metal and then cut the tongue off at the other end of the span.
Sooo... measure your span, lay enough boards across to cover, lose 1 tongue and 1 groove.

 

Depends on what kinda cross members the trailer has on it. You cant always use bolts, sometimes you have to end up using the self tapping floor screws because the crossmember that the floor screws to is tubular and you cant get to the nut to tighten the bolt.

 

Interesting, I never saw tubular crossmembers. Think that’d turn me off pretty quick if I did!


When I had my rgn refloored, the crossmembers had some holes; I opted for spring washers and carriage bolts with lock nuts.
The fellas that put it back together felt it was a lot of work lol

 

That's how my East is. The crossmembers are actual aluminum tubing as opposed to a H or I beam style crossmember.

On a trailer like an RGN I'd say the carriage style bolts would be the way to go, but no doubt it would be work to do it.

 

Did ya tell him thats what hes gettin PAID for?