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We just purchased a 2012 r-pod 181G the other day, and everything
seemed in great condition. It did have a musty smell, but the person who
had it lived in it for some time, and we thought that it was just
because it had been closed up for a little while before selling (foolish
us!). My husband happened to step in just the right place yesterday and
found a soft spot. We looked at the underbelly, and you could see every
step being made. We have 3 dogs (great dane, shih, tzu, and pit bull), a
6-year old, and us, so I decided to pull up linoleum to make sure there
were no major issues (we originally thought that we just needed to
somehow reinforce the underbelly). Joke was on us, because almost the
entire sub-floor is completely rotten and will need to be replaced.
Thankfully the section at the bottom of the slide-out is hollow, and I
think we will be able to avoid having to completely remove it to repair
sub-floors. However, I am having issues finding any information on a
complete overhaul of an r-pod. 
Has anyone been
through this before? I would like to go ahead and remove the ceiling
while we work on it and replace with plywood so that we don't have any
surprises down the road. Or is there another material we should use? We
sold our 1958 Century this past weekend because we couldn't undertake
the project, only to buy something that is going to be an even BIGGER
project. 
I'm thinking the rear garage will
need to be removed as well, and at this point I would rather just tear
down the separation there and make a bigger living space. I'm not sure
if this is possible, though. Any information that could be provided
would be so greatly appreciated! I really do love the camper!! We just
don't know where to start.