“Another shop quoted us six new tires before our trip north. Northbound read the date codes, showed us they were barely three years old, and wrote $0.00 on that line. They repacked the bearings instead, and we made it to Michigan and back without a wobble.”
RV and trailer repair in Sarasota. Written log, line by line.
Pre-trip inspections, roofs, tires, LP and electrical.
Quotes from photos
Send photos of the rig. Get a quote back.
A stain on the ceiling, a hub that ran hot, a slide that comes in crooked. Send a few photos from the ground or from inside, Walt writes a range from them, and you pick a day for the bay or the van.
- Send photosRight in the chat, from your phone. It tells you which shots help. Nobody needs to climb on the roof.
- Get your quoteWritten by a person here from your photos, line by line, usually the same working day.
- Pick a daySay yes, choose a day, and we text you to confirm the time.
Start my photo quoteWatch it work
Rather talk it through? Call (656) 236-2374.
What a quote looks like Ceiling stain by the fridge vent $205–$315 Reseal two roof penetrations, replace a cracked vent lid, water test with photos. Confirmed when we see it.
What we do
Everything a rig needs before the season
Eight kinds of work, roughly in the order a rig meets them. If you’re not sure which one you need, you need the first.
On the rigPre-trip inspection
Roof to tanks in a fixed order, three or four weeks before you leave. You keep the log.
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On the rigRoof & sealants
Every vent, fan and A/C flange checked one by one. You get a count, not a guess.
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On the roadTires, bearings & brakes
Tire age from the date code, pressures from axle weight, bearings repacked with new seals.
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On the rigLP & appliances
Leak-down on a gauge, regulator pressure, then the fridge, furnace and water heater run.
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On the rigElectrical & batteries
Batteries load-tested one by one, the charger checked, the fault traced from the source.
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On the rigSlide-outs & seals
Bulb and wiper seals cleaned and treated, the room run in square, rails and rollers checked.
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On the roadPowersports & toy haulers
ATVs and side-by-sides: belts, clutches, filters after dust, oil after water, fuel that sat.
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On the roadMobile service
Inspections, LP tests, batteries and seals at your lot or campsite across Sarasota County.
Learn moreWhat you’re handed
The inspection log you keep
Twelve lines, top to bottom, every reading written at the rig. Five of them cost nothing, and those are the ones worth reading.
- What we found, as a measurement wherever one exists.
- What it costs, line by line, before anything is done.
- What we didn’t sell you, at $0.00, and why.
Line 03 · six tires · the date code
3421 WEEK 34 · 2021
Not sold · $0.00Under four years old, tread and sidewalls sound. RV tires age out before they wear out, so the date code decides, not the tread or a quote. We’ll tell you the season they need replacing. It isn’t this one.
Example log
Pre-trip inspection log
Line 01Pass$0.00
Roof membrane — EPDM
Walked and inspected. Membrane sound, no soft decking underfoot, no seam lift.
Line 02$88.00
Lap sealant — 6 penetrations
Two resealed: front vent flange and the refrigerator roof vent. Four inspected and left alone: not cracked, not lifting, not due.
Line 03Not sold$0.00
Six tires — DOT 3421 / 3521
Not sold. Quoted elsewhere, declined here. Made late 2021: under four years old, tread and sidewalls sound. We’ll tell you the season they need replacing. It isn’t this one.
Line 04PassIncluded
Pressures set from scale weights
Weighed per axle, set from the maker’s inflation table: front 62 psi, rear 65 psi. Not the sidewall maximum.
Line 05$196.00
Wheel bearings — both axles
Pulled, cleaned, inspected, repacked by hand. Four new grease seals.
Line 06Pass$0.00
Brake shoes & magnets
Measured. Lining 4.1–4.4 mm, magnets flat and within face wear. No work.
Line 07$45.00
LP leak-down test
Pressurized and isolated. No drop across ten minutes. Pass.
Line 08Pass$0.00
Regulator outlet pressure
11.0 inches water column at the manifold. In spec.
Line 09$224.00
House batteries — 2 × group 27
Load-tested one by one. One held; one fell to 9.4 V under load and was replaced. Not the pair: the good one is eleven months old and tests clean.
Line 10$32.00
Slide seals — bulb & wiper
Cleaned and treated. Curb-side wiper is compressed but sealing: watch, don’t replace.
Line 11Pass$0.00
Absorption refrigerator
Leveled and run on LP: down to 38 °F in four hours. Flue clear, burner clean.
Line 12$65.00
Black tank flush & sensors
Flushed until clear. Sensors still read 2/3 on an empty tank: residue on the probes, not the tank. Count days, not the panel.
Twelve lines · five at $0.00Total $650.00
Every line is written at the rig, in the order it was checked. You get this sheet whether or not anything needed doing.
No secrets
Three things you can check yourself in ten minutes
None of this is proprietary. We publish it because a customer who can check us is a customer we have to be right in front of.
Read your own date code
After DOT on the sidewall, the last four digits are the week and year it was built: 3421 is week 34 of 2021. RV tires age out before they wear out.
Weigh it, don’t guess it
The sidewall pressure is for the tire’s maximum load. The right pressure comes from what each axle actually weighs, and the maker’s table.
A roof is a schedule
Sealant gets checked twice a year and after anything hits it. By the time a ceiling shows a stain, the deck has been wet for months.
Mobile service
We come to the storage lot
A lot of rigs around here live in a lot, not a driveway. The van brings the same walk and the same log to your lot or campsite.
- Inspections, LP tests, batteries and seals where the rig is parked.
- Sarasota to North Port, Bradenton, Palmetto and Lakewood Ranch.
- Some jobs need the bay, and we say which before the van rolls.
What the van can and can’t do
Pre-trip inspectionAt your lot
LP leak-downAt your lot
Battery load testAt your lot
Slide sealsAt your lot
Bearings & brakesIn the bay
Pressures from weightScale run
We tell you which side of the line your job is on when you call, not after a call-out charge.
Smell propane? Get everyone out of the rig first.
If you smell propane or the LP alarm is sounding, get everyone out of the rig. Do not flip a switch, do not start the engine or the generator, and do not light anything. Call 911 or the gas utility from well away from it.
No surprises
How a job goes
Nothing gets opened up, ordered or fitted until you’ve read the estimate and said yes.
Tell us the date you leave
Chat, photos, the form or the phone. The date changes the answer more than anything else.
The walk
In a fixed order, top to bottom. Stand in the bay for it if you like.
The log and the estimate
Every line priced in writing, including what we’d leave alone.
The work, then the log again
Marked up with what was done and measured, so you can hold sheet two against sheet one.
Reviews
What RV owners around Sarasota say
4.9
186 Google reviews
“We had a brown ring on the ceiling over the dinette. They found it was the fridge roof vent, not the AC like we feared, resealed two spots and wrote down the four they left alone. Clear photos of everything.”
“The van came to our storage lot in Palmetto, tested both house batteries under load and replaced just the one that failed. Didn’t try to sell me the pair. Saved me a tow and a morning.”
Any time, day or night
Ask the rig question you’d feel silly calling about
The chat on this page answers straight away, tells you when something can’t wait, takes photos, and passes your name and number to the shop.
It won’t price a job on its own, and it will never tell you to climb on the roof to look.
NorthboundThis is the chat on this page
Northbound, Sarasota. What is going on with the rig?
Tap one to start. It answers straight away.
Local, and honest about the radius
Where we work around Sarasota
Three bays on the north side of Sarasota, and a van that covers the county and up to Bradenton.
- Sarasota
- Bradenton
- Palmetto
- Lakewood Ranch
- Parrish
- Ellenton
- Siesta Key
- Osprey
- Nokomis
- Venice
- Laurel
- North Port
- Englewood
Straight answers
RV questions we hear most
How far ahead should I ask for a pre-trip inspection?
Three or four weeks before you leave. That leaves time to do any work the walk finds as a separate job, and for a part that isn’t on the shelf to arrive. March and October fill first.
How old is too old for an RV tire?
The tire makers and the NTSB commonly put it at five to six years, whatever the tread looks like. The four digits after DOT on the sidewall are the week and year it was made. We read every one and write them down.
Can you tell me what a repair will cost over the phone?
We’d rather not guess, because a number given blind becomes the number you expect. What we can tell you on the phone is what the inspection or diagnosis costs and roughly how long the bay needs the rig. Or send photos in the chat and we’ll send back a range, confirmed when we see it.
Do you come out to storage lots and campsites?
Yes. The van covers Sarasota County and around Bradenton for inspections, LP tests, batteries, seals and small repairs. Anything that needs the rig lifted or weighed goes to the bay, and we say so before we roll.
Do you work on motorhome engines?
No. We work on the coach side and the running gear of travel trailers, fifth wheels, Class A and C motorhomes, truck campers and toy haulers, plus the ATVs and side-by-sides that ride in them. Chassis engine work goes to a truck shop, and we’ll tell you which one.
Sarasota · Sarasota County
Bring it in before the season, not during it
March and October fill first, because that’s when everybody remembers. Tell us your date and we’ll be straight about what fits.