Repair Estimate

We took the trailer to Peterson Industries today, to get an estimate of what it's going to take to repair the damage from our collision with a tree and to schedule the work. The service crew were very thorough in checking for hidden damage--and they found some things we hadn't noticed. They'll probably replace the end cap on the front of the trailer. As for the roof, they'll peel back the rubber covering the roof enough to check out the plywood roof itself, then replace any plywood that's damaged. They don't expect to have to replace any of the beams that support the roof. Their first rough estimate puts the cost at two or three thousand dollars.

The damage looked even worse in the shop than it had out on the road.


The work will be done in the factory that built the trailer originally, rather than Peterson's service facility. We'll take the trailer to them on Tuesday. We're told we can expect them to finish the work by the end of the week. We're still waiting to find out how much we'll be able to use the trailer during the week.