Water damage? We rebuild it right.
Roof repair and resealing, rotted floors and slide-outs — rebuilt at our shop in Merrill, Michigan.
Call (989) 205-1212 · Start With Pictures
State-certified mechanic — Recreational Trailer specialty, Michigan Department of State, current through November 2027.
Free winter storage with winter repair work.
Photo-first estimates — send pictures, we look before we talk numbers.
Start with pictures
It is how every honest estimate begins. Text us photos of the damage and we will look before we talk numbers. We look at every set of photos. No totals sight-unseen — we see the damage first, then you get one honest total.
The whole rig, from the corner — one wide shot so we can see the camper and where the damage sits on it.
A close-up of the damage — get close enough that we can see the rot, crack, or soft spot itself.
The roof seam or floor corner where water got in — that is where the story starts, and it tells us how far the damage likely runs.
Send your photos or text them to (989) 205-1212.
What we fix
Five specialties, one standard: find the real problem, rebuild what is damaged, and seal it so it stays fixed.
Roof Repair & Resealing
We find the leak, rebuild what it rotted, and reseal every seam and screw head. More about roof repair
Water Damage & Rot Restoration
Rotten framing and walls, torn out and rebuilt solid.
Floor Repair
Soft, spongy, rotted floors — cut out and rebuilt to stand on.
Slide-Out Repair
Leaks, seals, floors, and mechanisms — diagnosed at the shop, fixed for good.
Vintage Camper Restoration
Frame to finish — old campers brought all the way back.
The credential
State-certified — Recreational Trailer. Michigan Department of State Motor Vehicle Mechanic Certificate, Recreational Trailer specialty, current through November 2027. The certificate hangs in the shop — ask to see it.
Generator trouble? We do not service generators — we send you to Hubbell’s Inc. in St. Charles.
Proof, not promises
Real jobs from our shop floor — the same rig, before and after. No stock photos, no filters on the proof.
Water gets in quietly, and the floor pays for it. Caught early, it is a repair. Caught late, it is a rebuild. We do both.
Start to finish
One camper, all the way back. This vintage camper came to the shop as a bare frame. Here it is, stage by stage, ending where it belongs — at a campsite.
How a repair works
Call or text — send pictures. Call the shop, or text us photos of the damage. Pictures first, so we can see what you are seeing.
Inspection and honest estimate. We look it over at the shop and give you one honest total before any work starts.
The repair. Our crew does the work here in Merrill — roof, floor, structure, systems — with photo updates as it goes.
Sealed, tested, road-ready. Every seam checked, every repair tested. You pick up a rig that is ready for the road — or the campsite.
The restoration shop
Old campers are not done. They are waiting. A vintage camper carries forty summers of somebody’s family. We treat it that way — down to the frame if that is what it takes, then back up with new insulation, new siding, and interiors built like little cottages.
We sometimes buy old campers. Got an old camper sitting? Call (989) 205-1212 and show us pictures of it.
Craft, up close
The details are the difference. Rivets driven one at a time. Axles and leaf springs rebuilt underneath. Sealant run over every seam and every screw head on the roof. That is the work nobody photographs — and the work that decides whether a repair lasts one season or ten.
Meet Ben Nagel
Ben Nagel owns Nagel Trailer Repair — and he is a state-certified mechanic, Michigan Department of State, Recreational Trailer specialty. Years of experience stand behind every rig that comes through the door.
The shop works on travel trailers, RVs, motorhomes, fifth wheels, concession trailers, food trucks, cargo trailers, and vintage campers and glampers. Send Ben the issue plus pictures, and the shop takes it from there.
Around the yard
From canned hams to Class A motorhomes — if it rolls in, we can fix it. Our own photos, shot at the shop in Merrill.
What customers say
Rated 4.4 stars from 65 reviews on Google. The work speaks — and so do the people who trusted us with their rigs.