# Full Time RVers > The coach is the residence, so every repair is a housing problem and every system wears at accelerated rates. Source: https://ocrv.info/who-we-help/full-time-rvers Full time RVers live in their coach year round rather than using it seasonally. Every system runs continuously, wear accumulates several times faster than on a weekend unit, and any repair is a housing disruption as well as a vehicle repair, which changes how the work has to be scheduled and sequenced. Full time occupancy changes the arithmetic on everything. A slide that cycles twice a season on a weekend rig cycles daily. A water pump runs continuously rather than a dozen weekends a year. A roof sits in the sun three hundred sixty five days instead of being stored under cover. Components rated for recreational duty are being asked to do residential duty, and they respond accordingly. None of that is a defect. It is duty cycle. It also changes what a repair costs beyond the invoice. A two week job is two weeks of alternative housing. A four to ten week structural repair is a genuine relocation. Owners in this category need a realistic schedule more than they need an optimistic one, and they need to know early whether work can be staged so the coach remains habitable between phases. Sometimes it can be. Structural and large water work generally cannot. We work with full timers at the Yorba Linda facility, which is roughly twenty five to thirty five minutes from Eastvale by SR-71 and SR-91. All repairs are performed in shop and the property is not set up for occupancy during work, so planning the away period is part of the authorization conversation rather than an afterthought. Owners who plan the away period once, against a date they trust, spend far less than owners who extend a short stay four times. ## What this group needs - Realistic completion windows they can plan housing around - Phased work where the structure permits it - Fast response on water intrusion - Systems service alongside body repair - Written condition summary at delivery - Documentation supporting displacement claims ## What Wears Out Under Continuous Use Seals lead the list. Slide seals, window seals, roof penetrations and the sealant around every roof mounted component are all consumables, and under full time exposure they reach the end of their service life on a compressed schedule. Failure is progressive rather than sudden, so the first evidence is usually an interior stain or a soft spot rather than visible water, and by then the substrate has been wet for a while. Mechanical systems follow. Slide mechanisms, leveling systems, air conditioning units, water heaters and generators all accumulate hours faster. Twelve volt systems in particular take a beating, because a coach that never leaves shore power and a coach that boondocks constantly stress the electrical system in completely different ways, and both patterns are harder on components than intermittent recreational use. Constant shore power stresses charging systems. Constant boondocking stresses storage. Neither pattern is gentle. ## Sequencing Work Around a Residence The scheduling problem is real and we treat it as part of the job. Where a repair can be split, we split it: perform the work that requires the interior open in one visit, order long lead parts during the gap, and complete the rest in a second visit. That is not always possible, and structural or large water intrusion work generally is not, but it is worth checking before committing to a single long stay. Realistic dating matters more here than anywhere else. Our turnaround tiers run from one to two days for seals and small work up to ten weeks and beyond for full rebuilds, and we put a specific window in writing at authorization. When a parts date moves we update the projection immediately. An owner planning against week nine makes better housing arrangements than one told repeatedly the coach is nearly finished. Insurance files add a layer. Policies vary enormously in whether they carry any displacement or lodging benefit for full time occupancy, and that question belongs to the adjuster in writing during the first week rather than after expenses accumulate. We supply the repair side documentation, dated and itemized, so any request the owner makes is supported by a real schedule rather than an estimate. A dated document carries further than a phone call describing the same thing. - Work split into phases where the structure allows it - Specific completion window in writing at authorization - Parts arrival changes communicated as they happen - Dated, itemized repair documentation for claim support - Honest statement when phasing is not possible ## Preventive Work Worth Doing While the Coach Is Here When a full time coach is already in the shop for something else, the marginal cost of addressing adjacent items is far lower than bringing it back later. Reseal the roof penetrations while the roof is accessible. Replace tired slide seals while the room is already out. Service the air conditioner while the interior is open. None of that is upselling if the items genuinely need doing, and we will say plainly when they do not. We give owners a written condition summary at delivery listing what we found, what we addressed and what is approaching the end of its service life. That last category is the useful one. A full timer who knows the front slide seals have roughly a season left can plan the visit rather than discovering it during a storm somewhere inconvenient. Knowing what is about to need attention is the practical value of an inspection while the coach is already here. ## Frequently asked questions ### Can I stay in my coach while you work on it? No. All work is performed inside the shop and the facility is not set up for occupancy, so plan on alternative arrangements for the full duration. We give a specific completion window in writing at authorization precisely so those arrangements can be made once rather than extended repeatedly, and we update the projection immediately whenever a part date moves. ### Can the repair be split so I am not out of the coach for weeks? Often, though not always. Where a job divides cleanly we perform the interior open work in one visit, order long lead parts during the gap and finish in a second visit. Structural repair and large water intrusion generally cannot be split that way. We check at scoping and tell you which situation you are in before you authorize anything. ### My slides get used every day. How often do the seals need replacing? Far more often than on a weekend unit, because seals are consumables and full time cycling plus continuous sun exposure compresses their service life considerably. There is no fixed interval that fits every coach. What we do is inspect them whenever the vehicle is here and give you a written condition summary, including which items are approaching the end of their useful service. ### Does my insurance cover somewhere to stay while the coach is repaired? That depends entirely on your policy and it is a question for your adjuster, in writing, during the first week rather than after expenses build up. Some policies carry displacement or lodging provisions for full time occupancy and many do not. We supply dated, itemized repair documentation and a realistic schedule so any request you make is supported by real information. --- OCRV Center. 23281 La Palma Ave, Yorba Linda, CA 92887. (949) 799-3387. info@ocrvcenter.com. Serving Eastvale, California in Riverside County, about 20 miles from the shop. All work is performed in shop at the Yorba Linda facility. No mobile, roadside or on-site service is offered. Scope is body, paint, structural, fiberglass, interior and vehicle systems work. Engine rebuilds, transmission rebuilds, drivetrain work, DOT inspections and emission testing are not performed.