Bathroom wall
I am wanting to add one of these on the bathroom wall for hanging towels. But, I don't know a thing about RV construction and if I can do this. There are no studs on the wall that the sink and mirr...
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wmoses wrote:NekkidFish wrote:
Can I add this? If so, is there a rule on how long the screws can be? I just would not want the screws to come through the outside of the RV.
Let me answer your question directly - NO.
I have one of these and can tell that it will put a significant prying load on the walls of your trailer that can only be resisted by lag bolts through the walls with backing plates. Sure you don't want to do that. I mount mine on the ladder at the back of the trailer as it was intended for. Trailer walls are not strong enough for anything other than light loads. Add to that the fact that this is not a static structure - it moves and bounces down the road, and puts dynamic loads on the attachment locations. I am sure you can see where I am going with this.
I agree. We also have one of those units and they are great...BUT...with several wet towels on there, it is very heavy. We put ours on the rear ladder...Works great as long as the weather is suitable and we are not in one of those campgrounds that has a "no laundry hanging outside" rules.
