5th wheel rebuild from major water damage
The Before part 2. The duct tape was used to get it home from Oklahoma in January. It is a 2006 5th wheel 32' bunkhouse. Bad repair job from previous owner They used close to an inch thic...
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westend wrote:
If you can attach a strip of wood or two into the back of the cabinets, parallel with the top and bottom surfaces of the cabinets, it will allow for attachment into the studs when you're done with the walls.
As I mentioned, fastener removal is one of the painstaking parts of this kind of repair. Due to the schedule of how everything is built, you'll find it necessary to cut or grind out some of the original fasteners. When I reinstalled the framing, I used plenty of construction adhesive in the process. The added adhesive helps with rigidity and seals any small spaces that could be an air or water intrusion point.
The link to my Starcraft restoration is in my signature line: "Cowboy/Hilton".
Good luck with the repairs!
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on my "rebuild" I used a LOT of the PL adhesive. With 300 different angles and such, which are just not going to line up 100%, no matter how hard you try, the PL makes for a rock solid filler/adhesive, and is leaps and bounds above the wood that was stapled together and normally has a contact patch of about 1/4"
