Sky Deck Renovation
Just bought a 2003 Thor Citation Sky Deck. 34' Fifth Wheel. Came from Alexander RV in Delaware. Good people to deal with. Here it is on the lot: I just got it down to North Carolina and plan to...
Forum Discussion
BoonHauler wrote:
One of the things you need to keep in mind is that some of the interior assemblies (like that huge cabinet) provided structural integrity for the overall assembly. Take heed in removing these assemblies or make sure that the new construction picks up the intended structural function of the old assembly being removed.
Sky Deck wrote:
Thanks. I am mindful of that, but it's a little hard to gauge, as both the construction and the stresses that will be on it are pretty foreign to me. Here's that big cabinet I removed again. It clearly supported the bathroom wall behind it, but not the ceiling:
I think what BoonHauler may have meant was that the cabinet you removed could have been there to brace the exterior wall as well. Bear in mind that the skydeck model also is likely to have interior cabinets and structures that hold the roof up as well, even if this one wasn't.
Not unlike stick and brick house construction where some of the walls are load bearing, and some are just partitions....the key is figuring out which are which. Same on the RV, don't assume all cabinets are just cabinets....
I always thought these models were cool trailers but the interiors could certainly use some upgrades. I'm not sure I would have been so radical in the demolition...I would have likely left the bed and the slide mechanism it was covering.
Anyway wishing you success and anxious for you to move this into the re-construction phase!
