Water Damaged Wall in Class C
I purchased a 1997/8 Class C Four Winds Dutchman earlier this year. It was a little bit of a fixer upper but it seemed to be in good mechanical shape. After I purchased it and did some climbing on ...
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westend wrote:Mike_Ehrmantraut wrote:That's certainly one way to do it. If possible, I'd fasten a 2 x 4 across the cavity, drilling from the opposite edge of the two studs forming an "H" in the cavity. Positioning a cross member across the cavity will strengthen the wall considerably.westend wrote:
Pull that nasty luan off there and add some more framing into the wall for the grab bars would be my suggestion. Be sure to fill all the cavities with insulation before a new wall panel is installed, it will make everything tighter and more comfortable.
Should I sister the wood to the metal frame member?
I pulled down as much of the luan as possible. It feels like the glue that the manufacturer used to glue the luan to the foam insulation is pretty strong.
I was able to expose the supports in the wall and I am a little baffled. The supports appear to be rectangular aluminum tubing from the ceiling to about two feet from the floor. Then square tubing is attached above and below the rectangular tube. With additional tubing meeting it in the middle, but they do not appear to touch.
I would love to attach a 1X2 or 2X3 horizontally between two vertical "beams" but the other beam would be behind shower wall. I am wondering if I put additional vertical wood in the wall if this would work.
