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beazleybub
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Feb 11, 2017

Water damage and restoring my Forest River Sandpiper

My wife and I plan on living as full time fivers within the next two years and recently bought a 2002 Forest River Sandpiper 26' fifth wheel. We bought it knowing that it has water damage and believe ...
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Dayle1
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Feb 13, 2017
beazleybub wrote:

What part of the wall is the top plate attached to? Hopefully the inside frame. I assume it will be due to the original skin being 1/8" or 1/4".


The top plate will be either a 1x2 or 2x2 and all the studs attach to it and the matching bottom plate. Interior and exterior siding will also attach to it just like they are attached to the stud faces.

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