Begining to delaminate
Photo of damaged area I am beginning to see some delamination on the sidewall of my RV. I probably noticed this about a year ago and wasn't too concerned until I pulled a screw out from the inside...
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No framing, as it is a laminated panel wall. Dutchmen was using aluminum tubing to reinforce their laminated walls in 2003. It does not function as framing, it is a stiffener. Aluminum as stiffener does not mean there is no wood.
You will have some wood framing in the rear wall, overhead forward and roof, in addition to alminum in the structure. These are not laminated panels in that year.
What wood you find holding things to the wall inside should be plywood reinforcing plates, laminated into the inside of the wall where things have to be mounted. Some manufacturers also use steel plates for reinforcement, depending on the weight of whatever it is.
If the area is under a window, leak is most likely the window. If on the inside of the wall, probably interior condensation which is supposed to channel in the window frame and run outside through weep holes, which tend to get clogged if not maintained.
You will have some wood framing in the rear wall, overhead forward and roof, in addition to alminum in the structure. These are not laminated panels in that year.
What wood you find holding things to the wall inside should be plywood reinforcing plates, laminated into the inside of the wall where things have to be mounted. Some manufacturers also use steel plates for reinforcement, depending on the weight of whatever it is.
If the area is under a window, leak is most likely the window. If on the inside of the wall, probably interior condensation which is supposed to channel in the window frame and run outside through weep holes, which tend to get clogged if not maintained.
