Bulging siding on fifth wheel?
I have a 94 Layton fifth wheel and the siding is bulging at a seam. The siding is sticking out about 2 inches right where two pieces of siding come together. Is the siding on the lower piece nailed ...
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IF the siding is metal and not laminated, then the upper piece of metal, the staples have pulled out of the wood studs. There are 2 ways to fix this type problem.
1. You remove any appliances on the area of the metal and if the metal is wide enough, you pop out the lower piece and then restaple the upper "S" lock to the studs and angle the staples.
2. IF the metal is not wide enough to bend and pop out, you have to remove the metal from the bottom and go up until you get to the loose piece and then staple it.
3. On a 21 year old trailer, what I would do is locate each wood stud, install a washer head screw thru the outside metal at each stud to pull the loose metal in. I would then remove each new screw, inject silicone into the hole and reinstall each screw to weatherseal the new screws. Doug
1. You remove any appliances on the area of the metal and if the metal is wide enough, you pop out the lower piece and then restaple the upper "S" lock to the studs and angle the staples.
2. IF the metal is not wide enough to bend and pop out, you have to remove the metal from the bottom and go up until you get to the loose piece and then staple it.
3. On a 21 year old trailer, what I would do is locate each wood stud, install a washer head screw thru the outside metal at each stud to pull the loose metal in. I would then remove each new screw, inject silicone into the hole and reinstall each screw to weatherseal the new screws. Doug
