Do slam latches tend to leak?
I noticed the other day that it looks suspiciously like there might be a leak in our pass-through compartment on the floor where it meets the outside wall/door. On both sides too. The luan plywood l...
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I just meant, any time a hole is cut into something and something is put in the hole (like a latch in this case), there is a chance there can be a leak. I don't have slam latches, but I would think there should be butyl tape/putty between the latch hardware and the door. Whenever I put a hole in the side of the camper, no matter what it is for, I use butyl tape under whatever is being screwed onto the side of the camper.
On our Hybrid Travel Trailer, the bottom of the storage compartment doors' trim was not caulked. Every storage compartment was basically unused floor space where they put a door to access it from outside. I figured since the factory left it that way, it must be the proper way to seal them. After 4 years of ownership, I learned that was not the proper way to seal them because the floor from the front of the trailer back about 9 - 10 feet was rotted and had to be replaced. The only sign of water intrusion was at the bottom of the compartment door, where the trim did not have caulk.
-Michael
On our Hybrid Travel Trailer, the bottom of the storage compartment doors' trim was not caulked. Every storage compartment was basically unused floor space where they put a door to access it from outside. I figured since the factory left it that way, it must be the proper way to seal them. After 4 years of ownership, I learned that was not the proper way to seal them because the floor from the front of the trailer back about 9 - 10 feet was rotted and had to be replaced. The only sign of water intrusion was at the bottom of the compartment door, where the trim did not have caulk.
-Michael
