RV Construction
Anyone who has followed my post know that I am quite opinionated especially on RV construction and the short cuts/cost cuts various manufactures take.
Over in a different part of this forum, I ran across this image of a Coachmen Freedom Express exposed rear wall.
The wall is being repaired due to delamination, but waht should be noted is that this rear wall is NOT aluminum framed with rigid foam insulation (like the sidewalls) and did not have Azdel substrate (like the sidewalls). Okay, I admit, the website states that Azdel is only used in the sidewall, but really how much did they save using wood and fiberglass insulation ? $20 ? $50 ?
Make you wonder what is under that nice smooth one piece molded front cap !
In one of Coachmen's video they talk about their laminated floor construction. Here is a snapshot
To my eye. it looks like there are 3 different layers of wood in that floor. So much for rot resistance if there is a leak !
Again, how much would it cost to use rot-proof material ? $100 ? $200 ? Even it the upgrade was $500, I would pay for it !
Over in a different part of this forum, I ran across this image of a Coachmen Freedom Express exposed rear wall.
The wall is being repaired due to delamination, but waht should be noted is that this rear wall is NOT aluminum framed with rigid foam insulation (like the sidewalls) and did not have Azdel substrate (like the sidewalls). Okay, I admit, the website states that Azdel is only used in the sidewall, but really how much did they save using wood and fiberglass insulation ? $20 ? $50 ?
Make you wonder what is under that nice smooth one piece molded front cap !
In one of Coachmen's video they talk about their laminated floor construction. Here is a snapshot
To my eye. it looks like there are 3 different layers of wood in that floor. So much for rot resistance if there is a leak !
Again, how much would it cost to use rot-proof material ? $100 ? $200 ? Even it the upgrade was $500, I would pay for it !
