91' Hallmark Bed Sag Fix
I removed the 1/8" luan top piece of my bed area expecting to find severe dry rot causing the center of the bed to sag on my recently purchased 91' Hallmark Cuchara. I was surprised to see no wood ...
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JoeChiOhki wrote:
Tear it all out and start from scratch using a frame that uses a 2x3 every 12" on center from front to back, then add stiffeners glued and clamped between.
Using weights, glue and screw luwann to new floor assembly.
Lift new floor into place, set a good bead of glue along the perimeter, screw into place. Fill all gaps with tight fit foam board, lay down glue on frame members, install 3/4" plywood floor.
Should hold up solidly to future weight.
If still concerned, have metal shop fab tubular steel frame to replace wood.
I imagine it is possible to overbuild the cabover creating to much weight therefore causing other frame/structure issues down the road.
I don't think Hallmark built it this way to be cheap, maybe the previous owner stored heavy items in the center of the bed?
Thanks for the input.
