Different TT construction
It seems that the industry is slowly moving away from wood stud, fiberglass insulation and aluminum siding to the fiberglass skin, aluminum tubing, solid foam for wall construction. Both have their p...
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theoldwizard1 wrote:JBarca wrote:
I was fortunate, I realized early on and gave up on the roof caulk sealants back in 2009 and Eternabonded all edges and changed to stainless screws. Especially the gutter rail.
Many will think that going stainless is a large cost. It is not, if you source the screw on eBay/internet. Once you have determined the proper size screw, you can probably buy 100 of them for $20-$30. Imagine if Jayco bought them by the 100,000 how much the would cost (less than half of hat)
You are right on!
Here is where I buy my stainless from. https://www.albanycountyfasteners.com/
For most of them on stick and tin campers, I use a screw slightly longer so it will bit into new wood (Original is #8 x 1"). I go with the #2 square drive heads where I can. The most common I use to replace the #8 x 1 hex heads is, No. 8 x 1 1/2 lg pan head with #2 square drive socket.
On qty of 100 is $8.00 or $0.08 each
On qty of 1,000 is $70.00 or $0.07 each
https://www.albanycountyfasteners.com/Square-Drive-Sheet-Metal-Screw-Stainless-8-p/3290000.htm
Free freight over $35. I buy some in qty of 1,000, others smaller depending on the need.
