Entry Door Rebuild

When my TT had this problem I did a temporary fix by adding a couple of self starting screws with washers to the aluminum framing on the outside of the door.

Then I used a couple of really light cables under the washers and around the screws.


I made the cable from each side into a loop and used some cable clamps to keep the loop together.

In the middle of the door, between of the loops, I added a screw eye.

I then ran the looped cables through the loops of the screw eye.

(Kinda hard to explain and I apologize for not explaing it better.)

By tightening down the screw eye I am pulling the sides of the door back together.

My temporary fix is going on it's 6 year. lol

But, then again I'm a Caveman.

( My original plan was to add L shaped brackets to the corners of the door after I pulled it all back together with the screw eyes. But, it worked so well I never added the brackets. If it gets any looser I can just turn the screw eyes some more)

It really doesn't look to bad no one ever notices it.

On rare occasions being a Caveman has it's advantages.

4aSong wrote:
Keep us posted on your findings and solution.

We have the Monsoons now, been having a lot of thunder but very little rain which is making it humid which is a rarity here in Arizona.

I ended up having to work on Saturday to get one of our homes ready for closing today. I will try again this coming Saturday.

Keep us posted on your findings and solution.

We have the Monsoons now, been having a lot of thunder but very little rain which is making it humid which is a rarity here in Arizona.

4aSong wrote:
I just checked YouTube and am surprised at the number of videos on this same subject. I don't recall that many when I did mine but it has been some time ago. YouTube sure has a lot of good information available along with many informative videos.

I will definitely check them out. Thanks. The weather here is supposed to be really nice tomorrow, so I have given my wife the heads-up that I will be spending a few hours repairing the door.

I just checked YouTube and am surprised at the number of videos on this same subject. I don't recall that many when I did mine but it has been some time ago. YouTube sure has a lot of good information available along with many informative videos.

IAMICHABOD wrote:
When I see these kind of posts I also wonder how others have done it and what they found.
My next step is to go to YouTube it is amazing what you will find.:B

No doubt. I use YouTube a lot myself. I just had it on my mind yesterday morning, and I had to head out to work, so I didn't have time to look on YouTube. I just wondered what others have run into.

When I see these kind of posts I also wonder how others have done it and what they found.
My next step is to go to YouTube it is amazing what you will find.:B

fallsrider wrote:
You know, it's very possible that's what I will find. There may be a perimeter frame made out of wood, and then foam board in the middle for weight savings. If so, that wouldn't be too much trouble to rebuild. Thanks for letting me know your experience.

You refreshed my mind, I do recall foam board in between the wood framing. :)

4aSong wrote:
On a 1995 Prowler we had I rebuilt the door frame. As I recall when I took it apart I found a 2x2 wood outer frame with some 2x2 cross bracing all put together with staples which were rusted and the wood rotted.
What I did was replace the bad wood and placed some metal 'L' brackets in the 4 corners to give it support along with some metal brackets to support the cross bracing (no staples). It never gave me any more problems. Hope this helps.

You know, it's very possible that's what I will find. There may be a perimeter frame made out of wood, and then foam board in the middle for weight savings. If so, that wouldn't be too much trouble to rebuild. Thanks for letting me know your experience.

On a 1995 Prowler we had I rebuilt the door frame. As I recall when I took it apart I found a 2x2 wood outer frame with some 2x2 cross bracing all put together with staples which were rusted and the wood rotted.
What I did was replace the bad wood and placed some metal 'L' brackets in the 4 corners to give it support along with some metal brackets to support the cross bracing (no staples). It never gave me any more problems. Hope this helps.