westend wrote:
I don't think anyone can expect the installer to go back and paint the slot of a screw, though.
I wasn't pointing out the slot of the screw. Just wanted to clear that up.. if you watch the video closely (I know it's a bit blurry), there are a few nasty scratches next to the screw from bottoming out the drill. These scratches are very obvious to the naked eye, and happened in quite a few other places on those frames.
Prevention is key for NW here. Like i said in the video, use some cardboard on your drills so they don't ever make contact with the material. That takes no extra labor. Also, using a level takes an extra 5 seconds. So many of these things would be so easy to prevent during the construction of an RV. I'm not talking about complicated engineering flaws here.. a good rookie on their first day at their job should know how to use their basic hand tools, right?
Also, why can't I expect high quality in the RV industry? It feels like I'm the new guy here who doesn't have a clue.. but at the same time I feel like quality should be expected everywhere that there is a lot of money involved.
I've pointed out my own mistake now several times. Yes, this was my first RV. Yes, I'm new at this. Yes, I screwed up by not inspecting it enough. I trusted a reputable manufacturer too much and dove into something I wasn't prepared for. I NEVER expected to come across things I would only see while watching Mike Holmes. The possibility never even crossed my mind.
I learned a lot from this purchase, and hopefully other people will learn something too.
