Sagging slide
We have a 2007 Springdale 290CT with a 13' slide that has about 1/2" of sag in the middle. I talked to a local rv repair shop and they said their repair would be to remove the trim on the inside, jack...
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The supersilde (14' w/dinette and sofa)on our 2004 Rockwood also developed a sag in the middle of about 5/8", which caused the center to actually fit under the front edge of the wall at the top and prevented a good seal.
I thought about the angle idea which would work.
What I ended up doing was to put a vertical support where the dinette ends and before the sofa begins. A support here doesn't hinder any access to the dinette or sofa but provides the necessary support.
The TT manufacturers like to brag about the long open area without any vertical supports in the middle on the slide, but as an engineer I can tell you the stiffness of the "beam" usually is not adequate to prevent eventual sag. An opening that long in a house would usually require a pair of sandwiched 2x8s at least. If you are lucky the sag won't affect sealing at the top edge. Mine was more than just cosmetic as it affected the seal at the top when open.
Steve
I thought about the angle idea which would work.
What I ended up doing was to put a vertical support where the dinette ends and before the sofa begins. A support here doesn't hinder any access to the dinette or sofa but provides the necessary support.
The TT manufacturers like to brag about the long open area without any vertical supports in the middle on the slide, but as an engineer I can tell you the stiffness of the "beam" usually is not adequate to prevent eventual sag. An opening that long in a house would usually require a pair of sandwiched 2x8s at least. If you are lucky the sag won't affect sealing at the top edge. Mine was more than just cosmetic as it affected the seal at the top when open.
Steve
