Bathroom wall

[NekkidFish]

I am wanting to add one of these on the bathroom wall for hanging towels. But, I don't know a thing about RV construction and if I can do this.

There are no studs on the wall that the sink and mirror is on, so I can't install it there. The back wall behind the toilet is an exterior wall, so it feels completely solid ... and I should ? be able to mount it there.

Can I add this? If so, is there a rule on how long the screws can be? I just would not want the screws to come through the outside of the RV. :R

Thanks! Jules

[NekkidFish]

MrWizard wrote:
a conventional towel rack.. YES

that expandable thing...NO

So you would hang a conventional towel rack on the plywood wall?

[johnwalkerpa1]

wmoses wrote:

NekkidFish wrote:
Can I add this? If so, is there a rule on how long the screws can be? I just would not want the screws to come through the outside of the RV.

Let me answer your question directly - NO.

I have one of these and can tell that it will put a significant prying load on the walls of your trailer that can only be resisted by lag bolts through the walls with backing plates. Sure you don't want to do that. I mount mine on the ladder at the back of the trailer as it was intended for. Trailer walls are not strong enough for anything other than light loads. Add to that the fact that this is not a static structure - it moves and bounces down the road, and puts dynamic loads on the attachment locations. I am sure you can see where I am going with this.

I agree. We also have one of those units and they are great...BUT...with several wet towels on there, it is very heavy. We put ours on the rear ladder...Works great as long as the weather is suitable and we are not in one of those campgrounds that has a "no laundry hanging outside" rules.

[MrWizard]

a conventional towel rack.. YES

that expandable thing...NO

[Unit505]

I added a shelf in the bedroom for my satellite receiver and dvd player using 8" shelving brackets from home depot and a laminated board screwed to the brackets. I saw various size shelving brackets, I want to say as small as 6" that should work fine for that purpose. I used 1" tan colored wood screws to match the wall paper and the shelf held up spectacularly on our Ouachita trip last week. I did use the industrial double sided tape to keep the dvd and receiver from sliding off of the shelf and they did not budge. The Louisiana roads were horrific and everything held up great.

[NekkidFish]

Unit505 wrote:
I have had zero luck with command hangers. WORTHLESS! Our humidity is too high and this time of year with temperatures dipping into the mid 40's and back into the high 70's to low 80's, the walls sweat and the command products only last a day or two and fall with the weight of a small broome I had hung. Tried one for a hat hook, no go, tried several for aluminum ladles and spatulas...2 days, FAIL! Having said that, I even tried double sided industrial sticky tape to hang some led puck lights.........FAIL! I am in Louisiana and these products might work in a controlled humidity environment, but the rv sweats and these sticky products are all no good for our needs.

Yeah, with the heat and humidity, I just don't see the Command hooks working long term. I am looking for a slim little shelf that I can sit on the bathroom counter, to add space to put deodorant, lotions and the such.

[Unit505]

I have had zero luck with command hangers. WORTHLESS! Our humidity is too high and this time of year with temperatures dipping into the mid 40's and back into the high 70's to low 80's, the walls sweat and the command products only last a day or two and fall with the weight of a small broome I had hung. Tried one for a hat hook, no go, tried several for aluminum ladles and spatulas...2 days, FAIL! Having said that, I even tried double sided industrial sticky tape to hang some led puck lights.........FAIL! I am in Louisiana and these products might work in a controlled humidity environment, but the rv sweats and these sticky products are all no good for our needs.

[NekkidFish]

Nutinelse2do wrote:
We just use one of these on our bathroom door, and a couple of the large command hooks for robes and towels in the bedroom.
For drying towels this is an option.

I have a few of the over the door hangers here, and I will take one out and see if that will work!

Thanks!

[Nutinelse2do]

We just use one of these on our bathroom door, and a couple of the large command hooks for robes and towels in the bedroom.
For drying towels this is an option.

[NekkidFish]

wmoses wrote:

NekkidFish wrote:
Can I add this? If so, is there a rule on how long the screws can be? I just would not want the screws to come through the outside of the RV.

Let me answer your question directly - NO.

I have one of these and can tell that it will put a significant prying load on the walls of your trailer that can only be resisted by lag bolts through the walls with backing plates. Sure you don't want to do that. I mount mine on the ladder at the back of the trailer as it was intended for. Trailer walls are not strong enough for anything other than light loads. Add to that the fact that this is not a static structure - it moves and bounces down the road, and puts dynamic loads on the attachment locations. I am sure you can see where I am going with this.

Thank you for that information!! That is what I needed! I will not order it, and just get over being able to use those walls. 🙂

[korbe]

We didn't want to mess with connecting to the walls so we purchased towel racks that slip over cabinet doors. Put one below the kitchen sink and one below the bathroom sink. They work great.

[wmoses]

NekkidFish wrote:
Can I add this? If so, is there a rule on how long the screws can be? I just would not want the screws to come through the outside of the RV.

Let me answer your question directly - NO.

I have one of these and can tell that it will put a significant prying load on the walls of your trailer that can only be resisted by lag bolts through the walls with backing plates. Sure you don't want to do that. I mount mine on the ladder at the back of the trailer as it was intended for. Trailer walls are not strong enough for anything other than light loads. Add to that the fact that this is not a static structure - it moves and bounces down the road, and puts dynamic loads on the attachment locations. I am sure you can see where I am going with this.

[NekkidFish]

donn0128 wrote:
All of your interior walls are probably made of 1/4 inch thick luan plywood covered with a decorative paper. Mount anything you want using appropriate mounting materials.

Donn, I'm not a construction expert ... But can you hang things using screws and those metal splitter things that open behind the wall ... and hang anything with any weight on 1/4 inch plywood? I don't know that I trust doing that with such thin plywood.

[NekkidFish]

westend wrote:
I'd suggest to look into the Command line of hanging hardware. You probably have aluminum studs and the surface mounted Command hangers don't need holes drilled into wood and metal. If you anticipate a lot of weight, get the Heavy Duty Command hangers.

I use a ton of the Command hooks, etc. in the house, but I wasn't sure they would work in the RV. The walls are textured (wallpaper?)

[westend]

I'd suggest to look into the Command line of hanging hardware. You probably have aluminum studs and the surface mounted Command hangers don't need holes drilled into wood and metal. If you anticipate a lot of weight, get the Heavy Duty Command hangers.