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Broken molding around kitchen sink

This has been bugging me for years. Our moho is 15 years old and the molding keeps cracking more each year around the kitchen sink and bathroom sink. I found some molding online that we purchased and tried to install, but I'm sure as you all know, ...

outside towel rack

Hello all, we have recently purchased a new 5th wheel. We went from a Toyhauler to a 5th wheel. The issue my wife mentioned was that we don't really have a place to hang wet towels and bathing suits. So I made this for her. It is from 3/4 pvc, that i...

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Need suggestions for rebuilding large cargo door

Ok, I've decided to rebuild my very large and expensive to ship cargo door.Fairly confident I can remove inner and outer layer to replace just the internal part of the laminate.I'm looking for (reasonably priced) substitutes for the wood.Water resist...

Changing carpet to laminate?

DW wants to take out the light coloured carpet and replace it with a light coloured laminate. She desn't like the light carpet because it gets dirty too easily. Her brother did it in his Terry Dakota fiver, told me it wasn't worth it.Ours is a 2003 3...

The Ultimate (IMHO) Tongue Mounted BIKE RACK!

Here's my custom version of a bicycle rack mounted to the front tongue of a travel trailer. I have built 2 units so far- one for my camper and one for someone who saw mine and wanted one. They are overbuilt with USA sq tubing and gusseted everywhere....

wiring options for second ac

Well how did you wire in your second ac? my thoughts are either wire it back to the 30 amp panel or run a second, 20amp line out. Since most power b pedestals have 30 and 20 amp connections and I occasionally pop my 30 amp breaker without a second ac...

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Changed from Gold Accents to Hammered Chestnut

All the gold pulls and accents in this 15 year old motorhome were looking out of date. We tried to go down and find handles/pulls to replace. But, due to the size of the holes, couldn't find any at Home Depot/Lowes. So, we decided to spray paint t...

vickilea by Explorer
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Slide Awning

I need to replace the upper gasket on my bedroom slide and I need to take off the Awning on the slide to get to the gasket. How do you take the roller off so it doesn't retract and I can get to the molding screws that are under the awning?

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Changing cabinet door panels from wood to Smoked Glass

The conversion of our old {1989} 13" CRT TV over the dash to a 24", 720P flat panel and from VCR to BluRay took place over several months. The old sets were very small screen and used a lot of battery, so I changed them to 19" flat panel sets. The ...

VSD Pump vs. Pressure Tank

I posted this on another forum but though I would try here as well I'm sure this has been discussed in the past.....but I couldn't find it.I want to upgrade my water system.There are a number of VSD pumps available that provide excellent volume and p...