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pnichols
Feb 06, 2015Explorer II
Regarding installing a roof ladder after you already have the RV.
I wouldn't feel comfortable installing a rooftop ladder regardless of wall stud material. I would hope that during the manufacture of the motorhome that the ladder is installed with screws, lockwashers, and nuts that go trough the stud metal and are secured on the back side with lockwashers and nuts. This means that the ladder would have to be installed before the interior wall covering was installed. I don't trust metal screws over the long run being merely screwed into the material (steel or aluminum) when you're talking about the stress and torsion on RV roof ladder mounts.
I wouldn't feel comfortable installing a rooftop ladder regardless of wall stud material. I would hope that during the manufacture of the motorhome that the ladder is installed with screws, lockwashers, and nuts that go trough the stud metal and are secured on the back side with lockwashers and nuts. This means that the ladder would have to be installed before the interior wall covering was installed. I don't trust metal screws over the long run being merely screwed into the material (steel or aluminum) when you're talking about the stress and torsion on RV roof ladder mounts.
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