How best to fix this?

[happybooker1]

Last night I went out to the TT I just bought. Moved the shower curtain and found this:



The shower stall assembly is fastened to the TT walls with some kind of round plastic tab. The top of the bottom-most fastener was in the tub and the screw-like shank is still in the wall.

The wall cannot be pushed back into place without some modification. It needs to be shaved off the bottom about 1/8". I don't know how they had it in there to begin with, but it will NOT go flat against the wall.

Here's a couple more pics:





No water damage as we haven't even turned on the shower and from the "button" at the bottom of the tub it must've just happened.

My thoughts are to carefully trim off the bottom edge with w Dremel until the shower wall will go back flush against the trailer wall. Then fasten it back somehow, but how? I will also caulk the edge once I get it back flush.

I need ideas please.

[happybooker1]

tragusa3 wrote:
I feel better doing repairs like this myself, even when the trailer was under warranty.

You say, "no water damage", but if it is an 09, didn't the previous owner use the shower?

Meaning that this JUST happened -- after I took possession of the TT May 22. It was NOT like this when I bought it and we haven't used the shower yet..

[tragusa3]

I feel better doing repairs like this myself, even when the trailer was under warranty.

You say, "no water damage", but if it is an 09, didn't the previous owner use the shower?

[nomad297]

Just cover it with duct tape.

Bruce

[NY_RVer]

Steeljag wrote:
A little trimming, a few beers.......good as new!

In that order...or take it to the dealer first!

[Steeljag]

A little trimming, a few beers.......good as new!

[thomasmnile]

Looks like the distortion might be a result of aging. How old is the TT? Is the enclosure a single piece or three piece, one section for each wall? Have you considered simply replacing the panel(s)? I suspect whatever is happening will continue to happen and any repair will be short lived if complete panel replacement isn't part of your plan.

[happybooker1]

It is an '09 TT I bought used. Additional information: the piece that's popped out is hollow underneath except for the closest edge, and stands out probably about 1/4" or 3/8" from the wall when flush. The closest edge is the only place I could put adhesive and actually make contact with the TT wall.

And if I remove the entire strip to reposition it I'll have to cut through all the rest of the fasteners that are still holding it.

[Caboose66]

I agree with the posts above, but I would also suggest you do a search for some of the threads about caulking the shower enclosure. I only say this because I always err on the side of caulking the living daylights out of stuff but there is some good advice out there about what to caulk and what not to. Some of it seems counterintuitive until you pause and give some thought.
Not saying this is or isn't a place that should be well-caulked, just saying do a little research first to make sure you aren't inadvertently creating a future problem.

Good luck.

[TucsonJim]

If you can't remove the whole panel to reposition it, I think you are correct that you'll have to remove a little bit of the bottom edge to get it back in place. If it were me, I'd think about doing the following:

1. Modify the bottom of the panel for a better fit.
2. Drill some more holes in the panel for screws.
3. Apply some adhesive to the back of the panel along the edge.
4. Place some screws in the panel for it to remain flush.
5. Caulk along all edges and screws.

I'm sure some other posters will have alternative ideas here.

[nomad297]

Did you buy this from a dealer? If so, I wouldn't touch it. I would have the dealer take care of it.

Bruce