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Post by supermerle on Nov 17, 2011 10:06:47 GMT -5
Here's a pic of the counter top and the left end is about 1/2" to 1" higher than the stove and sink area  . Has anybody else seen or had this problem and what was the fix? I figure it's rebuild time? This is more of a face lift instead of a restoration and want it nice but not new. Camper 1966 1500 model Attachments:
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Post by offspringin on Nov 17, 2011 10:50:42 GMT -5
i have not had this issue (and dont have that style trailer) but i was just wondering if that looked original from factory or does it look like something caused it to be that way? Just wondering if it was supposed to make any spilled water run towards the sink or something like that.....  from the picture it looks like its supposed to be that way. |
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Post by dragonfly on Nov 17, 2011 11:53:36 GMT -5
When I looked at your post, I thought you have to be kidding. I have been scratching my head since getting my '61 or '62 Shasta Astrodome. It slopes toward the stove by close to 3/4 inch. It looks to have come from the factory that way.
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Post by 65callie on Nov 17, 2011 12:35:48 GMT -5
My 65 countertop, sink, and stove slope towards the wall. We assumed it was to keep any water or other spills from going onto the floor. Or maybe it was put together on a Friday afternoon following a liquid lunch.
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Post by dragonfly on Nov 17, 2011 14:29:44 GMT -5
65callie You probably solved the mystery. Mine makes no sense to slope toward the stove.
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Post by supermerle on Nov 17, 2011 16:52:33 GMT -5
I was wondering maybe on that side of the trailer the whole wall had fell, but it all seemed tight when I fixed all the roit on the bottom of the camper? Wondering if the support in the wall has roited and letting the counter top fall down? Maybe this is factory or late friday or early monday morning workmanship at it finist?
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Post by vikx on Nov 18, 2011 1:44:56 GMT -5
Most of the time, a slanting cabinet or counter top means that something has sagged. It could be due to rot, especially of the bottom skirt boards, or perhaps a cracked wall stud. It might be a good idea to loosen the skin along that side and check the skirts and framing. I would say the factory had enough quality control to catch that much of a slant...
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Post by dragonfly on Nov 18, 2011 6:08:53 GMT -5
I don't know vixx. My floor is solid from the top and underneath, their is no sign that the plastic moulding has ever been in any other position and when measuring, the side that meets the cabinets is just higher by 3/4 inch.
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Post by supermerle on Nov 18, 2011 11:27:03 GMT -5
Dragonfly
that how mine is? Only the one leg is long. Vikx I totally agree with you, but I redid all the rot along the bottom on all four sides. My floor seems to be solid also? The top cabinet even follows the counter top, thats why I was wondering about the wall sagging? The upper cabinet even covers some of the window trim. I'll get some pictures and show that.
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Post by vikx on Nov 19, 2011 2:17:57 GMT -5
Most Shasta floors are in good shape; Shasta used Celotex as a belly material/insulator and it is good stuff. Seems to let the floor breathe while preventing floor rot. I've had a trailer totally wall rotted with a sound floor.
So... if you can live with the slanted counter, it's not a big deal. I would still loosen the skins and check the framing. Better safe...
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Post by vikx on Nov 19, 2011 2:22:07 GMT -5
Here's an example of nasty skirt boards with a good floor. This little trailer's walls were so loose that the dinette seat rubbed a hole in the paneling getting it home. We were lucky. She still has original Marmoleum flooring and is completely rebuilt now. Attachments:
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Post by supermerle on Nov 21, 2011 8:35:38 GMT -5
vikx
I replaced all of that you got showing in your picture? I got some pictures last night that I'll post that shows how they cut the back ledger bd. so it would have slope to it? I took the sink out and everything so I could see what's going on and it looks very solid in that area.
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Post by supermerle on Mar 6, 2012 17:13:25 GMT -5
Well winter never came so I'm back on the shasta. Vikx I think I've found the problem and I think the wall is saging.  Going to get it ready to camp and fix the wall after the spring camping season is over. I had used a jack on the wall when replacing the skirt board, but I think it's going to take some interior roof jacks to get the wall headed upward and jacks on the outside to fix things. no big deal but I thought I'd been careful when I first replaced the wood. Must have been tried of laying on the ground? PS vikx is there anything going to get out of line on the roof when I start pushing it up? |
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Post by vikx on Mar 7, 2012 2:09:07 GMT -5
I've learned (the hard way) not to re-adjust too much. A little sag is better than bulging the wall studs. Let the trailer tell you where it wants to be. V
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Post by supermerle on Mar 11, 2013 12:05:42 GMT -5
UPDATE: V the wall was a saggin and so I took everything back apart here is a picture of the counter top in its new horizontal postion!  Attachments:
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Post by supermerle on Mar 11, 2013 12:11:24 GMT -5
posted wrong picture above here's the right one. Attachments:
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Post by vikx on Mar 11, 2013 23:04:17 GMT -5
You're making progress. Congrats.
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. Has anybody else seen or had this problem and what was the fix? I figure it's rebuild time? This is more of a face lift instead of a restoration and want it nice but not new.
from the picture it looks like its supposed to be that way.
Going to get it ready to camp and fix the wall after the spring camping season is over. I had used a jack on the wall when replacing the skirt board, but I think it's going to take some interior roof jacks to get the wall headed upward and jacks on the outside to fix things. no big deal but I thought I'd been careful when I first replaced the wood. Must have been tried of laying on the ground? 
