Hello, I literally just joined and couldn't find a "new comers" section so I hope this is okay to post here. I am getting ready to get out of my current 5'r and I am looking at a 2008 Bighorn 3670RL. Ive only seen it in pictures as it is too far away to go kick the tires but it does look like it is in good condition except for and interior slide-out wall. It is the main door-side slide and its the rear side wall of that slide Im concerned about.
The inner skin toward the interior of the coach right at the fascia has come off the wall framing. Am I correct in thinking that these slide-out walls are "pressed" just like the main body of the fifth wheel? I can only think of two reasons this separation would happen 1) water intrusion 2) some type of impact or binding has "snapped" the inner skin off the framing. I was assured there was no water leak and the slide-out wall ( at least in pics) doesn't look damaged in any way so I am at a loss as to how this could have happened. The salesman said " oh, its an easy fix just put the nails back in and itll be fine..." now Im a carpenter by trade and this doesn't make sense to me unless the walls actually are built nailed together, which i don't think is the case.
Has anyone ever come across this? Is it as bad as I am fearing? I was thinking i could just set and screw the inner skin to the wall framing which would give back some rigidity but I know nothing of the structural integrity of a slide room wall or if this would even be possible. My plan is to add woodwork and skin some walls with stain grade luan. It just so happens that the slide room walls are where the new skins are going to be anyway so i will be covering over the unsightly screw heads if in fact this would work. I will be living in it and it doesn't get moved so there would be no constant moving in and out of the slide, if that would even matter.
Im thinking this is a major problem and bad enough to just let this 5'r go and keep looking but just in case i wanted to ask people who would know before i make up my mind.
Thank you all very much,
I hope to part of the family soon~
The inner skin toward the interior of the coach right at the fascia has come off the wall framing. Am I correct in thinking that these slide-out walls are "pressed" just like the main body of the fifth wheel? I can only think of two reasons this separation would happen 1) water intrusion 2) some type of impact or binding has "snapped" the inner skin off the framing. I was assured there was no water leak and the slide-out wall ( at least in pics) doesn't look damaged in any way so I am at a loss as to how this could have happened. The salesman said " oh, its an easy fix just put the nails back in and itll be fine..." now Im a carpenter by trade and this doesn't make sense to me unless the walls actually are built nailed together, which i don't think is the case.
Has anyone ever come across this? Is it as bad as I am fearing? I was thinking i could just set and screw the inner skin to the wall framing which would give back some rigidity but I know nothing of the structural integrity of a slide room wall or if this would even be possible. My plan is to add woodwork and skin some walls with stain grade luan. It just so happens that the slide room walls are where the new skins are going to be anyway so i will be covering over the unsightly screw heads if in fact this would work. I will be living in it and it doesn't get moved so there would be no constant moving in and out of the slide, if that would even matter.
Im thinking this is a major problem and bad enough to just let this 5'r go and keep looking but just in case i wanted to ask people who would know before i make up my mind.
Thank you all very much,
I hope to part of the family soon~
