ATF: Sundance - Cabinet Doors

[Lise]

Our 5th wheel, a 2011 Sundance 2900 MK, has been stored for 6 months this winter, and upon picking it up, we found that all of our cabinet doors have expanded at the joints; 3 of them have expanded to the point where up to 1/2 gap, causing damage to the wood and bending the doors. Some of the doors could be pressed back together, but 2 of the doors and the fridge front panelling will have to be replaced.
Our questions are:
1-What can be done about this problem?
2- How do we stop this happening again?

FYI - the trailer was store with two DrizAir containers and was checked every 2 months and crystals replaced when necessary. We also had 2 vents open as per the storage facility`s recommendation.
When speaking to the storage facility owners, they shared with us that they thought it was a strange occurrence, as they hadn`t heard of any other trailer owners having this problem (and they store over 100 trailers there).
Also curious to know if this has happened to other owners? We do have high humidity here in BC, but it doesn`t get very cold.

Looking forward to your reply,
Mike and Lise

 

[guitarpicr]

That is odd - Never heard of that happening. Are your doors solid wood or particle board ? Hope they get you squared away.

 

[Lise]

Yes it does seem odd to us as well. The doors are solid wood. One thought we had was that the center of the door was expanding with the increased moisture content in the doors, due to the humidity, but the door over the bathroom sink, which has a glass insert, the frame around the glass insert also is pushing apart. Waiting for comments from the factory...

 

[ncc1701e]

That is odd - Never heard of that happening. Are your doors solid wood or particle board ? Hope they get you squared away.

Just want to say, you got a good looking trailer there............ LOL......

 

[rarnold]

Ditto! Nice rig. We store our 2900 MK beside our house and it is raining pretty hard today. We also use two Driz-air and have had no problems with anything inside. It will be interesting to hear what Heartland says and does.

We wish you all the best.

Rod

 

[Lise]

Thanks - we love our rig as well! We have contacted Heartland, and they said they will replace the damaged doors. Still waiting to find out what the manufacturer says could be the cause - we don`t want to go through this again. Have decided to keep it at our house rather than storage, so that we can monitor the humidity levels, and we will be ventilating the trailer with a fan, and even a de-humidifier if necessary..

Thanks for your concern. Happy RVing!

Mike & Lise