Shortest Straw
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Nice! Mine will look like this soon!
Gateway Storage bay wall removed...Suggestions welcomed
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Bones
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Updated pictures. On the electrical my father in-law had a good idea. It was a little more work But I think it was worth doing and looks good. This way I will have a flat wall on this side too. I'll grab a blank electrical plate and cover the hole up. I also did a good bit of the framing too.
Shortest Straw
Caught In A Mosh
Nice work. Has Heartland offered you a job yet?
Jesstruckn/Jesstalkn
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They wouldn't hire him He's over qualified !!!!
This is Heartland's handy work
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SilverRhino
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They wouldn't hire him He's over qualified !!!!
This is Heartland's handy work
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I would have to agree from what I have observed looking at new HL products over the last year and talking to people as we travel
GOTTOYS
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Quality craftsmanship done by someone that cares...Must have flunked their H.S. shop class...LOL...DonI would have to agree from what I have observed looking at new HL products over the last year and talking to people as we travel
Bones
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Thanks. I think I would get fired within a few Days because I would take too long. I managed to get my project to a point where I need to make another depot run. I need to get some angle to support the steps so they don't sag when you step on them some spray glue and more black cloth material and door catches. Because I pushed the wall back so far I was unable to make the shelf's like a suggestion made earlier. I will fit some things in there and see what room I have and then see If I can make some shelf's to fit in the space. Home Depot is going to love me.
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I find this kind of work all over the industry. It is not just heartland. Sometimes I look at what was done and shake my head. I think it falls into a function of time and material cost. where us owners can take time and fine tune things.They wouldn't hire him He's over qualified !!!!
This is Heartland's handy work
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Jesstruckn/Jesstalkn
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Ya he went to town with the hole saw then the chain saw !!!!
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Bones
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I finished up a good bit of the storage bay and some stair reinforcing. The stairs still sag but not as much. I would have to rip them out to completely fix them and I'm not doing that until they break. I probably should have used steel instead of the aluminum piece. I thought the aluminum would work but not as I had envisioned. The storage wall came out nice. In stead of doing the access panel type I chose to hinge the whole panel in two sections and then give them a handle. I think it turned out ok.
Since I hate those double position Gas spring on the door I added single acting gas springs. The double acting springs are a good thought in theory but don't work well at all when applied to this situation. They were causing my hinge to separate from the coach because of the amount of force needed to push the door up. I will see how these spring work and I may upgrade next year to stronger ones. These seem a little weak but they work. We will see.
Since I hate those double position Gas spring on the door I added single acting gas springs. The double acting springs are a good thought in theory but don't work well at all when applied to this situation. They were causing my hinge to separate from the coach because of the amount of force needed to push the door up. I will see how these spring work and I may upgrade next year to stronger ones. These seem a little weak but they work. We will see.
Jesstruckn/Jesstalkn
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Nice job Bones turned out better then perfect.
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Bones
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Yeah you will run across a lot of different ideas and sometimes you will take those ideas and modify them to work for you.
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Thanks Jerrod
Bones
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Ghettomedic, Sorry for getting measurements back to you late. Been busy around here. I hope this is what you need.
Both Drawers are 4" deep and I think they both measured 19 and 7/8" wide. The lengths are 10" for the small one and 18" for the large one. There really is not much to these drawers at all. They are flat faced cut and nailed together. The only fancy cut is the recessed cut for the drawer bottom. That is it. The face panel can vary depending on your available space. I can measure them too if you would like but your steps could be slightly different.
Shortest Straw
Caught In A Mosh
Thank you. i would like the face panel as well. I am going to see if I have the room to do this install. If they have a part number that would be good too. I am hoping I can order them from Heartland and if I can it would save me some time and make the better half happy quicker!
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Thank you sir!
TxCowboy
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Jerrod, Bones, and anyone else doing this type of mod -- Before you drill holes into your basement ceiling and floors, how do you know what it behind the floor/ceiling? I'm pretty sure there's nothing in the floor except the plywood base so that seems pretty safe but I'm not so sure what might be in the basement ceiling, e.g., electrical lines, etc. And what type and length of screws are you using? Something like a 2.5 inch wood screw?
