Entry Door Recurving

[Richard RV]

I used a turn buckle between the door frame and the cabinet to pull the framework back in and match the cabinetry. Helps to keep the middle-age spread from increasing.

Now if I could decrease my own body middle-age spread.

I'll edit to add a photo later today.

You mean a photo of the GMC middle-age spread, not yours I hope!

 

[tmsnyder]

I used a turn buckle between the door frame and the cabinet to pull the framework back in and match the cabinetry. Helps to keep the middle-age spread from increasing.

Now if I could decrease my own body middle-age spread.

I'll edit to add a photo later today.

Please don't, no one needs to see that lol.

 

[74_Coach]

Please don't, no one needs to see that lol.

Maybe this one?

 

[Richard RV]

Our Fearless Super Moderator is Canadian, distantly related to royalty and is well known in the finer poutine establishments throughout the Great White North.

I believe this is his coat of arms.

 

[Billygoat]

That gap at the entry door cabinet panel does not continue to grow. The worst gap I've ever seen was maybe 1/2"-5/8", most are ~3/8".

Your earlier post about using rods to tie together the roof wouldn't address the cause of the bowing side wall - the structural discontinuity of the door opening. There is simply no way to reinforce the structure without adding a lot of reinforcement to both the roof/wall connection and aluminum framing on either side of the opening. There's already a solution that works, I'd go with that.

Maybe it's more of a mental exercise aimed at GMCs that don't have the perpendicular wall panel immediately adjacent to the door opening?

Good news on it not spreading further and its possible the problem is more of the concentrated load from the aircon and the dynamic loading from the vehicle motion but for sure the rods could help with further spreading but some anslysis would have to be applied for sure. Anyhow if it stops thats good. Metal failure is a stretching process until you reach its ultimate tensil strength then you start seeing a slow tearing happen. Anyhow good to hear tge movement stops so the door curving will be what I’ll attempt to do. I too have leakage at the bottom of my door and it shows in the insides door finish with water stains.

Thanks for info,
TG

 

[RF_Burns]

Thanks for the kind comments guys.

Here is a photo of the turnbuckle from the cabinet to the door frame. The bracket is a "T" bracket to spread the load on the cabinet.




No gap here between the door frame and the cabinet.

 

[Biggamehunter]

If your floor has a crown to it, you will need to outboard the body mounts. I did mine and the crown went away, and the door closes correct now.

 

[CV12Steve]

If your floor has a crown to it, you will need to outboard the body mounts. I did mine and the crown went away, and the door closes correct now.

Should also correct mid-coach bath/closet door issues, correct?