Need help with 2011 29re

[HeyJude]

I need to buy a new shower surround and I just got home (29RE is parked at campground), and I didn't know you had to measure for the apron (pan size).
Can anyone measure the pan from the top of the rim to the lowest point on the inside of the pan? I'm sure it isn't much more than 5" but I could be wrong. They come in two sizes 5" and 9", I'd hate to buy the wrong one. I have a guy coming out next week to install it, I was hoping to order it and have it by then.

[arpipeliner]

This is mine in my 29RE.




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[HeyJude]

Originally Posted by arpipeliner

This is mine in my 29RE.

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You rock! Thank you so much!

[arpipeliner]

No problem. Had to replace mine so know that feeling.


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[Jim in Halifax]

Originally Posted by HeyJude

I need to buy a new shower surround and I just got home (29RE is parked at campground), and I didn't know you had to measure for the apron (pan size).
Can anyone measure the pan from the top of the rim to the lowest point on the inside of the pan? I'm sure it isn't much more than 5" but I could be wrong. They come in two sizes 5" and 9", I'd hate to buy the wrong one. I have a guy coming out next week to install it, I was hoping to order it and have it by then.

I also have a 29RE...Why did you have to replace the surround....cracked?...How???..J

[offduty11]

I noticed my new (2016) re has no caulking around the top of the shower when my last unit did. Are all the units like this?

[BeachLady]

Humm, we too had to replace the shower surround, 2010 Silverback RE29. We dropped the rig at the dealer fall 2013 to make repairs cause by a tire that de-laminated. Trailmate was the brand (China Bomb). Picked it up spring 14, checked the repairs and left for the ocean. Upon arriving at the ocean discovered a crack between the screw hole on the pinchy clip that holds the shower head and the top of the shower wall. Caulked it and taped it to get through last year, fixed it this year for almost $800.
Frankly, I thought the pinchy clip was Mickey Mouse solution. The white screw that held the clip rusted. Not a quality solution.

[HeyJude]

Originally Posted by Jim in Halifax

I also have a 29RE...Why did you have to replace the surround....cracked?...How???..J

It was already cracked when I bought it. Previous owner said it cracked during the winter cold, I believe him, seems like it happens quite often. I'm buying the surround myself and have a guy that is going to install it for $100 dollars. My husband could probably do it himself, but hurt his back this year and hasn't been able to do much.

[HeyJude]

Originally Posted by BeachLady

Humm, we too had to replace the shower surround, 2010 Silverback RE29. We dropped the rig at the dealer fall 2013 to make repairs cause by a tire that de-laminated. Trailmate was the brand (China Bomb). Picked it up spring 14, checked the repairs and left for the ocean. Upon arriving at the ocean discovered a crack between the screw hole on the pinchy clip that holds the shower head and the top of the shower wall. Caulked it and taped it to get through last year, fixed it this year for almost $800.
Frankly, I thought the pinchy clip was Mickey Mouse solution. The white screw that held the clip rusted. Not a quality solution.

Repair guy that is doing the install says the guys at the dealerships are paid very low wages and don't put the clips in correctly. Ours was screwed down too tight.

[Tiggerdad]

Originally Posted by offduty11

I noticed my new (2016) re has no caulking around the top of the shower when my last unit did. Are all the units like this?

My 2013 Crusader is not caulked. Neither was my HR Savoy. Top of surround is above the shower head so I see no need.

[arpipeliner]

Not to scare you Hey Jude. Check the caulking around the surround and the shower pan. My pan had spiderweb cracks after the family stayed a summer and that winter turning on my heel it broke. The guy did a decent job out of Brighton,MI. After a couple of months the water would seep thru. Not hard to dissemble about a dozen screws. Hard to hold the panels by yourself but can be done.

That's why I believe their is no caulking on the top of the surround. It's just really a brace to hold the three panels together.


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[hillsdaletc]

Several things to remember when installing your shower base or wall. Do NOT screw to wall unless you first drill the holes for the wall a bit larger than the screw. If yours is installed with a surrounding molding all the better, then you can use the molding as a clamp. These trailers and fifth wheels torque tremendously when maneuvering and need to flex. If not the plastic will crack at the screws. Can also happen in extreme weather such as we have been having the last few years.