studs in walls

[l24x4]

Does anyone have or know how to get a picture or specs of were the studs are at in the wall of the slide out side of a 2008 roo 21ss. Above the slide does not seem to have any studs or any support on the bottom of the wall above the slide were the plastic white piece that the seal is attached to. Thanks is advance

[Triguy]

Short of someone with the same '08 Roo, I would use my electronic stud finder.

What are you working on?

[l24x4]

My wall above slide is rotted. in the middle the wall paper is REALLY soft and it don't seemed to be a piece of aluminum there at all. One on top of the wall but not on the bottom. Not sure what to do besides cry to sleep at night.

[great white]

Well, if you're handy its probably time to take the wall apart and replace the rotted parts.

If you're not handy I hope your wallet is heavy....

[capucine]

The wall is a sandwitch type composed of a luan board, hard styrofoam and another luan all bonded together. The aluminum frame will be hard to find but if you use the proper picture hanger you should not have any problems to install the hook where you want. Most of the items are only screwed in the luan directly. When you insert the hook put a bit of crazy glue at the same time you insert the hook.

[great white]

Originally Posted by capucine

The wall is a sandwitch type composed of a luan board, hard styrofoam and another luan all bonded together. The aluminum frame will be hard to find but if you use the proper picture hanger you should not have any problems to install the hook where you want. Most of the items are only screwed in the luan directly. When you insert the hook put a bit of crazy glue at the same time you insert the hook.

Picture hanger?

Did I miss something?

I thought he was talking about fixing a rotted wall......

[TURBS]

Originally Posted by great white

Picture hanger?

Did I miss something?

I thought he was talking about fixing a rotted wall......

He was talking about fixing walls.
Picture hanger aka stud finder !

[great white]

Originally Posted by f1100turbo

He was talking about fixing walls.
Picture hanger aka stud finder !

Ah, I see where I mixed it up.....

[Len & Cheri]

Originally Posted by f1100turbo

He was talking about fixing walls.
Picture hanger aka stud finder !

But what's this about a hook?

[great white]

Originally Posted by Len & Cheri

But what's this about a hook?

great.

Now I'm mixed up again.......

[Triguy]

Originally Posted by l24x4

My wall above slide is rotted. in the middle the wall paper is REALLY soft and it don't seemed to be a piece of aluminum there at all. One on top of the wall but not on the bottom. Not sure what to do besides cry to sleep at night.

I am sorry to hear this. You may have already done it, but have you identified the cause of the water damage? Was it the roof, seals, window? You get the point. Replacing the effected areas will be necessary, of course, but the cause needs to be addressed as well.

Originally Posted by great white

Well, if you're handy its probably time to take the wall apart and replace the rotted parts.

If you're not handy I hope your wallet is heavy....

Good point. Just curious l24x4, do you intend to do this work yourself or have a dealer or experienced friend do this?

[l24x4]

Well I tore into it alittle today. No form board one stud running along to top of the ceiling. Looks like a rim board glued to the stud and laminate on both sides of it. No stud on bottom. The roof and all seams have Rv tape and the seal above the slide has tape too. Thinking the water is somehow getting pass the slide seal and the plastic cup on the bottom off the wall above the slide is trapping it and all is getting sucked up into the wood. Just don't know how to get rotten wood out without braking the fiberglass on the outside. And don't know really how the water is getting in. But the only spots that are affected are right above the slide. Here's a thought. If there is no stud on the bottom and no studs running up and down because what will they attach to. And every time the slide is ran out. You would think it would pull the wall on top out just a little and over time the screws on the outside that holds the roof down where the fiberglass meets would start to loosen maybe. Hell I don't know. But your right if I cant find where the leak is fixing it would be a waste of time. But for now just getting the rotten wood out would be a start. Any suggestion would be a big help. Sorry for the book.

[bakken]

Unfortunately, to do a proper fix on the wall above the slide opening would require the removal of the slide, and that is not a small job. Sorry.