When I took apart our water-damaged cabinets in the overhead of the living room slide-out, I realised the most of the decorative finish was "Wood Tape" oak applied over a lesser-quality wood. Wood tape is a fairly local company (Everett, WA). It has held up well and will be re-installed.
I'm building new cabinets using oak-faced plywood, but will re-install the cabinet facias.
I can't understand the manufacturer's logic in the cabinet installation. There are three 1" square steel tubes running the full length of the slide out. The spaces between are filled with 1" thick, rigid styrofoam. The tubes and insulation are covered by a lauan doorskin type plywood.
These heavy oak cabinets weren't attached to the steel tubes, but with short woodscrews to the lauan plywood. When I took down the water-damaged cabinetry, all but four of the screws in a 12-foot run of cabinets had lost their purchase in the rotted plywood. It's a minor miracle that the whole shebang didn't come crashing down.
My new cabinets will be attached to the steel tubes, removing the risk of them coming adrift.
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Frank and Eileen
No longer RVers or FR owners
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