DX3 ceiling drooping

[Ladytj1754]

Our 2016 DX3 37TS ceiling has a spot between the drivers slide and front air conditioner that is dropping. We think it has become detached from the roofing somehow. It’s only one spot. The slide actually rubs when bringing it in or out. That’s how we discovered this. There is NO water leakage. It just drops from this one spot.

Has anyone experienced this? We have never had this happen in any other coach. Not sure what the remedy is or even how to get to that space to evaluate. Will the roof or ceiling need to be replaced?

[johndjmix]

Originally Posted by Ladytj1754

Our 2016 DX3 37TS ceiling has a spot between the drivers slide and front air conditioner that is dropping. We think it has become detached from the roofing somehow. It’s only one spot. The slide actually rubs when bringing it in or out. That’s how we discovered this. There is NO water leakage. It just drops from this one spot.

Has anyone experienced this? We have never had this happen in any other coach. Not sure what the remedy is or even how to get to that space to evaluate. Will the roof or ceiling need to be replaced?

Im sure Brian will chime in here, but ...... A friend of mine had this happen on his non-dynamax coach, it was just the thin vinyl material separating from the wood backer. What we did was slice a small 3" long cut in the center of the dropping vinyl, put some spray adhesive in there, then pushed it back up. We were very careful to align the cut perfectly, so you can barley notice it.


What i would do though is to be sure the dropping isnt due to water getting in....my friends was not. If its water, you have bigger issues to deal with.


--John

[KRedburn]

You may want to check the panel screws for the ceiling.

not knowing where it is exactly drooping. Those decorative stripes on the ceiling hide the screws that hold up the panels.

If it is in the center of a panel then what John says would be an option.

[Ladytj1754]

Originally Posted by johndjmix

Im sure Brian will chime in here, but ...... A friend of mine had this happen on his non-dynamax coach, it was just the thin vinyl material separating from the wood backer. What we did was slice a small 3" long cut in the center of the dropping vinyl, put some spray adhesive in there, then pushed it back up. We were very careful to align the cut perfectly, so you can barley notice it.


What i would do though is to be sure the dropping isnt due to water getting in....my friends was not. If its water, you have bigger issues to deal with.


--John

Thanks, John. Our drooping is stiffer than just vinyl separating from wood backer, unfortunately. But, fortunately, no water. We also have the service Manager from Van City in Colorado Springs looking into it while we are in WA. Will follow up when we get back to Colorado or before if he gets an answer from Forest River. Perhaps Brian also has some input as well.

We just hope remains in the one spot and the whole ceiling does start coming undone!

[Ladytj1754]

Originally Posted by KRedburn

You may want to check the panel screws for the ceiling.

not knowing where it is exactly drooping. Those decorative stripes on the ceiling hide the screws that hold up the panels.

If it is in the center of a panel then what John says would be an option.

Thanks! We can certainly look at that as well.

[bclemens]

We don't actually screw the ceilings.

The ceiling panels lay down on the table first. The aluminum rafter system is then laied on top of that and we use glue/foam to adhere the rafter to the backside of the ceiling panels. Trim just covers the seam. If a repair is done, we might screw them on, but not normally.

[Ladytj1754]

Originally Posted by bclemens

We don't actually screw the ceilings.

The ceiling panels lay down on the table first. The aluminum rafter system is then laied on top of that and we use glue/foam to adhere the rafter to the backside of the ceiling panels. Trim just covers the seam. If a repair is done, we might screw them on, but not normally.

Thanks, Brian. Sounds like the adhesive has failed in that one spot. Now, to figure out how to re-attach without taking the whole ceiling down. I just hope the rest of the ceiling doesn’t come unglued too!

[bclemens]

It depends on where it is at. At the front bunk....that ceiling is screwed as it is put on after the main ceiling. The main ceilings is "soft touch" the bunk ceiling is not.

[Ladytj1754]

Originally Posted by bclemens

It depends on where it is at. At the front bunk....that ceiling is screwed as it is put on after the main ceiling. The main ceilings is "soft touch" the bunk ceiling is not.

We have the 37TS. The drooping is located between the driver’s slide and the air conditioner. I have a video, but I don’t know if I am able to post it. I’ll look and post here, if I can.

[Ladytj1754]

Originally Posted by Ladytj1754

We have the 37TS. The drooping is located between the driver’s slide and the air conditioner. I have a video, but I don’t know if I am able to post it. I’ll look and post here, if I can.

I am unable to post a video showing the drooping.

[bclemens]

Fixed the picture. If you can push up on it and it gives a little...it might have just broken loose from the rafter. If you pull the trim off (It just snaps in). You might be able to push it up and put some pin nails in it that would go into the aluminum rafter.