ladywendolyn
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Post by ladywendolyn on Jul 15, 2015 18:24:55 GMT -8
My door is metal on both sides. Is this normal? I would like to put wood on the inside when I rebuild it.. Yes it's normal for certain years and models. Nothing wrong with replacing it with wood but you may have to sand an 1/8 inch off the wooden door frame to get it all to fit back together. I'm going to replace the wood.. So basically just make sure the new wood plus wood panel ads up to the old measurement?
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mobiltec
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Post by mobiltec on Jul 15, 2015 18:57:56 GMT -8
Yes it's normal for certain years and models. Nothing wrong with replacing it with wood but you may have to sand an 1/8 inch off the wooden door frame to get it all to fit back together. I'm going to replace the wood.. So basically just make sure the new wood plus wood panel ads up to the old measurement? Yep. The metal frame work around the outside of the door must fit snugly all the way around.
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Post by cheri on Jul 16, 2015 1:51:21 GMT -8
Thanks to everyone's advice and Ross's great pictures of the tension rods, I got my door reframed and put back on the camper. I did put the tensioners back in. (one goes up from the door handle, the other goes down), and it is nice and straight and snug. Kind of odd that you have to take out the door handle to adjust tension, but it works. I was actually beginning to think that it was a really easy project until I hung it. I didn't realize how tight and square you have to get the aluminum in order for the piano hing to work properly, so I had to take it off, prebend the corners and hang it again. It worked the second time. Thanks for the help. Cheri Congrats Cheri. I don't believe I have ever hung a rebuilt door in a trailer and had it fit right the very first time.
UPDATE. Ok I did do one and it fit the first time. This video is kinda long but it get's fun in the middle. This one ended up fitting the first time.
Larry, That was too funny!!!! I noticed that you had a trim piece to nail in to. That would have been a big help. The only things holding the skin on my door are the hinge screws. I had to bend the aluminum that folded over past 90 degrees before putting it back on, and that made putting the skin back on a bit tricky. It did, however, keep everything nice and tight, so I could get the hinge screws in. This was the first project I have done where the screws actually went back into the original holes. Every time I watch your videos I want to run out and buy a new tool. (the saw this time) You should get a kick back from the tool stores. :-)
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mobiltec
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Post by mobiltec on Jul 16, 2015 5:23:43 GMT -8
LOL Cheri. Wouldn't that be nice if I got kickbacks for using tools.
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