Post by kenmo on Nov 11, 2013 21:05:48 GMT -5
We have now owned our 2012 261RKS a full year and up until this weekend have been absolutely satisfied with everything. As part of winterizing, I checked every penetration of the floor that I could find and seal. Under the kitchen sink, a few minor places to seal, but otherwise no issues. Under the rear dinette seat, a fairly large opening of 7" x 9" where two 2" heat ducts and one electric cable went into the basement. A patch was easily created with the proper openings and no more easy access for critters.
Now, moving towards the bathroom, the wall between the dinette and the bathroom had two openings that could only have been created by the character from the movie "Texas Chainsaw Massacre!" Most of the paneling on each side of the wall and nearly the length of the dinette itself have been rendered into sawdust, with cables, ducts and lines running haphazardely in all directions. No, I'm not thru yet, because I made the mistake next of opening the inspection plate at the bottom of the shower pan. I found an opening in the floor, roughly half the size of the shower pan itself, surely large enough for the 2" drain line to pass into the basement area. Further inspection revealed no bracing on the front part of the shower pan (I can only hope the back side is better since I can't see that far back). At this point, I added a block of wood between the floor and the bottom of the shower pan, and gave up even thinking about blocking the openings to keep out unwanted critters.
I'm hoping for the best over the winter and will try again when warm weather comes in the Spring to seal and block.
I suppose I should not be surprised, that the construction you SEE is far better than the parts hidden from most eyes.
Now, moving towards the bathroom, the wall between the dinette and the bathroom had two openings that could only have been created by the character from the movie "Texas Chainsaw Massacre!" Most of the paneling on each side of the wall and nearly the length of the dinette itself have been rendered into sawdust, with cables, ducts and lines running haphazardely in all directions. No, I'm not thru yet, because I made the mistake next of opening the inspection plate at the bottom of the shower pan. I found an opening in the floor, roughly half the size of the shower pan itself, surely large enough for the 2" drain line to pass into the basement area. Further inspection revealed no bracing on the front part of the shower pan (I can only hope the back side is better since I can't see that far back). At this point, I added a block of wood between the floor and the bottom of the shower pan, and gave up even thinking about blocking the openings to keep out unwanted critters.
I'm hoping for the best over the winter and will try again when warm weather comes in the Spring to seal and block.
I suppose I should not be surprised, that the construction you SEE is far better than the parts hidden from most eyes.
