2022 Solitude Cabinet Shelf Collapse and Repair

[ForBruce]

We have a 2022 solitude. The 6 foot cabinet has 2 shelves. The top one sits on top of 2-rails and is held in place by THIN 1/2" staples.
The lower shelf sits BELOW the support rails and is held up by those same staples.

Bouncing down the road had it's toll and the weight of the pots pounds those staple loose and the entire shelf failed and dropped.

WHY the heck would anyone install a shelf BELOW supports...unless your in a RUSH to build a quick frame and flip over.

In order to repair i had to remove the shelf ..which is impossible unless you cut it.. I took a vibrating saw and made two cuts.
This allowed me to remove 2 sections and the third (still too big) i just slid out of the way.

after making center supports i installed the shelf ON TOP of the supports. The two to the left were stapled back into place. The one on the right i used wood screws to make it removable in case i need to get to the wires ,which drop down from the control panel on the wall above.

4 hours later the photos speak for themselves.... oh yes when i finished I installed 3/4" wood bars on the sides of each shelf to prevent pots from hitting and opening the doors. These are not shown in the photos.

 

[WhittleBurner]

Sometimes it's amusing to see how the cabinetry is put together. Good fix!

 

[Wileykid]

Timely post, thanks for this. Looked at the lower cabinet near my sink where I keep the plates, and sure enough, the shelf has fallen down. Another victim of them stapling the shelf under the support. When I get home, will need to fix, unfortunately, it is in a tight restricted area to work. Oh fun...

 

[ForBruce]

side note ---had to remove the 3/4" long wood support on the back wall of the cabinet in order to lift the shelf up for cutting.
after cutting and shelf removal ..i reinstalled the rear support rail with glue and the original screws.
(mark the rail left and right before removing as the screw holds are not spaced evenly.)

the reason to make supports wider because they are at the joining of the cut shelves

 

[Michelle and Carl]

We have a 2022 solitude. The 6 foot cabinet has 2 shelves. The top one sits on top of 2-rails and is held in place by THIN 1/2" staples.
The lower shelf sits BELOW the support rails and is held up by those same staples.

Bouncing down the road had it's toll and the weight of the pots pounds those staple loose and the entire shelf failed and dropped.

WHY the heck would anyone install a shelf BELOW supports...unless your in a RUSH to build a quick frame and flip over.

In order to repair i had to remove the shelf ..which is impossible unless you cut it.. I took a vibrating saw and made two cuts.
This allowed me to remove 2 sections and the third (still too big) i just slid out of the way.

after making center supports i installed the shelf ON TOP of the supports. The two to the left were stapled back into place. The one on the right i used wood screws to make it removable in case i need to get to the wires ,which drop down from the control panel on the wall above.

4 hours later the photos speak for themselves.... oh yes when i finished I installed 3/4" wood bars on the sides of each shelf to prevent pots from hitting and opening the doors. These are not shown in the photos.









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We have a 2022 solitude. The 6 foot cabinet has 2 shelves. The top one sits on top of 2-rails and is held in place by THIN 1/2" staples.
The lower shelf sits BELOW the support rails and is held up by those same staples.

Bouncing down the road had it's toll and the weight of the pots pounds those staple loose and the entire shelf failed and dropped.

WHY the heck would anyone install a shelf BELOW supports...unless your in a RUSH to build a quick frame and flip over.

In order to repair i had to remove the shelf ..which is impossible unless you cut it.. I took a vibrating saw and made two cuts.
This allowed me to remove 2 sections and the third (still too big) i just slid out of the way.

after making center supports i installed the shelf ON TOP of the supports. The two to the left were stapled back into place. The one on the right i used wood screws to make it removable in case i need to get to the wires ,which drop down from the control panel on the wall above.

4 hours later the photos speak for themselves.... oh yes when i finished I installed 3/4" wood bars on the sides of each shelf to prevent pots from hitting and opening the doors. These are not shown in the photos.









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Agreed - we have a 2025 Solitude and it's still the same way. We thought we got it fixed, but are still having issues so this winter will be a redo on it. It doesn't make any sense to me on why the support pieces would be above the shelf. I also tried to seal up those large holes in case any rodents got into the bay, so they wouldn't make their way into the kitchen.

 

[Daryles]

Im going to inspect all my shelves now.

 

[HighHopes]

We also have a 2022. Same issue with the lower shelf. Who attaches a shelf (with staples) under the cleats? When discovered, just shook our head. Good fix.

 

[Calbar]

We had the same issue. I did mine without removing the shelf with a long screw driver bit extension and add support underneath at the front so far so good. Will need to do what @ForBruce did if it falls again.

Rob