The trim on the slide out fell off!

[BeerBrewer-MGRV]

We own a 2023 Imagine 2670MK and while traveling between campsites the one of the inside trim pieces fell off from the table/recliner side slide out. The trim piece is about 6 inches wide and 6 ft long and mounts on the left side of the slide out next to the recliner. It was only held on with a single bead of caulk and a few short staples. The staples barely passed through the trim piece, which is why it came off. I can easily fix this a number of ways.

Method 1 - I could remove the old caulk, apply carpenters glue and clamp the trim board back in place. This method would not leave any scars but, after I do it that the trim piece will NEVER easily come off again.

Method 2- I could scrap off the old caulk, add a new bead of caulk and then use a brad nailer (using tiny short brads) to hold it in place while the caulk dries. Then I'd have to fill and blend the nasty brad holes. This never truly hides the nail heads and I'll see them each and every time I look at it.

My inner carpenter likes method 1 and my inner engineer likes method 2. I've never actually worked on a slide out, nor have I seen one being repaired. So I don't know if these trim boards need to be removeable so the slide out can be worked on one day. So I thought I ask for your expert opinions.

Thanks!

 

[Calbar]

We own a 2023 Imagine 2670MK and while traveling between campsites the one of the inside trim pieces fell off from the table/recliner side slide out. The trim piece is about 6 inches wide and 6 ft long and mounts on the left side of the slide out next to the recliner. It was only held on with a single bead of caulk and a few short staples. The staples barely passed through the trim piece, which is why it came off. I can easily fix this a number of ways.

Method 1 - I could remove the old caulk, apply carpenters glue and clamp the trim board back in place. This method would not leave any scars but, after I do it that the trim piece will NEVER easily come off again.

Method 2- I could scrap off the old caulk, add a new bead of caulk and then use a brad nailer (using tiny short brads) to hold it in place while the caulk dries. Then I'd have to fill and blend the nasty brad holes. This never truly hides the nail heads and I'll see them each and every time I look at it.

My inner carpenter likes method 1 and my inner engineer likes method 2. I've never actually worked on a slide out, nor have I seen one being repaired. So I don't know if these trim boards need to be removeable so the slide out can be worked on one day. So I thought I ask for your expert opinions.

Thanks!

We had the same thing happen. Use the brad nails and don't use the carpenter glue. This trim needs to be removed if you ever have a slide problem that the slide needs to come out of the box. The trim needs to be removed for the slide to be extended out past the wall. An example is if one of the rollers fails the slide box needs to come out past the wall of the trailer to replace the roller.

Dealer fixed ours and I went and added some additional brads.

Rob

 

[BeerBrewer-MGRV]

We had the same thing happen. Use the brad nails and don't use the carpenter glue. This trim needs to be removed if you ever have a slide problem that the slide needs to come out of the box. The trim needs to be removed for the slide to be extended out past the wall. An example is if one of the rollers fails the slide box needs to come out past the wall of the trailer to replace the roller.

Dealer fixed ours and I went and added some additional brads.

Rob

I was afraid of that it might have to be removed some day. I guess I could use few trim screws. Even though these have small-ish heads they would be a lot harder to hide than brads. At this point re-attaching it with the brads looks like best solution unless someone has a better idea.

Thanks for the info!

 

[Calbar]

I was afraid of that it might have to be removed some day. I guess I could use few trim screws. Even though these have small-ish heads they would be a lot harder to hide than brads. At this point re-attaching it with the brads looks like best solution unless someone has a better idea.

Thanks for the info!

I also looked at trim screws but didn't like how they would look with the larger heads. Even thought about decorative wood plugs but in the end the brads won out. I also put longer brads in the top of the trim where there is a 1/2x1/2 backer to space the top out to avoid the cantilever effect and so far it has stayed in place. Finger crossed.

Rob

 

[Najataagihe]

You could always use heavy-duty Velcro - the kind with plastic on both parts...

 

[huntindog]

You could always use heavy-duty Velcro - the kind with plastic on both parts...

Time for a new tool. A pin nailer. It shoots headless pins that are virtually invisible, yet one can still remove the trim pretty easy when needed. The trick to using this tool is to shoot tje pins in at opossing angles to lock the trim into place. Every RVer needs this tool.

 

[Najataagihe]

1" - square roofing nails.

That's the ticket!!!

 

[RV2600RB]

Concrete nails would work too ?
Rich