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Post by WrkrBee on Mar 2, 2021 9:16:38 GMT -5
After trying to seal the gaps between the shower door frame and the side "wall" twice, I pulled the shower door frame assembly. You can't get it out, so it's probably put in before the bathroom wall is installed or the roof is put on. I worked around it. The shower sides are so thin, it flexes a lot. I cut pressure treated strips, 1/4" x 1.5", to fit behind the shower wall, where the door frame screws go through. This extra structure should have been done at the factory or by the shower vendor. It's probably skipped so they can pack more showers on the truck going to the RV manufacturer. It's also some ounce weight savings for the end product, but it stands out as a cut corner to me. What else are they covering up?
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Post by touaregtowr on Mar 2, 2021 20:10:34 GMT -5
After trying to seal the gaps between the shower door frame and the side "wall" twice, I pulled the shower door frame. You can't get it out, so it's probably put in before the bathroom wall is installed or the roof is put on. I worked around it. The sides are so thin, it flexes a lot. I cut pressure treated strips, 1/4" x 1.5", to fit behind the shower door frame. This extra structure should have been done at the factory or by the shower vendor. It's probably skipped so they can pack more showers on the truck going to the manufacturer. It's also some ounce weight savings for the end product, but it stands out as a cut corner to me. What else are they covering up? Do you have a picture of the shower with the strips attached? We purchased a 2017 168VRB as well and have not yet used the shower so we don't know what to expect. |
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Post by WrkrBee on Mar 2, 2021 20:53:23 GMT -5
After trying to seal the gaps between the shower door frame and the side "wall" twice, I pulled the shower door frame. You can't get it out, so it's probably put in before the bathroom wall is installed or the roof is put on. I worked around it. The sides are so thin, it flexes a lot. I cut pressure treated strips, 1/4" x 1.5", to fit behind the shower door frame. This extra structure should have been done at the factory or by the shower vendor. It's probably skipped so they can pack more showers on the truck going to the manufacturer. It's also some ounce weight savings for the end product, but it stands out as a cut corner to me. What else are they covering up? Do you have a picture of the shower with the strips attached? We purchased a 2017 168VRB as well and have not yet used the shower so we don't know what to expect. The strips are behind the shower walls where the door frames are screwed to, so are unseen once all is put back together. The strips pull the thin shower wall to the door frame so there are no bulging gaps between the screws. |
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Post by touaregtowr on Mar 10, 2021 19:53:52 GMT -5
Do you have a picture of the shower with the strips attached? We purchased a 2017 168VRB as well and have not yet used the shower so we don't know what to expect. The strips are behind the shower walls where the door frames are screwed to, so are unseen once all is put back together. The strips pull the thin shower wall to the door frame so there are no bulging gaps between the screws. Thanks, I'll check ours out once we can get into it (May 1st). |
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Post by WrkrBee on Mar 11, 2021 10:51:20 GMT -5
The strips are behind the shower walls where the door frames are screwed to, so are unseen once all is put back together. The strips pull the thin shower wall to the door frame so there are no bulging gaps between the screws. Thanks, I'll check ours out once we can get into it (May 1st). Push on the shower walls at the frame between frame screws. The turned in shape of the shower wall edge, lipstick design, is to make it look finished. The shape only pushes the wall away from the frame. Duh. The strips prevent this, but allows the lipstick aesthetics to function. |
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Post by earlelaine on Oct 10, 2022 11:48:21 GMT -5
I notice the water bounces off of me and hits the edge of the outside of shower wall where the shower curtain meets the shower wall. With just a little gap between shower curtain and shower wall the water runs down then over the edge of the shower pan then onto the floor. I think I will by some bather edging material and create a 1/4" dam all the wall across the top of the shower pan you step over to get in. That should stop the the water getting out.
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Post by WrkrBee on Oct 10, 2022 21:08:17 GMT -5
I notice the water bounces off of me and hits the edge of the outside of shower wall where the shower curtain meets the shower wall. With just a little gap between shower curtain and shower wall the water runs down then over the edge of the shower pan then onto the floor. I think I will by some bather edging material and create a 1/4" dam all the wall across the top of the shower pan you step over to get in. That should stop the the water getting out. Our shower has a two-piece curved door that overlaps the fixed sides when closed. At least the fixed panels were easy to seal once the shower wall flex was repaired. I would think a curtain would definitely be difficult to deal with. |
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