Hello folks. I have a 2011 North Country Lakeside 331QBDS which my family loves. After de-winterizing this year, I noticed 2 issues:
1) On both of my slides, at the front and rear edges where the underbelly meets the exterior wall, I noticed water damage to the edges of the underbelly (painted wood), where I'm guessing water, weather and sliding in and out, eventually has compromised those edges allowing water to penetrate. Not sure why the factory never covered those edges...its WOOD for crying out loud...just makes no sense to me at all. After pondering on what to do, I ended up applying silicone to the edges to seal them up as best as I could. My fear is over time, the silicone will break down and I'll have to do this again. I considered sealing it with some type of material, but I decided against it for fear of it catching my seals when I slide in/out.
2) At the back of the camper, on the door side, where that wall meets the rear wall, I noticed the exterior fiberglass wall is beginning to separate from the corner, ever so slightly, but enough so, that when it rains, I can be assured water will get into that crack. Not sure how I even begin to address getting that wall back to it's proper place...
Does anyone have any advice? Little frustrated at this point, as we discovered a couple issues with the camper the week after we bought it, and now this in season 2...argh.
Thanks in advance,
Tom
1) On both of my slides, at the front and rear edges where the underbelly meets the exterior wall, I noticed water damage to the edges of the underbelly (painted wood), where I'm guessing water, weather and sliding in and out, eventually has compromised those edges allowing water to penetrate. Not sure why the factory never covered those edges...its WOOD for crying out loud...just makes no sense to me at all. After pondering on what to do, I ended up applying silicone to the edges to seal them up as best as I could. My fear is over time, the silicone will break down and I'll have to do this again. I considered sealing it with some type of material, but I decided against it for fear of it catching my seals when I slide in/out.
2) At the back of the camper, on the door side, where that wall meets the rear wall, I noticed the exterior fiberglass wall is beginning to separate from the corner, ever so slightly, but enough so, that when it rains, I can be assured water will get into that crack. Not sure how I even begin to address getting that wall back to it's proper place...
Does anyone have any advice? Little frustrated at this point, as we discovered a couple issues with the camper the week after we bought it, and now this in season 2...argh.
Thanks in advance,
Tom