RVFun4Us
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I ordered two sets of the polyethylene strips for my living and entertainment slides from Heartland to protect the plywood against the chipping that was occurring. Received them and then read about the angle corner pieces to protect the plywood along the bottom edges. So I followed the advice of several members and installed the angle corner pieces first and then would install the strips butted up against the angle corner pieces. I have two questions relating to this:
1) Will installing the strips next to the angle corner pieces protect the plywood from the chipping that is taking place? The angle corner pieces now cover where the damage was so that is why I am asking.
2) Heartland did an installation of the strips on a member where they installed them as far as possible under the slide without jacking it up. Another board member indicates that the proper way would be to jack up the slide about an inch and run the strip up under the leading beveled area at the front edge of the slide. Want to do this install right so need the factory to tell me the preferred method. Parkland RV Products have instructions with pictures but does not address this issue.
Thanks for hopefully a quick response since I would like this fixed before we go out on our next trip to the rainly west side of the Cascades for two months. Any other forum members are certainly welcome to also answer. Also have this issue in the Big Horn Exterior thread.
Bob
1) Will installing the strips next to the angle corner pieces protect the plywood from the chipping that is taking place? The angle corner pieces now cover where the damage was so that is why I am asking.
2) Heartland did an installation of the strips on a member where they installed them as far as possible under the slide without jacking it up. Another board member indicates that the proper way would be to jack up the slide about an inch and run the strip up under the leading beveled area at the front edge of the slide. Want to do this install right so need the factory to tell me the preferred method. Parkland RV Products have instructions with pictures but does not address this issue.
Thanks for hopefully a quick response since I would like this fixed before we go out on our next trip to the rainly west side of the Cascades for two months. Any other forum members are certainly welcome to also answer. Also have this issue in the Big Horn Exterior thread.
Bob