Medicine cabinet in bathroom fell off wall |
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Badweissenbier
Groupie Joined: 26 Oct 2019 Location: WV Online Status: Offline Posts: 41 |
Topic: Medicine cabinet in bathroom fell off wall Posted: 24 Oct 2020 at 6:42pm |
There is a TSB on the medicine cabinet falling off. 51-1058
It is a free repair at a forest river dealer |
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Dirt Sifter
Senior Member Joined: 30 Dec 2018 Location: Right side OR Online Status: Offline Posts: 170 |
Posted: 22 Oct 2020 at 9:39am |
Danny, our 195 had a recall because some of the medicine cabinets were not screwed into the studs on some of the production, like ZuBrew said. You might try to locate the studs and see if the installer missed. BUT on that note, I have problems with where it is in relation to the sink anyway.
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Greg n Deb 2020 195 HRE
'07 Tundra 5.7L., '17 Tacoma 3.5L. Both with tow packages 1 Puggle, 1 Chihuahua support staff |
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cfishkin
Newbie Joined: 18 Oct 2020 Location: NY Online Status: Offline Posts: 2 |
Posted: 22 Oct 2020 at 8:59am |
Wow, my first post and what a reply. Thank you!
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marwayne
Senior Member Joined: 25 Oct 2011 Location: Edmonton AB Can Online Status: Offline Posts: 1002 |
Posted: 21 Oct 2020 at 11:05pm |
If you want something done right, do it yourself.
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cfishkin
Newbie Joined: 18 Oct 2020 Location: NY Online Status: Offline Posts: 2 |
Posted: 21 Oct 2020 at 10:45pm |
Though the medicine cabinet looks nice, it is totally impractical for brushing your teeth. We just took ours off the wall, took the mirrored door, removed the handle, and hung the door back on the wall with command strips. Changes everything. Have to figure out how the cover up the screw holes in the wall which I will. Am also replacing the faucet.
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Sailor Pod
Newbie Joined: 15 Nov 2018 Location: Michigan Online Status: Offline Posts: 8 |
Posted: 16 Nov 2018 at 5:57pm |
We have yet to have the mirror problem with my R Pod, but I suspect your R Pod is still under warranty. If it is and the dealer is nearby, they should fix it for your without charge. If the dealer is not near, maybe a call to the dealer will help facilitate the repair by someone near you. Just a suggestion and may be worth a try. If it is not covered under warranty, there are other suggestions in this thread that will likely work.
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ZuBrew
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 11 Oct 2017 Location: Macedon, NY Online Status: Offline Posts: 113 |
Posted: 14 Nov 2018 at 11:24am |
Danny, I would have thought the Forest River folks would have tried to hit the wall studs when attaching the medicine cabinet. At least with a few of the screws. Mine is packed away for the winter right now but I'll be checking on this in the spring because I really want to move my medicine cabinet.
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6288 |
Posted: 14 Nov 2018 at 10:39am |
Veterans should sign up for this benefit and get it added to the MyLowes card. This will allow online purchases. If you don't have or don't want a MyLowes card, Military IDs, and VA VIC cards can be used for in-store purchases. More details are available at the link above.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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marwayne
Senior Member Joined: 25 Oct 2011 Location: Edmonton AB Can Online Status: Offline Posts: 1002 |
Posted: 13 Nov 2018 at 10:51pm |
If you want something done right, do it yourself.
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dannyw2002
Newbie Joined: 29 Jul 2018 Location: CA Online Status: Offline Posts: 10 |
Posted: 13 Nov 2018 at 9:29pm |
Thanks all for the replies and ideas. I need to look at the wall in more detail that was holding the medicine cabinet. It does face the exterior, would assume it is fairly thin, although the screws that were originally holding on the cabinet were at least an inch long. The wall must not have very solid material as it fell off with 8 fairly coarse threaded screws holding it up. Seems like the anchor type bolts would probably be a better solution. Overall just seems the weight of the medicine cabinet is just not ideal for the material in the wall. Still deciding what to do...appreciate the thoughts.
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