Shower Floor and Toilet riser.
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Topic: Shower Floor and Toilet riser.
Posted By: rawest50
Subject: Shower Floor and Toilet riser.
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2021 at 3:58pm
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I just noticed a crack in the shower basin at the corner of the toilet riser. The shower floor feels soft and flexes. This causes the crack to open. We have not used the shower but twice when we first got our new 179. We typically only use the toilet to pee. Anybody else having the same problem. Cracks or floor flexing. ------------- 2017.5 RPod 179 2017 Jeep Unlimited Wrangler 2017 Chevy Colorado Z71 Off Road Crew Cab 2 Weiner dogs Great wife puts up with my BS ❤️ Thoroughbred Racing. 
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Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2021 at 4:38pm
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Floor flexing there is very common, if you do a search you can find various fixes, most of which are pretty simple involving placement of some blocking underneath. If you have a crack for sure check for water damage underneath.
Might be pretty hard to reseal that crack, sealants that can take a lot of flexing generally aren’t real good as adhesives. I think I’d try stabilizing the shower pan with blocking as much as possible and then try some 3M 5200 marine sealant on it. I’d be curious what others here would recommend. ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: rawest50
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2021 at 4:57pm
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What is the grill below the bathroom door for? It must be for any dampness under the shower floor. There should not be any water damage. We do not use the shorter or the worthless sink. Just the toilet to pee. ------------- 2017.5 RPod 179 2017 Jeep Unlimited Wrangler 2017 Chevy Colorado Z71 Off Road Crew Cab 2 Weiner dogs Great wife puts up with my BS ❤️ Thoroughbred Racing.
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Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2021 at 5:11pm
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Just ventilation, the battery charger is under there to the right. Remove the screen and you can inspect and add blocking.. If you never plan to use the shower then you don’t really need to worry about sealing the crack, just reinforce it under there to stabilize it. ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: rawest50
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2021 at 5:58pm
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Thanks. ------------- 2017.5 RPod 179 2017 Jeep Unlimited Wrangler 2017 Chevy Colorado Z71 Off Road Crew Cab 2 Weiner dogs Great wife puts up with my BS ❤️ Thoroughbred Racing.
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Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2021 at 7:45pm
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If you do plan to use the shower, the reinforcement under the floor, mentioned above, is necessary, but you will also need to fix the crack. That should not be done by applying a caulk or sealant, as it does not stop the mechanical movement of the fracture. You really need to do a fiberglass repair. If you have no experience with this sort of thing, it's probably best to have a body shop that does fiberglass auto body repairs or a boat yard fix it. If you can remove the shower pan, the fiberglass patch can be put on from underneath and the crack in the gelcoat touched up. The hard thing is to match the color, if that is important to you. ------------- Never leave footprints behind. Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
Posted By: rawest50
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2021 at 1:59pm
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How do you get anything of adequate size or strength through that small opening? What did you use? ------------- 2017.5 RPod 179 2017 Jeep Unlimited Wrangler 2017 Chevy Colorado Z71 Off Road Crew Cab 2 Weiner dogs Great wife puts up with my BS ❤️ Thoroughbred Racing.
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Posted By: rawest50
Date Posted: 04 May 2021 at 5:32pm
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I think some of you missed the intent of my question. They have many new great epoxy proxy products. The crack is the least of the problem. The pan and drain flex. You can feel it when you step into the shower/toilet. How can I support the pan floor. The vent below the door is the only opening. How do I install anything thru that small opening. A contractor suggested expansive foam. I do not feel good about that. Help!!!! ------------- 2017.5 RPod 179 2017 Jeep Unlimited Wrangler 2017 Chevy Colorado Z71 Off Road Crew Cab 2 Weiner dogs Great wife puts up with my BS ❤️ Thoroughbred Racing.
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Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 04 May 2021 at 5:51pm
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What I did on mine was to measure the distance from the floor to the bottom of the pan above. Took that distance and cut a 2 x 6 to fit. Slid the cut 2 x 6 sideways through the opening, turned it 90 degrees and moved it into place. Since it was a tight fit a hammer with a scrap of 1 x 1 was utilized to get it into the right location. ------------- God's pod '11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 04 May 2021 at 6:56pm
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Jato's fix is probably sufficient to fix the shower pan flexing. Another option would be to use a piece of 1x2 horizontally mounted on top of the support block [the 2x6] to extend the support out a little further from the edges of the 2x6. The space is awkward to get into, but it can be done, especially if you have a contortionist or a mechanically inclined child available to help. If you still can't get in, you can cut the hole a little bigger and get a bigger grill cover to close it. ------------- Never leave footprints behind. Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
Posted By: marwayne
Date Posted: 04 May 2021 at 11:59pm
Make the opening bigger, put on a bigger grill. https://postimages.org/"> https://postimages.org/">  https://postimages.org/ - photo upload ------------- If you want something done right, do it yourself. 2011 RP172, 2016 Tundra 5.7 Litre, Ltd. |
Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 05 May 2021 at 10:11am
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That's the way to go. Original grill is almost big enough to get my fat fist through. ------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
Posted By: rawest50
Date Posted: 05 May 2021 at 10:24am
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Definitely take a look into modifying the grill. Thanks. ------------- 2017.5 RPod 179 2017 Jeep Unlimited Wrangler 2017 Chevy Colorado Z71 Off Road Crew Cab 2 Weiner dogs Great wife puts up with my BS ❤️ Thoroughbred Racing.
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