R-pod Owners Forum : 191 Valance and blinds pulled from wall https://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : I need HELP!!! : 191 Valance and blinds pulled from wall Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 21 May 2026 14:13:53 +0000 Mon, 17 Aug 2020 07:26:30 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 https://www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=13777 R-pod Owners Forum https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.rpod-owners.com/ 191 Valance and blinds pulled from wall : Glad to hear you have it worked... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13777&PID=135365#135365 Author: offgrid
Subject: 13777
Posted: 17 Aug 2020 at 7:26am

Glad to hear you have it worked out. Slightly missing the mark on installing the screws seems par for the course for FR unfortunately. ]]> Mon, 17 Aug 2020 07:26:30 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13777&PID=135365#135365 191 Valance and blinds pulled from wall : Just following up on this. My... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13777&PID=135339#135339 Author: Bungee
Subject: 13777
Posted: 16 Aug 2020 at 4:22pm

Just following up on this.  My r-pod was in storage for a few weeks so I didn't get a chance to do anything.  The video was key on the outer walls.  What I found was that the instal at Forest River was off by a small amount and basically missed the metal frame in the walls.  Now that I know where to look, the fix was trivial.

On the dinette window that is on the arch one the rear of the trailer, that appears to be wood in the walls at some unknown spacing.  The screws that Forest River used were self tapping which implies that they were supposed to hit something other than paneling.  After putting a few tiny holes to locate the studs, I found that FR again was off by a quarter inch in all directions and missed the stud for the blinds and the valance.  Again easy fix once you know where things are in the walll.

I expect all the blinds and valances to fall off eventually if I do not proactively go fix them.  Thank you both for your insight.  very valuable.
]]> Sun, 16 Aug 2020 16:22:19 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13777&PID=135339#135339 191 Valance and blinds pulled from wall : Thank you for that video. There... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13777&PID=133716#133716 Author: Bungee
Subject: 13777
Posted: 15 Jul 2020 at 11:21am

Thank you for that video.  There were a couple things that were useful such as the wall have 2 overlapping luan panels and the foam is closed cell.  The video that followed noted the Azdel panels do not use luan on 2019.5 and later models so I think on my 2020 has slightly different construction.

On the use of plastic EZAnchors in paneling, that seems like a decent option if you can't find the aluminum.  

I would really like to take a tour of the factory and see it for myself.  Wink
]]> Wed, 15 Jul 2020 11:21:33 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13777&PID=133716#133716 191 Valance and blinds pulled from wall : You can look at this video to... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13777&PID=133702#133702 Author: offgrid
Subject: 13777
Posted: 15 Jul 2020 at 7:59am

You can look at this video to get an idea where the aluminum frame is. Don't use any fasteners longer than an inch, that's the wall thickness. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMXneKc_fDo
]]> Wed, 15 Jul 2020 07:59:29 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13777&PID=133702#133702 191 Valance and blinds pulled from wall : I used the plastic screw in anchors... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13777&PID=133694#133694 Author: Woodmiester
Subject: 13777
Posted: 14 Jul 2020 at 8:57pm

I used the plastic screw in anchors (about an inch long) with a # 8 screw.  That was two years ago and still holding.  ]]> Tue, 14 Jul 2020 20:57:29 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13777&PID=133694#133694 191 Valance and blinds pulled from wall : We have a new r-pod 191 with the... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13777&PID=133693#133693 Author: Bungee
Subject: 13777
Posted: 14 Jul 2020 at 7:42pm

We have a new r-pod 191 with the dinette in the rear and the valance and the blinds were marginally attached the day we drove this home.  The valance screw on the right side completely pulled out of the paneling and the blind screw around the lower plastic standoff also was pulled thru the paneling.  

We are looking for a clever idea for repair.  Here is what we have tried:  We have added larger diameter screws to the valance and also added one more to each side (we noticed that there was only one screw in each angle bracket).  The valance fell off the next trip.  Then we added 2 sided 3M foam tape to the top of the blind (sandwiched between the blind and the valance) and that failed as well because the valance backing was too slick.  The standoff was temporarily fixed with a larger diameter screw but I suspect that is temporary.

Is there any way to know where the aluminum frame is?  Has anyone had any luck with using different anchors in the paneling?

Thanks
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