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Old 05-19-2019, 03:01 PM   #1
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Slide-out water damage?

Having seen several videos of slide-out water damage repairs, I decided to waterproof ours as best as possible.

I purchased some aluminum rain diverter and fashioned it to act as a sidewall water barrier but also a drip-edge for the underside (preventing any leaching to the underside floor screws). The underside paneling should not be more than two inches deep otherwise it will mangle on retraction. It also needs to be fashioned around screws etc. to penetrate as far as possible.

I took out the bottom rails (inc. wall staples) and slid the aluminum paneling up behind and above where the rail goes.

I wanted to cover all screw heads with Ultra Bond tape (cheaper than Eternabond) so, to keep it tidy, I replaced all screws with stainless countersunk. The bottom rail screw holes are already countersunk so I just countersank the vertical end rail screw holes.

When covering the screws/rails with tape it's important to start at the bottom for overlaying purposes.

If you decide to try this, Do Not use sealant under the metal sheeting or it will squeeze out onto your carpet on retraction.
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Old 05-19-2019, 03:52 PM   #2
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Thanks for the slide fix. The pictures were great. Did you have issues with sliding the aluminum between the slide and the lower plastic support strip? (looking for better words)
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Old 05-19-2019, 04:00 PM   #3
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Thanks Frank, If you mean the metal bottom rail, I slid it behind both that and the side panel. But you need to extract the side panel staples in order to do that. That was an easy part of the operation.
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