Where to get rubber/plastic strip for bottom of hatch?
Posted:
Mon May 16, 2011 10:01 amby misterW
My hatch sits right on top of the floor of the trailer. So there is a crack between floor and hatch that water flowing down the hatch could conceivably get into.
I want to put a rubber strip/flap along the width of the hatch that is maybe a couple of inches wide. It would basically hang down off the bottom of the hatch and cover the crack between floor and hatch.
In terms of functionality, I could use a piece of cut bicycle inner tube, but I was looking for something with a more professional, finished look.
Anyone know where I could find something like this?
Posted:
Mon May 16, 2011 11:10 amby bobhenry
I used rubber maid black rubber shelf liner for my hatch hinge cover.
Posted:
Mon May 16, 2011 3:02 pmby madjack
I used a piece of 2x1/16" AL flat stock, screwed to the edge of the hatch, hanging down to cover that gap...and a piece of weatherstipping to make it water tight...others have also used the weathstripping used on the bottom of garage doors and available at most home stores..............
madjack
Posted:
Mon May 16, 2011 3:27 pmby TPMcGinty
I used a 1x6" piece of wood, screwed to the bottom edge of the hatch. It hangs down to cover that gap and has a piece of weatherstipping to make it water tight. It also gives me a nice stiff structure to attach my hatch lift handles to. It doesn't look half bad either.
Posted:
Mon May 16, 2011 5:10 pmby aggie79
I used a "P" shaped self-adhesive weatherstripping from McMaster-Carr. As I recall it was either 1-1/4" or 1-1/2" wide.
For looks, I added an aluminum strap on the flat part.
Take care,
Tom
Posted:
Mon May 16, 2011 5:47 pmby LDK
I E-mailed Kevin from kuffel creek the other day about that same thing. I bought his manual on the cubby awhile back and I was having some trouble understanding how the bottom of the cubby hatch was done and he told me that he used t-molding along the bottom of the hatch. I don't know if I can use t-molding because of the gap but MJ has a pretty good solution with the 2"x 1/16" aluminum.
Posted:
Tue May 17, 2011 12:09 pmby Mightydog
We found a great selection of door sealer at our local RV supply/repair place.
Posted:
Tue May 17, 2011 6:30 pmby dh
Mightydog wrote:We found a great selection of door sealer at our local RV supply/repair place.
I don't know why, but it seams like lots of people around here go everywhere but the RV stores. That is what you are building after all, just on a smaller scale.
Posted:
Tue May 17, 2011 7:30 pmby Mightydog
dh wrote:Mightydog wrote:We found a great selection of door sealer at our local RV supply/repair place.
I don't know why, but it seams like lots of people around here go everywhere but the RV stores. That is what you are building after all, just on a smaller scale.
The guys at our local RV place got to know us on a first name basis. When the TD was completed, they wanted to see it. I was expecting a little of a hard time as they sold full-sized RV units. They commented to each other (more than a few times) about how our quality was so better than the trailers that they had on the lot. I'll admit it, my head got a little bigger after that.