Tomterrific wrote:I don't think it is a good idea to mount the axle carrier over the exterior wood. It would weaken the mounting too much. You could cut the exterior fascia to go around the carrier. Just paint the carrier heavy so it looks good.
I need some way to either trim after its already sitting on the frame...
kristaology wrote:And to seal the bottom edge of the 1/4'' ply, would the CPES work fine? I have weather stripping on my trailer frame to reduce friction and seal water away from the wall, but I'm worried about that uncovered bottom edge of exterior wall? Water is a pretty sneaky thing.
Every thing I've ever owned has leaked (1965 Banner camper, 1998 Jayco Eagle fifthwheel, 2004 Nissan Xterra) and I'm a little panicky about water damage happening under my nose because I missed some level of protection.
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