hickerson.richard

I added a 16 x 50 addition (15' ceiling) to my 42 x 60 shop/garage for my 40 ft. '98 Executive and did not add a floor drain. The hinged barn door opening has a sloped concrete apron and a rain diverter at the top of the doors which does a good job of keeping the rain out. I don't wash the RV indoors and any spills from maintenance can be cleaned up with a rag. I painted the concrete floor with epoxy which helps with cleanup when needed.

I did this work about 8 years ago. There are square headed screws to the ceiling support and to the side cabinets; some may be hidden under the side panels. If you can't find them, use a sawzall with metal cutting blade. I did not try to save the old cabinet; I made them out of white/red oak. Since the TV cabinet was on an angle, some a small (~8") spacer cabinet was made to extend the side cabinet to mate with the new replacement cabinet. If I had to do it over again, I would probably make a new longer side cabinet. This also relieved a bare triangular portion of the ceiling which I filled with some material from the frig enclosure. Hope this helps, Rick

I had a similar problem with bumping my head (it is hard but not that hard). I solved it by removing the CRT TV and cabinet. I made a new cabinet and spacer fashioned after the satellite receiver cabinet. I removed the upholstery under the front cabinets and replaced it with 1/4 oak plywood and made some new bumper pads. Removing the cabinet uncovered some bare ceiling. I found some spare ceiling material over the refrigerator and used it to fill the bare spot. I used the cabinets over the dash for WiFi repeaters, routers, and cable splinters, etc. I made a new equipment cabinet apposite the living room couch and installed a retractable flat screen smart TV. All connections cables were routed thru the left side of the window box frame and under the base of the cabinets over the entry door. The new equipment cabinet has power outlets and wire ways in each drawer.

I also am interested in a replacement for the King system. I have a 1998 Executive with a 8.3 Mechanical pump. I currently have issuers with the system and would like to replace with a newer serviceable system. It looks like this subject is popular. Could the information be placed in the downloads section for future reference? My email is : hickerson.richard@gmail.com.

I changed out the original Norcold last year for a GE unit. The new unit was a bit deeper than the Norcold so I added 1-1/2" extension to the cabinet. It fit over the furnace; most refrigs were too high. I had some room left over and added a slideout pantry. Everything went thru the front door of my 1998 Executive (no window removal). Now, the ice cream stays frozen.