Replacing cupboard doors with some quality units.

[Farklepilot]

Hi all, my 2019 2797RSTS cupboard doors are literally self destructing. Trailer does not have any water leaks, has not been hammered down logging roads, is kept inside a large shop. Everything was fine.. Then I noticed one day the cupboard door above the bed was separating at the corner joint. Like with a good 1/4" gap. Started to look closely at all the others. About 25% of them are starting to do same. Not interested in patching the garbage quality doors installed. Don't care about a couple hundred extra pounds. Anybody done this? Before I get flamed, I know that trailers are built to a weight spec. I know they choose to keep them light for many marketing reasons. Was told by many that GD was a quality built rig. Hate to see a cheap one!

[ncitro]

Hi all, my 2019 2797RSTS cupboard doors are literally self destructing. Trailer does not have any water leaks, has not been hammered down logging roads, is kept inside a large shop. Everything was fine.. Then I noticed one day the cupboard door above the bed was separating at the corner joint. Like with a good 1/4" gap. Started to look closely at all the others. About 25% of them are starting to do same. Not interested in patching the garbage quality doors installed. Don't care about a couple hundred extra pounds. Anybody done this? Before I get flamed, I know that trailers are built to a weight spec. I know they choose to keep them light for many marketing reasons. Was told by many that GD was a quality built rig. Hate to see a cheap one!

TucsonJim
I think Jim had a couple of his separate and was able to repair them but I’m not aware of anyone that has straight up replaced them. I think the separation has to do with heating and cooling mixed with humidity.

[Farklepilot]

Thanks for the response.. got carried away with the numbers lol... obviously not a 2797. 297RSTS. Understood if you subjected them to extremes this could happen. Trailer lives inside a shop here in the Pacific NW. Never seen a desert. Never seen temps below freezing. Never been in a high humidity environment. At this point I will assume it's just mine? either way, I will be looking at upgrading them.

[TucsonJim]

Thanks for the response.. got carried away with the numbers lol... obviously not a 2797. 297RSTS. Understood if you subjected them to extremes this could happen. Trailer lives inside a shop here in the Pacific NW. Never seen a desert. Never seen temps below freezing. Never been in a high humidity environment. At this point I will assume it's just mine? either way, I will be looking at upgrading them.

It's not just yours. My 2017 297 had some cabinet doors shrink and crack. But of course, I live in the desert and the temperature inside the coach can hit 140°F on a blistering hot day. The cabinet doors are real wood, so they can be affected by lots of environmental conditions such as swelling in humidity and shrinking in hot/dry climates. I did remove and repair mine, but they are not perfect. I've considered going to a local cabinet shop for replacements if I ever feel the need.