| If I were getting ready to sell my RV, one thing I | | | | can go over to the hardware store and buy some |
| would definitely be doing would be getting everything | | | | cabinet catches. From what I hear, the |
| in good working order. I know that there are simple | | | | recommended kind is friction or Bulldog catches. |
| things, small fixes and improvements, that I can do | | | | Fixing the Problem |
| myself that won't take too much time or effort but | | | | To install one of these catches, first mount the |
| will end up raising the value when I sell my motor | | | | receiving end of the catch to the cabinet frame, |
| home. | | | | close to the center on the vertical side. You can also |
| Bumpy Roads Cause Faulty Cabinet Doors | | | | put it on the horizontal side, bottom or top, about an |
| One thing, for example: the cabinet doors in my RV | | | | inch from the edge of the unhinged side. |
| don't stay shut very well. The thing is, we take a lot | | | | To figure out where on the door to mount the |
| of bumpy back roads-that's not unusual for people | | | | striking end, use a carpenter's pencil to mark, really |
| living the RV life. Part of the charm of it. Even some | | | | well, the outer edge surface of the receiving end. Set |
| highways can get pretty worn and rugged. My point | | | | the catch to stick out a little into the room, and close |
| is, we reach our destination, and the doors have | | | | the door tightly onto it so that the graphite from the |
| been jarred open, and not only is our stuff | | | | pencil leaves a mark on the inside of the door. |
| everywhere, but finishes have been damaged and | | | | This way you can tell where on the door to mount |
| hinges loosened. | | | | the strike. You'll then want to reset the receiving end |
| The Question: Do the Doors Stay Closed? | | | | to be more inside the cabinet so the door closes all |
| That question could come up with a prospective | | | | the way, and the strike fits firmly into the catch. |
| buyer who's at all familiar with this kind of travel...or | | | | The Answer: Now They Do! |
| even one who's not but has some common sense | | | | Easy as pie, right? And you can now proudly assure |
| and a practical brain, and is acquainted on even a | | | | any potential buyers that the problem of cabinet |
| basic level with the laws of physics. So rather than | | | | doors falling open and closed is nonexistent. |
| skirting around the answer when the time comes, I | | | | |