When we would close the camper door, the handle would close but the top and bottom corners of the door would stay open... Fletcher had told me that very likely the inside of the door was compromised and needed a new frame to be sturdy again, but I had not expected the extend of decomposition on the inside! Basically, there was nothing left and the two pieces of wood that kept the handle in place were floating around the empty inside...
The door is like a sandwich, crimped around the edges, with a stiff corrugated cardboard lining. Most of the cardboard was composted into a bit of dirt in the bottom of the door, which explained the loss of rigidity. Rolf made a frame of ripped to size wood and used left over insulation panels to fill the gaps real nicely. The door sure is heavier now, but it does close nicely :-)The challenges were not creating any pressure points in the aluminum while plying the crimped edges apart, and the taking apart and putting back together of the little window. The gasket was pretty stiff so getting the plexiglass window back in without too much bending was difficult until Rolf had the grand idea to use WD40 and the lube slid the window pane right in!
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