When we bought our RV we had no idea that the closets it came with in the Master Bedroom would not be able to fit our adult clothes leaving 1/3 of the length on the closet floor causing wrinkling. Well we have come up with an idea to get around this issue by taking out the bottom of the closet floor. Below is step by step information on how my husband tackled this project.
First I had no idea how the manufacturer put the RV together. The first side, I started from the top removing the top panel of the floor of the closet in the master bedroom. The second attempt, I chose to start with the bottom section and work my way up. I feel this was the easier of the two so let me give the step by step instructions on how I did it:
First, unscrew the screws on top of the floor.
First I had no idea how the manufacturer put the RV together. The first side, I started from the top removing the top panel of the floor of the closet in the master bedroom. The second attempt, I chose to start with the bottom section and work my way up. I feel this was the easier of the two so let me give the step by step instructions on how I did it:
First, unscrew the screws on top of the floor.
Next, I used a small screwdriver to pry the panel on the bottom and pulled down gently.
some of the staples may stay in the wood so you may want to remove them with pliers.
Using an utility knife, I scored the top portion of the floor on the inside (closest to the bed)
From here, I just used the palm of my hand and hit the floor upwards starting from the outer edge and front, working my way to the area I scored with the knife. I then bowed the front middle to clear the wooden piece that mounts to the outer wall. You will see that a piece broke off the floor panel in this process (PIX 2). Also, I don't know if it was a defect in the build (PIX 6) but the front wall of the closet was no longer attached (the other side was still attached at this point). An easy fix with a screw.
What remains is to remove all the staples that remained in the wood, both on top and bottom, to prevent snagging on the clothes. I did choose to remount the clothes hanger bar a little. I raised it approx 2 inches and pulled it towards the door of the closet a little. This was all eyeballed actually. We use a tote under the closet for some of our undergarments and by raising the clothes hanger, the clothes only rest a little on the tote. Better than 1/3 of the length of clothes resting on the floor of the closet getting severely wrinkled.
On a scale of 1-10 with 1 being extremely easy to 10 being extremely difficult my husband would rate this as a 3. I believe this is something anyone could tackle.