Wall separation from the ceiling

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MeggittDave

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We have owned our 2009 rock wood ultra lite since 2009 and have only camped seasonally up until September of last year. Since it has become colder I have noticed both the bathroom walls and medicine cabinet have stared separating from the ceiling. They are in the upper part of the fifth wheel and on separate sides of the trailer. I do not know why it would be doing this. Is there anyone that could shed some lights on this issue?
 
Don't quite understand can you post some pictures?Could be a frame problem you need to figure it out it could get worse.
 
The interior walls are just partitions, sort of tacked into place.  When the RV travels on the road or gets leveled up on a campsite, the chassis (frame) gets twisted and shifted, pushing the sidewalls, roof and floor back & forth out of alignment with each other and various joints get stressed. Sometimes beyond their ability to recover.  Ultra-light designs are more susceptible to this because structural rigidity gets compromised to reduce weight. None of that helps you with your problem, though.

You will need to push those panels back in place as best you can and figure out ways to re-attach them.  Plus, check all the exterior joints as well, since there clearly has been a lot of movement. Chances are good that joints where the sidewalls come together with each other and the roof have also "worked", possibly breaking loose screws or rivets and stretching the caulk (sealant) that makes them watertite.  You want to catch anything like that before it gets worse.
 
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