Having trouble with Casita parts department

[Rzrbrn]

Has LHC made a public announcement they are closing the installation/repair part of the business? Just want to be certain.

This is terrible news.

[steve dunham]

Originally Posted by Rzrbrn

Has LHC made a public announcement they are closing the installation/repair part of the business? Just want to be certain.

This is terrible news.

Yes they announced their retirement and the closure of the mod shop several months ago . If you go to the Casita Forum you can read the actual announcement .

[mandit]

Just replaced all the roof rivets on my Casita. I use LHC they are the best!

[Yvimij]

I am a bit of a bubba, but when one of those little plastic rivet caps deteriorates or falls off, I just stick a little patch of aluminum tape over the rivet and hit it with a spot of paint that matches the Casita color. It's easy to do, seals watertight, and they are invisible unless you get real close. Been doing that for several years and lots of miles and have never had a leak. I picked up matching paint at the local Hobby Lobby.

[gordon2]

Originally Posted by jim_ivy

I am a bit of a bubba, but when one of those little plastic rivet caps deteriorates or falls off, I just stick a little patch of aluminum tape over the rivet and hit it with a spot of paint that matches the Casita color. It's easy to do, seals watertight, and they are invisible unless you get real close. Been doing that for several years and lots of miles and have never had a leak. I picked up matching paint at the local Hobby Lobby.

My experience with alum tape is that it is in no way a waterproofing item. As I understand it, the snap caps are 99% cosmetic and in fact were not used at all in the early years. The tape and paint sounds like a reasonable cosmetic option but I seriously doubt it helps to make the original rivet any more leak proof.

[Yvimij]

Actually, the tape is more waterproof than the snap caps were. It has been over 3 years that I first applied the tape. I have been through some horrendous downpours without a single leak. Even spent a week or so with several inches of snow on the roof. If it were going to leak, it would have done so by now.

I'm not talking about "duct tape". This tape a thin sheet of aluminum with a very sticky adhesive on one side. The roll I have (enough to last a lifetime) is from 3M.

Before I discovered the tape, I was replacing rivets and snap caps. It was a hassle and I still had leaks from some of the rivets where the fore and aft cabinets are fastened to the roof. I intended the aluminum tape to be just a stop gap until I had time to get some help and do it right. But I haven't had any problems at all since applying the tape. Still have a couple of bags of rivets and snap caps around here somewhere. Even if I need to replace a rivet, I will use the tape to cover it instead of the snap caps.

[Cloud master Don]

Two months ago I ordered a small, almost insignificant part from Casita's parts department. Thanks to Tyler, it arrived within a few days, as my orders always have. It cost next to nothing, too, as Casita's prices are very reasonable, and always have been.


BTW, when the person I wish to talk to is not available when I call, that person always calls back within a reasonable period of time.


With one exception, it makes no sense to me to do business with anyone else. And that exception is Little House Customs.


Cloudmaster Don

[Rzrbrn]

Originally Posted by Don Neilson

Two months ago I ordered a small, almost insignificant part from Casita's parts department. Thanks to Tyler, it arrived within a few days, as my orders always have. It cost next to nothing, too, as Casita's prices are very reasonable, and always have been.


BTW, when the person I wish to talk to is not available when I call, that person always calls back within a reasonable period of time.


With one exception, it makes no sense to me to do business with anyone else. And that exception is Little House Customs.


Cloudmaster Don

My experience also.