1987 345 w\454

[tevake]

BAWHAHAHA! Too funny Keyair, but true.

Cheers Richard

[Kreimer]

Very true! I almost have one wall finished in the bathroom. Stopped for the night to let my brain rest cause I have to figure out the damn curve for the stuff I am applying to the wall. It cuts easy enough but Weiss look awful if I mess it up on this part.

[Keyair]

That looks AWESOME Brother!
We need details on what it is!

[Kreimer]

https://www.menards.com/main/kitchen...3764716243.htm hopefully it stays stuck! Seems to have a pretty decent adhesive doing the walls behind the toilet and fencing the toilet. Painted the curved wall. Haven't decided on the other wall yet. I would really like to make that wall hinge for the bigger bathroom opening I have seen in some coaches but I am not a terribly skilled carpenter. If anyone has some pics of how that wall works in theirs that would be great. I can't seem to find any decent pics online and searching the forum is a nightmare...

[Kreimer]

The following pics take some imagination. It is rough at the moment but I hope to get it all Together and finished up tomorrow. Here is the in progress pics. Forgive the mess.

[Keyair]

Lookin Good!

So, the toilet wall will hinge to the rear of the coach?

[Kreimer]

Yeah. The main door already meets the wall for the front so I didn't want to mess with that. I think I am gonna put some kind of fastener to hold the accordion door to the end of the rear door to complete the room. I figure it is there and can be used anyhow. The opened wall is I think 9ish inches shy of meeting the shower when open.

[Keyair]

Like it.
I have a vague recollection of someone else doing a similar mod.
At 6' 4" and 240lb I am a little "Tight" in the bathroom, so I am all over this.

[gaiaenviro]

Kreimer
I hinged mine on a 325 which has the same layout. I hinged it at the back wall with a piano hinge, then added another piece with a piano hinge to bridge the gap across to the shower side. I left the door as it opens across. I posted some not great pictures on the 'my 87 325' thread, and here's on of the hinged wall part.


-Bill
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[John Woodrow]

The best modification I did to the 345 was to remove the bathroom door and reinstall it in the isle with the hinge mounted on the shower side. I then removed the wall beside the commode which gave me room to install a ceramic elongated stool angled toward the isle. I reused the original trim when I cut the wall back so it does not look "modified". I mounted a secure catch clip at the bottom of the door under the shower door. When the bathroom door is closed, it makes the rear bedroom and bathroom a very comfortable and functional suite/dressing area. It really functions well.
The second best mod was converting the spice cabinet to a liquor cabinet and making a quarter inch thick Corion overlay board for the stove that I've never used. The overlay provides additional counter space and is a very convenient mixing station at cocktail hour. Glasses above, liquor handy as is ice and mixes from the refrigerator.

[Vycan]

John Woodrow,

I am having trouble picturing this as I am unfamiliar with the 345 layout. Would you mind posting pictures?

[Kreimer]

I'd like pictures as well. Sounds interesting.

[Kreimer]

Ran out of wall. Material but got the toilet platform reinforced from below and wall high enough to reinstall toilet. Off to Menards later!

[mayco]

I removed the vinyl accordion doors at the kitchen and the bedroom. Added a flip down door stop for the bathroom door to hold open and close off the bath/bedroom area. Its really nice how removing those vinyl accordions cleaned up the look of the hallway. This works well except I need to find a better method of holding the bath door in the open position. It really makes for a nice area to shower and dress. Of course there is just the two of us so if there were more people in the mix it might not be quite as functional.

Hinging that bath wall is very interesting. Looking forward to more pics.

[John Woodrow]

Originally Posted by Vycan

John Woodrow,

I am having trouble picturing this as I am unfamiliar with the 345 layout. Would you mind posting pictures?

This is my first attempt at posting pictures so we'll see how it works out. I don't have pictures of the bar conversion but it's pretty simple.

[John Woodrow]

If you look closely at the bottom of the door that I just posted, you'll see a brass colored piece that looks like a door stop. It clips into a small metal catch that I mounted below the shower door. It works perfectly to hold the door open. I did that abut 10 years ago so I'm not positive but think it came from Lowes.

[Kreimer]

That is pretty nifty. I like the angled toilet idea. Looks great

[Kreimer]

So here is today. Almost done! Just have to touch up some trim and veneer one wall. Unfortunately we are making a last minute trip to Denver tomorrow. And we are taking the motor home. Got to clean up mid job but it looks pretty decent.

[Keyair]

sweeeeeeeeet!

[Kreimer]

Here is one for reference. This is what the bathroom looked like when we bought the 345