I'm an idiot. I backed into a wall.

[breal14]

In light,you can "see in" through the hole. So,it's bad in that regard.

I'm planning to shove a bunch of lap seal in, rubber mallet hammer it closed best I can, lap seal it some more and the recaulk. Hope this buys me enough time to get it to a shop.

I have 2 trips lined up for mid June and July 4th so it may be a bit before I can get it in. Triage is complete. Field dressing on. Ambulance service is a long way out, maybe

 

[AbdRahim]

As a retired heavy equipment operator I was sick the day a BFR (big flipping rock
) ran out in front of me. $3500 later the truck was fixed. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. View attachment 28127

Gotta watch out dor those rocks playing in the streets.

 

[Boat Bum]

In light,you can "see in" through the hole. So,it's bad in that regard.

I'm planning to shove a bunch of lap seal in, rubber mallet hammer it closed best I can, lap seal it some more and the recaulk. Hope this buys me enough time to get it to a shop.

I have 2 trips lined up for mid June and July 4th so it may be a bit before I can get it in. Triage is complete. Field dressing on. Ambulance service is a long way out, maybe

I know it's killing you to look at it, but it doesn't appear that bad and you should be able to use it until fixed properly. Sorry for your misfortune.

 

[Just George]

@breal14 I can't tell what the surfaces look like but if they are or can be cleaned free of adhesive you might consider using EternaBond tape to seal the seam.

 

[breal14]

Got out this morning to do the repair.

The metal trim coupler was bent pretty bad and quite a few screws popped through their eyelets. I backed out as many screws as i could, mended the metal back to shape best i could with a screw driver and rubber mallet. I was able to re-poisition the coupler over the sideboard again.

I added lap seal under the screws i backed out and over the few i couldnt get to and tightened it down.

Then, lap sealed the side joints. Hope its water tight, a we are getting rain tomorrow.

I have more work to do regarding residue removal of the silicone tape, but i'm happy with the outcome for a first time diy. I'm going to get some white touchup paint and get rid of some of the scrape marks with some coverup.

still drying, fresh bead:

 

[Boat Bum]

Good job, you wouldn't know it unless you were looking for it

 

[team bradfield]

like it never happened, looks good