One of the horror stories you hear from folks who renovated their RV is that they screwed into a wall and one of two things happened: they hit wiring or plumbing, or they went straight through their walls to the outside!

When I screw something into Miranda, I take my cue from her builders and use previous screw holes as much as possible. If that’s not practical, then I get as close as possible to the screw holes. The only time I didn’t do this was when I installed the hook by the front door; I knew that the chances of hitting anything on a support stud in that location were infinitismal.

The second part of this tip is to save the original screws so that you will know what length can be safely screwed into your walls.  Do not under any circumstances go any longer just because you feel invincible. 😀

The third part of this tip is that you will be screwing into a stud without having to look for it. If that location was secure enough in the original design, it’s secure enough for your renovation!