carlknight1982
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| posted on 11/9/13 at 04:21 PM |
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DIY Caravan repairs
Anyone on here done DIY caravan damp repairs?
Logic will get you from a A to B
Imagination will take you everywhere.
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minitici
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| posted on 11/9/13 at 04:53 PM |
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Yep - turned the rotten damp caravan into a trailer!
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jossey
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| posted on 11/9/13 at 04:57 PM |
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Yup,
Not easy.
Dave
Thanks
David Johnson
Building my tiger avon slowly but surely.
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Rod Ends
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| posted on 11/9/13 at 06:00 PM |
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The Caravan Show was on Quest - seem to recall one episode was about repairing a damp/rotten van.
Probably on Youtube.
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owelly
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| posted on 11/9/13 at 06:14 PM |
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Walls are not too bad as you cut out and replace, but delaminated floors are a pain to put right especially if its the front of the 'van and the
body has lifted from the chassis.
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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jacko
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| posted on 11/9/13 at 06:16 PM |
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What make / year is your van i use to work for Swifts
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carlknight1982
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| posted on 11/9/13 at 06:41 PM |
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It's the wife's, late 70's monza. She won't see sense and get shot because of the sentimental
Value
Logic will get you from a A to B
Imagination will take you everywhere.
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jacko
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| posted on 11/9/13 at 06:55 PM |
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If its that old it's time to look for a new one vans are not built to last that long believe me i use to put a van shell together one every 20
minutes
Mainly  no two of us
[Edited on 11/9/13 by jacko]
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carlknight1982
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| posted on 11/9/13 at 07:02 PM |
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Like I said its the sentimental value for her, the damn isnt too bad ive replaced the timber in one area and am in the process of rebuilding the
area.
then new electrics and gas pipes and its done well for now, i would like shot of it but she isnt having it
Logic will get you from a A to B
Imagination will take you everywhere.
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mookaloid
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| posted on 11/9/13 at 07:03 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jacko
If its that old it's time to look for a new one vans are not built to last that long believe me i use to put a van shell together one every 20
minutes
On your own? 
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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Canada EH!
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| posted on 11/9/13 at 08:45 PM |
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I have a 1976 Boler 13' mostly fibreglass just went 700 miles to and from Bracebridge Ontario Canada to Watkins Glen New York for a vintage
race.
The only problem was the non-functioning furnace.
When I woke up Monday morning it was 6 C inside.
There is life in the old caravan yet.
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 11/9/13 at 08:50 PM |
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Hehe just buy a good sleeping bag, I went camping last year in the highlands of Scotland, when the snows had come properly. The down sleeping bag did
a fine job of keeping me warm despite the -12C in the tent around me at 1am  It's funny waking up to your breath frozen into a crisp ice layer
on the flysheet while you're toasty! Getting dressed isn't much fun though.
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Canada EH!
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| posted on 11/9/13 at 08:55 PM |
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I took the 0 C sleeping bag, instead of the down one, the two burners on the propane stove soon warmed the interior up.
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r1_pete
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| posted on 12/9/13 at 06:52 AM |
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Top Gear have showed some hints and tips how to warm up and dry out caravans
I would think timber sandwiched between two waterproof skins would be rife with rot once the damp has took hold, as said earlier, probably best
replaced and the the heartache avoided.
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mcerd1
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| posted on 12/9/13 at 07:35 AM |
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my parents traded in there old van with a very roten front - they took it as a project to help keep there workshop busy in the winter and sold it on
at 5 times the money the next spring
it can be done, just depends how much you want to do it.....
quote:
Originally posted by coyoteboy
Hehe just buy a good sleeping bag, I went camping last year in the highlands of Scotland, when the snows had come properly. The down sleeping bag did
a fine job of keeping me warm despite the -12C in the tent around me at 1am It's funny waking up to your breath frozen into a crisp ice layer
on the flysheet while you're toasty!
+1 a proper sleeping bag makes all the difference - and its better than gassing your self with some doggy old heater 
quote:
Originally posted by coyoteboyGetting dressed isn't much fun though.
that depend what you did with your clothes....
if you put them in a bag and use that as a pillow then they are nice and warm in the morning 
[Edited on 12/9/2013 by mcerd1]
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Peteff
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| posted on 12/9/13 at 09:02 AM |
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I repaired the roof round the vent in our old caravan to keep it going for a couple of years but when the front started to rot it was beyond economic
sense so it went to the local allotments as a shed. When they get so bad they are not safe to tow and it would have been a ground up job. The original
wood was about 30mm square and only treated where it met the floor up to about 250mm up the inside. It was only hardboard/ fibreboard inside so it was
easy to cut with a Stanley knife to expose the rot.
[Edited on 12/9/13 by Peteff]
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 12/9/13 at 09:27 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Canada EH!
I have a 1976 Boler 13' mostly fibreglass just went 700 miles to and from Bracebridge Ontario Canada to Watkins Glen New York for a vintage
race.
The only problem was the non-functioning furnace.
When I woke up Monday morning it was 6 C inside.
There is life in the old caravan yet.
Boler/eriba/airstream caravans have a different construction than the" normal" white box uk caravans.. They are worth keeping.
The "normal" uk construction is from laminated aluminium-expanedplystyene-fiber board sandwich with a soft wood wooden frame inside, no
real structural integrity after a while (and sometimes from new) they leak where the each panel meets, trip strip is fitted, window cut-outs etc. etc.
and after a while the frame rots. The sealent used on the seams is only good for 3 to 10years or so then it starts to loose it's elasticity and
leaks.... It is possible to keep them in good condition but requires good maintenance (replacing old sealant for example under the trim strips) and
damp checking.
The floors are a simlar storey and as there is no metal frame there on most (the A frame chassis provides only minimal stiffness/support) so the floor
will flex under way. It's a ply -insulation -ply construction.
The composite construction can also de-laminate and that can be a major pain..
The bottom line is 10 years is a good run for one hence the low resale value at that point..
Dan
[Edited on 12/9/13 by Bluemoon]
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