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Subject Topic: Is this damp or what ?
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04/7/2017 at 5:24pm
 Location: Lancashire
 Outfit: Avondale 555-4 & santa fe crtd-cdx
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Hi, seaspray, last post for 3 weeks off to france tomorrow, if you look at first pic in gallery it shows it, basically run a stanley knife along a straight edge to make a three quarter inch wide tape, then peel vinyl surface off board onto a pen / pencil, then glue over the joins, you will have to use your no more or sticks like, smeared on the back,to stick it down,i tried pva and border/overlap adhesive, but they wouldnt stick it flat.
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05/7/2017 at 12:26pm
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Just like to say dont use a pressure washer on your van you will damage the seals if you dont know what you are doing.

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Animals have feelings..

JEFF................


05/7/2017 at 1:53pm
 Location: Ayr Scotland
 Outfit:  Elddis Avante (forth)
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I did do the roof with a power hose and brush as it had been sitting up at the farm under trees. The roof was black with tree sap and whatever stuck to it. Only later was I to learn this is a "not to do".

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05/7/2017 at 1:57pm
 Location: Ayr Scotland
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Hi Bud
Have a good time in France I am going to Rome this year again. Yes Rome the garden and supermarkets L.O.L.

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26/7/2017 at 7:29pm
 Location: Ayr Scotland
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Hi all
Just to make sure that the caravan wasn't leaking we held on for a few weeks just to make sure and its as dry as a bone.We cut templates from the cereal cardboard and traced them on to the Avondale 2 wallboard I got a friend who is a chippy to cut the pattern out. Yesterday I did a final trim of the wallboard and using no nails with a few panel pins fitted all the wallboard I will fill the little gap with no nails and top that up level with P38 then smooth it out. we'll give it a couple of days to cure then fit the PVC strip over the joint.

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30/7/2017 at 9:24pm
 Location: Lancashire
 Outfit: Avondale 555-4 & santa fe crtd-cdx
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Hi, Seaspray, looks like you are nearly there!soon you will be able to sit in the van, with a glass of your favourite tipple, and think, "i did a cracking job on that",the dreaded damp word will hold no fears, and you will see where the dealers get their crazy figures from, its all time and labour costs, nothing that a competant diyer cannot tackle.
Bud


31/7/2017 at 2:42pm
 Location: Ayr Scotland
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Hi Bud
Pictures show the 2 side walls and front section repaired with new wall boards prior to the rebuild of fittings

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07/8/2017 at 12:18pm
 Location: Ayr Scotland
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All the fitttings completed and as you said Bud it went quick on the rebuild Charge the battery and were of to the next dog show

Special thanks the Bud53 for his assistance with this damp problem It has been a big learning curve with some rework but we got there Turning a £5000. caravan with an offer of £1500. into a carvan we'll keep for sometime and enjoy it

Thanks to this site without it I would not have had the information to do the caravan repair.

Many thanks all
Seaspray

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08/8/2017 at 3:01pm
 Location: Tidbury Green
 Outfit: Swift Fairway SE 442
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Interesting thread. Well done both


08/8/2017 at 4:13pm
 Location: Ayr Scotland
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Cheers

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22/8/2017 at 8:13pm
 Location: Ayr Scotland
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Last 2 pictures in my gallery Inside of the caravan completed with new throws and pillows. The vehicle itself.
Tyres blown up, battery charged all ready to go

Happy caravanning to all




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