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Subject Topic: Damp fix up started
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15/9/2007 at 9:30pm
 Location: grimsby
 Outfit: avondale mayfly (with free damp lol )
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Addy is  Unit 9A Cosalt Industrial Estate Convamore Road , Grimsby, DN32 9JL

And they even have a website  

http://www.magnummotorhomes.co.uk/

Been using them for years and a really great couple who run the shop



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16/9/2007 at 6:56pm
 Location: grimsby
 Outfit: avondale mayfly (with free damp lol )
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Well thi is how she looks at the mo  In the piccy ive arrowed one of the pieces  of timber i need to replace,whats the best way to fix this to the caravan please?



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16/9/2007 at 7:36pm
 Location: Bristol
 Outfit: Lunar Conquest 544 a
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Hi mate , to fix it in place use either Sikaflex 512 caravan sealant or Evo Grip non solvent ( fairly cheap to buy and sticks well ) , when you replace the awning rail the screws will go thro it as well . To make it use thick plywood and cut to shape .

atb

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16/9/2007 at 8:22pm
 Location: grimsby
 Outfit: avondale mayfly (with free damp lol )
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argghhh so i need to removed the awning rail(doh) the wood was that rotten it just fell out and left the screws showing thru the ally skin of the van :-o Better get some mastic aswell then  cheers bud

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17/9/2007 at 7:02pm
 Location: Scotland
 Outfit: Mondeo 2.0Auto 1994 Fleetwood Garland
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Looking good..... halfway started or halfway finished?  Depends on your perspective.  Take your time, don't let it get you down, and just think you will be an expert on awning rails too by the time this is done!

Good luck  



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24/9/2007 at 9:26pm
 Location: grimsby
 Outfit: avondale mayfly (with free damp lol )
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Well most of the timber has been replaced,then it in with the new insulation and the plywood ,forgot to take my camera today so ill post some pics up tomorrow

Had to totally rebuild the window frame which was fun as i fail in my woodwork at school



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03/11/2007 at 8:56am
 Location: grimsby
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Few updated pics of the restoration :-)



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03/11/2007 at 8:58am
 Location: grimsby
 Outfit: avondale mayfly (with free damp lol )
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03/11/2007 at 8:59am
 Location: grimsby
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03/11/2007 at 9:39am
 Location: Highland Scotland
 Outfit: Bailey 510 4 and a few tents
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Hi

How did you manage to get the thetford toilet out ? I had problems with damp in the camper van ( luckily I was able to leave the toilet in place ) When I started the job I tried to take the thetford out and gave up.I removed the sillicon and any other bits I could find but the bleeding thing seemed to be welded to the floor,how did you manage it ?

       regards SF

 



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03/11/2007 at 12:08pm
 Location: grimsby
 Outfit: avondale mayfly (with free damp lol )
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After removing all the silicon,it was a case of lifting the toilet straight up as its on a bracket similar to the setup on house radiators,if that makes sense? Took a good tug to lift it up i can tell ya,all my timber that the toilet fastens to was rotten so had to totally rebuild it from scratch,looks pretty good if i may say so myself

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03/11/2007 at 2:13pm
 Location: Highland Scotland
 Outfit: Bailey 510 4 and a few tents
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I can imagine the amount of lift required,I checked mine time after time thinking I'd missed some screws,luckily in the end I didn't have to remove it.I just hope it stays as solid when we come to use it

sf



03/11/2007 at 2:37pm
 Location: grimsby
 Outfit: avondale mayfly (with free damp lol )
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I hope so m8ty lol,imagine going thru the floor during a number 2 lol lol lol

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06/11/2007 at 2:28am
 Location: Nottingham
 Outfit: Swift Silhouette Jaguar X-Type
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Excellent repair job Campingbiker!

Welcome and congratulations on becomming a member of the 'Fixed it' club!

One thing about fixing things yourself, you know the job is done well. A workshop technician (not being his own van) would not take as much care I feel.


06/11/2007 at 8:25pm
 Location: grimsby
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Thanks for the kind words :-) she`s not finished yet but after buying wallpaper etc i can tell you that no caravan maker would pay the price my missus forked out just for some wall covering lol

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06/11/2007 at 10:58pm
 Location: Bristol
 Outfit: Lunar Conquest 544 a
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The repair is looking very good Campingbiker , keep up the great work
Keep those pics coming so we can all see your progress .

atb

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