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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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 .
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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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!
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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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 ?
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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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
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.
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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