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PersonMatt Glavin
10/5/2011 at 8:35pm
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Hi guys

I noticed damp, soft wood around one of the roof vents on our 1990 challenger.

I have dried it out and sealed up the leak, my concern is that if I strip down the large section of the ceiling and replace, how am I going to match the wall paper ?

Help / advice please

Matt


PersonD Mansworth
10/5/2011 at 9:03pm
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easiest one of all to fix. take roof vent off and clean then replace seals to outer section. where inner seal touches remove any seal with a stanley blade and ease away. inspect damaged area and renew timber frame if needed. should be 1" 0r 1.1/4" par timber. replace all parts with new screws if needed and paint ceiling.

wish I had  a tenner for every roof vent repaired. opps I have had a tenner where is it all??


PersonMatt Glavin
12/5/2011 at 7:52pm
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Quote: Originally posted by D Mansworth on 10/5/2011

easiest one of all to fix. take roof vent off and clean then replace seals to outer section. where inner seal touches remove any seal with a stanley blade and ease away. inspect damaged area and renew timber frame if needed. should be 1" 0r 1.1/4" par timber. replace all parts with new screws if needed and paint ceiling.

wish I had  a tenner for every roof vent repaired. opps I have had a tenner where is it all??



The issue I have is that there are 3 sections of ceiling. I'm only changing one and can't find the same pattern they originally fitted.


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It is not wallpaper, ie stuck on afterwards, it is faced board, the surface peels off like wallpaper when it gets damp. A caravan shop might supply new board but I don't know if you will get a match.


Personmichael
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https://sslrelay.com/olearymotorhomeshop.co.uk/sess/utn;jsessionid=15436a70a87e14d/shopdata/index.shopscript

type in wall board.



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