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Personhawaiisteveo
11/7/2015 at 5:59pm
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Very interested in your swift corvette diamond damp repair


Having bought a swift corvette diamond 1994 last year we have now discovered a lot of damp.

I would be keen to know what sealants / bonds you used and how long bonds held for or any advice on hiccups that I could avoid

Thanks

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Personstuartggray
12/7/2015 at 9:33pm
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Used mostly Soudal fix all to bond things together, and mastic in strip form for the roof light seal and bedding the railing in. Tried Sikaflex but found Soudal easier to work with. I replaced the inner walls with the skin off old ply doors (3mm ply) and used the door frames to replace most of the frame around the wall. Did the job about 5 years ago now, and it's still holding up.    


Personhawaiisteveo
12/7/2015 at 10:29pm
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That's brilliant.

I think I knwk which doors you mean. Old internal house doors. Plain sheets. That's a great idea. Can I ask where you got them from.

Did you have to replace the polystyrene/insulation? Do you know how thick it is?

How extensive was your repair? Was there much to be done? Have you had any leaks since? Would love to see pictures of the final piece of work.

Did you redo the window seals? Soudal or mastic?

I haven't been looking forward to doing the job but you have given me renewed hope.

Mastic strip for the awning rails, side rails below windows and rails at the bottom of the van then? Sky lights? Vents?

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Personstuartggray
14/7/2015 at 5:46pm
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Internal doors right enough, got some off a mate who was replacing his. The insulation is the original 1" blue stuff, I left it in place to dry out, and bonded the ply over it, proofed the ply with PVA glue and papered over it. Had to do most of the off side, the area and frame round the bathroom skylight. All bonding was done with sikaflex or soudal depending on price at the time. Papering done with normal wall paper proofed with PVA. Most of the frame wood came from the doors, but the parts that seemed to be load bearing, eg under the grab handle I used 1" thick marine ply.
Window seals were redone with soudal. Mastic for most of the outside stuff like vents and lights and the skylight. Soudal\Sikaflex for the rest. Basically, any part I thought I might need to take off at a later date was mastic.
The floor was a bit bouncy and was cured with the one part green liquid that turns to a dense foam. I dare say you could cut bad bits of floor out and rebond new bits on.
I've got a few pics of the job which I did while recovering from a long stay in hospital. I have nowhere to put them online.    


Personhawaiisteveo
14/7/2015 at 9:19pm
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Hi Stuart, could you email me the pics hawaiisteve_o at hotmail.com

I'm jumping daily between giving up and doing a repair. Would love to see some of your work before, during and the finished product after.



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Personhawaiisteveo
14/7/2015 at 9:25pm
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Hawaiisteve_o at hotmail.com

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Personhawaiisteveo
14/7/2015 at 9:38pm
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I have recovered some door frames that we kept in the attic as flooring. Were yours varnished? Did you have to sand the paint or varnish off?

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19/7/2015 at 5:29pm
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Doors were lightly varnished, I left them as they were - just proofed both sides with PVA glue


Personstuartggray
19/7/2015 at 5:49pm
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I've sent some photos - hope you get them



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