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06/12/2018 at 12:25pm
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More than likely the problem will have been caused by the (horrid) mastic used by the caravan industry has dried out and cracked which in turn can result in the cheap screws they use to attach the aluminium panels to the wooden frame rusting through.
If you are any good at diy, then it you can quite easily working from the inside, carefull take/rip off the inner panelling as well as all the eye level cupboards etc..
You have to do that to get to the very low quality and now rotten and generally horrid wood that Swift (in your case) used in their original build.
Then very carefully, section by section you remove the rotten wood and replace it with new timber. When I have done this I have always used tantalised roofing laths that you can buy from any builders merchants or wood yard.
Personally, I would never use screws to attach the frame to the body but a good quality adhesive such as STIXALL (never use cheap adhesives or ones that set solid as it is imperative that a certain amount of flex remains).
It is a long and painstaking job, but it is also very satisfying.
Then when you have replaced all the frame sections you need to replace the insulation, personally I would only ever use Celotex or similar, then you have to attach the facings you had previously removed. If they had been damaged then you can use as an alternative either thin oak faced plywood (which you then give 2 coats of satin varnish) or possibly even some vinyl faced plywood as manufactured by the likes of Morland.
It's a long slow task, but if you do it well you will end up with a caravan which could very easily out last you!
Good luck
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