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I am renovating a 1989 Esprit Charade that has been got at by the dreaded DAMP,

does anyone know of a supplier of 3mm ply, the few places I have tried advertise 3mm but it is actually 3.6mm or more.

Thanks,

I'm in the process of phoning my local dealer but they don't seem to want to answer, I have located some 3mm 50miles awayin Andover  at £50 delivery so I might be going to Andover this weekend

Hi.

B&Q sell 3.2mm 8x4' ply sheets which we used in our repair project. .2 of a mm is literally the thickness of a sheet of paper so i'm sure it will be fine in your repairs. give your nearest branch a ring i'm sure they'll have some in stock. Failing that Travis Perkins and Jewsons also stock it.

all the best.

Thanks grub,

I'll pop in to B&Q and have a butchers on the way home tonight

you could buy original caravan wallboard .Its more expensive (around 20-25 GBP per sheet + delivery) but it's the right thickness and already covered. try

www.caravanparts.net

for an example of patterns and costs. olearys have an even better selection but I can't remember the address offhand.

Simon.

Just reading above, my dealer quoted 40 GBP per sheet, much more markup than caravanparts. If you are likely to need more than 1 sheet it may be cost effective to get it mail order.

S

Hi Simon

Thanks, I will have a look at caravan parts web site.I am still trying to contact my local caravan dealer but they don't seem to want to answer the phone at the moment.

my local B&Q doesn't do sheets larger than 2'x4' but the Homebase store next door to it do 8'x4' sheets at 3.4mm (measured) for £21,

I am not sure how many sheets I will need untill I strip the van to see the extent of the damage!