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Hi Markybee , welcome to UKCS , have a look at my damp repair website
http://hp-h.com/p/wizard41/ at the bottom is links to other Fixed it Club members websites , Zen's website shows roof repairs .
1.I need to replace the wooden beams which the ceiling goes on to,how do these attach to the roof of the caravan??glued?if so wats the best stuff to use?
I haven't done any roof repairs myself , but i'd say they are probably bonded to the roof skin , i would use Silkaflex 512 Caravan sealant .
2.Once i have put the new beams up do i nail the ceiling to the beams or glue it?
I would staple and glue ( staples are sometimes covered by plastic capping , normally at roof board joins ) .
3.I need to get the wardrobe compartment out the way but how does it come out?
On older caravans the internal fixtures were sometimes fixed from the outside ( under the outer skin , through to the inside ) , so you may find the wardrobe difficult to remove , look inside the wardrobe and see if you can find any plastic blocks , they may be covering the fixing screws that hold the wardrobe in place , you may also find that the wardrobe is fixed to the roof battens by means of staples , you may need to try and cut through these with a hacksaw blade .
One thing you may be able to do if wanting to replace the wallboard behind the wardrobe is to cut the wallboard so that the join lies behind the wardrobe sides ( if you get what i mean ) you'll need to have removed the old wallboard first , by basically digging it out . If you do it like this no one will see the wall board join and the wardrobe won't have to be removed .
Hope this helps.
Feel free to ask more questions , me and other Fixed it Club members will be glad to offer advice .

atb

Wizard

Hello wizard9956
You lot have done a few repairs since I done mine.....
It seems to have taken off the fix it club, I remember when that was invented,,,lol

Anyways its Steve from yonks ago wityh the old marden...Remember ?   hehehe
Just thought I would pop in and see how you lot are doing,
See ya later

Hi Steve , good to hear from you mate , it was with your's Neil's and Al's help that i repaired my Sprite Musketeer ( all those years ago  ) , you all got me started with the Fixed it Club .
If you ever want to bring your damp repair website back to life let me know , so i can link to it .

atb

Wizard

Hi Markybee,

I have seen and heard of various repair jobs done around the door area where the floor has dropped or become spongey, some people manage to get away with using the purposely designed resin that you buy in a tin and simply drill a hole and inject into the floor itself to 'harden it', If the area inside your door is beyond this and is actually cracked and broken underneath then reinforcing the area from underneath using length's of 4x2" and plywood screwed onto the existing wood work is an option. I have also heard of people buying large sheets of 1" plywood and cutting it to fit the entire floor area of the caravan, effectively making a 'new floor'. (this is something that personally i'd rather not do).

Personally i would consider the 'resin method' first.

Here is the type of stuff you'll need if you go for the resin method.

Post last edited on 23/01/2007 12:09:17

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This website has the information you need to repair the area inside the door
http://www.bailey94.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/   Look on the lefthand side of the page , click where it says    Damp door and delamination  .

atb

Wizard

Hi Markybee , what sort of problems are you having ? could you post any pictures .

atb

Wizard

Can't you just router some beading to slot in the gap ?