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PersonClaire707
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Hi,

Just a quick question. My hubby and I are hoping to do up our caravan and to insulate and clad it in wood. I saw that you can remove the aluminium and replace it with pvc. However, we were wondering if we could clad it in wood instead of pvc? I know normally you would add a timber frame on the outside and then insulate and clad it.


Personbilly
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Provided the caravan is not going to be towed on the road ie for static use then you can do pretty much what you like but I would not want to be towing a caravan on the road with the modifications you describe.

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I don't know how old this caravan is but the panels have been bonded to the frame for years which forms the strength of the side walls. Removing this will probably start to cause frame to fall apart. As above what you plan to do will make it un—roadworthy and illegal to tow on roads.

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If it is for static use, maybe go at this from the other direction. Flog the caravan, buy a shed (larger?), insulate it, and fit appliances as required. This is pretty much what my home-office is.


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I should mention that it's a static caravan, in case anyone thought otherwise!


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not sure where you are, but someone has done this in frodsham. come out of Lady Heyes and turn right, 150M down the road is an adventure center. their site static is wood cladded.


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Shouldn't be a problem, a lot seem to be clad in upvc which might cost more but no maintenance othe than a wash off.

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If its a static in situ, its already insulated. If you put a board skin round it, it'll be even more insulated. Just make sure you dont compromise the body when fastening battens to it for the boards. And make sure its 'sealed', as in you don't want water getting down the back of the boards. And make sure its ok to do if you aren't the landowner etc. You will end up with a faux 'log cabin' of sorts.


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Quote: Originally posted by Claire707 on 25/10/2020
Hi,

Just a quick question. My hubby and I are hoping to do up our caravan and to insulate and clad it in wood. I saw that you can remove the aluminium and replace it with pvc. However, we were wondering if we could clad it in wood instead of pvc? I know normally you would add a timber frame on the outside and then insulate and clad it.


Two things - if your van is on a park, then it is very likely that wood cladding is not allowed, it would have to be wood effect, such as canexel.
The other is to be aware of the extra weight you will be putting on the van; if it is an old van, the structure itself may not be up to it, and at any age you may need extra supports underneath to cope with the extra weight.


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when you add additional thickness to the walls, you will need to consider what you do with the guttering/roof?

its a big cost involved but the results can be very rewarding and add value to the van, but you need to be sure its worth doing and that the van doesnt have to be moved offsite due to its age.

i changed a 'curved roof' van into a pitched roof van and increased its value by quite a lot of money, i also have a friend who upgraded his own van by cladding the walls (no need to remove the existing skin) and putting a new pitched roof on, so it can be done quite easily !



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