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Hi Baranigirl , have a look here .
http://www.1carpc.co.uk/wcdr/wall-boards.htm
http://www.1carpc.co.uk/wcdr/sealants.htm 
http://www.1carpc.co.uk/wcdr/trims-and-seals.htm

If you have any questions post them here , The Fixed it Club members are always around on here to help.

atb

Wizard

If you post pictures on here or email them to me, we will be able to advise you better .

atb

Wizard

Wizard isn't the wood just bog standard wood that you would get from B&Q?      3mm ply and 2 x 1 wood for the frame and then the wallpaper stuck on top?

Also i don't reconmend silkafex for a sealent  as "it is not flexable" this was told to me by a leading insurance repairer after i told him i resealed my van with it and he told me thats why my van was damp.

Hope this helps Niall

Quote: Originally posted by baranigirl on 30/5/2009

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thank you Niall, we thought it would be the ply from Wickes etc

what about the styrene?

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Before you get anything ask wizard as i am not sure (But can't see why not just treat the wood ) and i was just asking wizard the question.

The same for the polystyrene bog standard i should imagine.

But ask or e mail wizard to make sure first.

Hi Niall, the wood can be plywood from B&Q and then stick wallpaper on it , it will be the cheaper option, there is a slight problem with B&Q type plywood is it's usually 3.6mm or 4mm , add the wall paper thickness to that and you may find when replacing the window seals, that they are a very tight fit.
There is wallboard made for caravans which has a covering already on it, and it's the required thickness you'd need, if your lucky you can match the covering to what you already have in your caravan , this should make the repair a bit quicker to do.

Can't say i know the answer to Sikaflex not being flexable , it's sold as being suitable for caravan repairs See_here , i've used it quite a bit and can't say i've had problems with it .

atb

Wizard

Baranigirl , far as i know you can get polystyrene from Jewsons , but once you have removed the damp wallboard you should be able to dry the area out with a fan heater ( do not leave unattended ) , this should save you having to remove the polystyrene .

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hope that its not too bad hun

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Quote: Originally posted by Niall24 on 30/5/2009

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LOL , lov to , but i'm far to busy with me caravanning .

Blimey how many damp Lunar Saturns are there?  This must be at least the third one on here in as many weeks, are you all sharing the same van?

Hope you get it sorted.

Ali