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27/1/2012 at 10:39am
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hello i really hope someone can help me.im moving into a toura caravan and want to board out my awning anyone got any idears?il look forward to reading all your replys.many thanks


27/1/2012 at 10:50am
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Is it allowed?- comes to mind. If it is I think I'd use pallets to raise the floor then board over that.


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27/1/2012 at 11:23am
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Hi gray43, Welcome to the forum, I  think you will find it will not be allowed on grass on the vast majority of sites( not sure about private sites)as it will certainly damage the grass, why would you want to carry all that extra weight(if just for short time) if you are on site permanently, I can see your point, you would need to get permission from site owner, and would probably need to be raised off the ground, if on site for a few weeks why not think about those square link type breathable mats that are used for children’s play areas, don’t have a link to them, though other members on here may be able to help, and give you some ideas to what they have used.  



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As stated wooden pallets are the easiest/cheapest way if permitted but the ground would need to be totally level for them to work so you would need to be able to scrape the ground level with a shovel.


27/1/2012 at 2:35pm
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its on a hard standing pitch


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27/1/2012 at 2:57pm
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When you mean "Board"do you mean with wooden boards ?

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27/1/2012 at 3:46pm
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Quote: Originally posted by jhsw on 27/1/2012
...why not think about those square link type breathable mats that are used for children’s play areas, don’t have a link to them...


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27/1/2012 at 4:10pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Hacksaw Bob on 27/1/2012
Quote: Originally posted by jhsw on 27/1/2012
...why not think about those square link type breathable mats that are used for children’s play areas, don’t have a link to them...


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thats what i was thinking of,would like them myself but we have large awning and at £9 sq yard it would cost a fortune.anyone got them? having said that the breathable carpet cost us £65 a few years ago.would the clubs agree to there use?



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27/1/2012 at 6:58pm
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Aldi normally have them in stock for a few days during the spring at a cheaper price. they have both the ones with holes and the solid ones. If I am spending more than a week or so on a pitch with hardstanding in I tend to use them. First lay a tarp to stop the damp sharp stones, then the mats and on top of them the normal awning carpet. All very comfy and reasonably good insulation in the colder spells. They would probably work well on pallets if a deck of plywood was laid before the mats.

If you wnat to go posh take a look at Isabella's flooring system Isabella

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27/1/2012 at 7:21pm
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Hiya, we went on ebay for some outdoor playmats for our little niece so she did'nt have to play on concrete and found some that were multi coloured and locked togethewr like a jigsaw. we bought 64 sq ft for £ 36  approx but plain black wear cheaper still. I think we looked under childrens outdoor playmats.

 

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27/1/2012 at 10:18pm
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Hi Hacksaw Bob and Michael, that’s the ones,

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don’t know how good they would be for weight and storage, I would think you would need 4 packs for porch awning, and at £9 a square yard could work out expensive for big vans, as for clubs permitting their use on sites, I think that would depend if the solid parts of the mats where breathable?.

Hi birder, looked at the link you posted for the flooring, and watched the video, I now remember why I do not use an awning, for me it is to much time wasted setting it up and dismantling it, if staying on one site for more than a week then I would consider erecting one.

 



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I would've thought a hard standing kind of negates the need for flooring

But since you mention it, I suppose pallets would be the simplest answer.

The only trouble is they do tend to wobble & wander. So you would need to pack small squares of thin sheet wood (or packing slates or something like that) under each one to stop it wobbling, then you would need to make sure they were all level, all at the same level & all fixed to each other to stop them wandering.

It's a fair old job, whichever way you look at it, & some will need to be cut down, as I doubt the size of an awning is exactly divisible by the unit of pallets.

You may be better off making a platform of them which takes up a portion of the awning, to give you a kind of terrace (if you see what I mean). They would also need topping off with sheet wood, or you could cut thin boards to fill the gaps (cheaper, but a more difficult job) or you could pull the planks off the tops of the pallets & either replace with sheet wood (weather resistant ply, not necessarily marine, as it costs a fortune), or place the old boards back on, tightly together with some extra boards to make up the space left over.

Anyway, there's some ideas there for you to get on with. I know Wickes do a good deal on chipboard flooring, which is water resistant & a handy, cheaper alternative to ply (not the loft boards, although they might do the job, they aren't water resistant & won't last as long). Also, pallets don't have to be nicked from bin areas on industrial estates, you can buy them from pallet companies, although a lot of companies will happily let you have a few. You just need to make sure they match up, there are many different types.

Good luck with it.

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28/1/2012 at 9:29am
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take it you are on a seasonal pitch ,this wouldnt be worthwhile if you wre only on site for a short time ,and you would need to find out if it was allowed first before carting all the stuff

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28/1/2012 at 10:26pm
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Just a thought. I've recently converted my parent's garage into a room for them, which involved putting in a raised wooden floor.

Just some building timber from Wickes (C16 regularised), spaced no further apart than 450mm with chipboard flooring (mentioned above, green coloured large sheets, tongued & grooved on all edges). If you laid the joists on their sides it would be more stable & not so high. Although these joists would need raising off the ground with wooden packers or packing slates.
If you painted the joists with bituminous paint the water would never touch it.

This is all very heavy though, definitely not a set-up for touring.
A touring set-up would be a footprint groundsheet (tarp) with a ground cover (proper groundsheet) & some tent carpets on top.

Not exactly sure what you're after & what your exact circumstances are though. Hopefully you've got plenty to be getting on with here.

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