Can anybody give me advIce on removing and replacing the ceiling boards, what to look for and for any tips, have damp on the rest of the caravan so presuming ceiling also. thanks Phil.
Hi Primetime , unless you know you have damp in the ceiling or you want to replace it , i would leave it alone . To remove the ceiling you'll need to remove the lockers etc that are in the way , you may be able to slide ceiling sheets between the wardrobe / ceiling and the washroom / ceiling . Some of the lockers etc will have been fixed from above and may prove difficult to remove .
Hi wizard, this is Phil with the big old saturated swift corniche, have already removed the seating area and the overhead cupboards last week, went today to tape up the awning rails and sods law it was throwing it down, still i was impressed how much the timber frame work had dried out since i stripped the sodden wallboard's from the rear of the caravan, i understand what you mean about the wardrobe and the shower room partitions being fixed from above, the cupboards were the same, foxed me for a while when i took all the fixing screws out and they still wouldn't budge. This morning we took 2 ceiling boards down basically to see the extent of the damp, and for the side and rear top timber rails to dry out and to see if they needed replacing, good news is that all the damp is confined to the end 6 inches of the roof rails and although wet will dry out no trouble the same as the sides and rear top rails, one question i would like to ask is should the polystyrene roof insulation be bonded to the roof aluminium skin the same as the insulation to the caravan walls i was wondering if the same applies as the walls being bonded adds to the rigidity of the structure. kind regards and many thanks Phil.
one question i would like to ask is should the polystyrene roof insulation be bonded to the roof aluminium skin the same as the insulation to the caravan walls i was wondering if the same applies as the walls being bonded adds to the rigidity of the structure.
To be honest Phil , i'm not sure , but i wouldn't think that the polystyrene would be bonded to the roof , it's more likely to just be stuck in place with blobs of mastic .
Hi Dexy, thanks for the reply , yeah what i found was there was polystyrene sheets over the flat part of the roof and the wool type at the back as the roof rolls round to the rear wall, i have an old 80s somthing van but new to us, all the rails need resealing resulting in damp everywhere, we took 2 ceiling boards down at the rear to expose the damp timbers so to fully dry them out, its an on going project, come hobby,come pulling your hair out sort of thing, but when the suns out like the last 2 days i cant think of much more that will beat it, keep you posted, regards Phil
yeah Phil, mine is an old van too 1980 model. Just take your time with everything and at least you will know you have a damp free van and be proud that you have done it.
It will probably outlast some of the newer vans that have cost thousands.
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Topic: Ceiling boards
