Hi im hoping someone can help me (i think i may be posting alot i hope i dont drive you all mad) my question is,can you use ply that is a couple of mm thicker than the original board on a new wall repair,the only ply we can find is slightly thicker,and as its going on just one wall most of the one side eventually,would it cause a problem,i have visions of it making the van too heavy oneside even though it a couple of mm thicker.
I hope i dont sound stupid but i just want to knwo if it would be ok,or try and find a perfect match.
It is very hard to find the 3mm ply used in the walls, and a couple of mm wont make much difference.
I got some from a builders merchant, where they get it one sheet either side of the stack of thick plywood, it is there to protect the surface, and as packaging gets thrown out....so I got it for free!
If you need to use thicker ply, the main thing is to make sure that the window rubbers have enough slack to take it up. The rubber is usually a few mm bigger than than the complete thickness of the wall, but remember you need some sealant in there as well between the rubber and the outer skin of the van.
I think it is unlikely for the extra weight to make much difference, unless you are doing the entire side, with 12mm ply or something like that!
Good luck with the repair, and keep posting! Everyone here is very helpful, and usually someone has had the same problem before!
Thanks for the link and the advice,OH is an electrician and has access to the ply at work from the floor fitters (obviously he does ask for it lol) and the thinnest he can get is 5mm,we tried to find 3mm but had no luck,i think for cost wise we are going to use the 5mm ply as it isnt cost effective to spend too much on it atm,and the building trade as it is every penny counts.
Willl keep you all infomed and update as the work progresess,and any pitfalls along the way im sure to be picking everyones brains
Thanks guys we are a long way off boarding it yet,so we are going to try and get some 3mmish,we went to our local BQ nothing,so im going to check out wickses at the w/e,Van is tarped up and all crappy wood exposed she is drying out nicely,we think we can save the awning timber there are just two really soft spots about 3inchs long,the rest on closer inspection isnt as bad,it looked worse because it was so dark,but now seeing it drying out its not all doom,and under wizards instruction we are doing small bits at a time.But i dont feel so bad at all about it now,i can see its going to be ok.Will add some new pics tomorrow
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Topic: Plywood thickness
