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Subject Topic: Hi, please help. Leak!😔
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I have a Sterling europa 480 2005, i have also discovered a leak in the back corner, most of frame rotten a section of floor running across the caravan rotten which comes in around 4 inch, do i have to take out the whole section of floor or can i cut out the 4 inch strip and fix new to the solid part of the floor with new frame, would this be strong enough?? Thanks


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Hi and welcome to the forum. First of all do you know the source of the leak, ie., shower tray cracked or water from bodywork getting on to it? Because if you don't it will happen again.

That said, the floor is a sandwich of two layers of thin ply and some polystyrene foam glued in between them. Opining it up and a good visual inspection will reveal the extent of the rot, and you can rebuild from sound wood. Fairly easy construction methods are used, no fancy tools required, just a modicum of DIY skills. The outer part of the floor and walls are where the strength is, it's where the walls are attatched to so it's wooden battens all round, often they rot too but can be scarf jointed onto sound wood.

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Check out damp repairs on you tube to give an idea of how to tackle it. Lots of good ideas and advice.


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Hi thank you, i think it is leaking through the awning rail, it seems to not want to budge however, im just wondering the best way to remove the wooden frames which need replacing


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Provided that is all dried out I would just spread plenty of Isopon P40 over that. It is glass reinforced body filler so plenty strong enough. Build it up in layers. To stop water from the outside run a line of polyurethane sealant ie Tigerseal or Sikaflex 512 along awning rail. It is a bodge but one that works effectively on an older caravan that you want to use & not spend weeks on repairs.

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Hi cheers, do i not need to take off the awning rail then to re bond it to the caravan, that wood frame is not strong enough to re-screw to through the rail either


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With a 16 yr old caravan as long as you stop the water getting in & strengthen the damaged section then all good I would have thought ?

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Cheers do you advise not removing awning rail and just going around the seams then?


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Yes just go around the seams with a bead of polyurethane sealant. Use that not silicone sealant. It worked ok on a ‘95 caravan I used to have.

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SIKA SIKAFLEX EBT+ ALL-WEATHER is that suitable, thanks for your advise.



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