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Subject Topic: how to remove cupboards
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PersonJimmyon
16/8/2014 at 6:27pm
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Hi
I have a Swift Rapide GLX 470 with a damp patch in the upper front left of the caravan. I am quite willing to take the wall apart to repair it but I can't work out how to remove the roof cupboards. If anyone knows a way to do this I would be very grateful if they would pass on their knowledge. Thanks in advance.
Jimmy


PersonJohn4703
16/8/2014 at 7:16pm
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Try asking on the Swift Forum You may get someone there who has allready done it.

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We camped for years. In 2019 we bought an Elddis Avante 454. We like it as it is short (6.9m) and fits in our driveway and has a fixed bed.
We had 127 nights away in the caravan in 2023.


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You must remember a van is built from the inside out.

There was a thread on this about 6 months ago and some one said they are stapled.He got a thin tool like a paper scrapper and put it between the roof and the cupboard then hit the scrapper along so as to break the staples.

The problem remains how do you fix it again.


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PersonG#Winger
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you don't remove the cupboards, as said previously they're screwed/stapled from the outside before the skin goes on. the only way to repair a wall panel is to cut round the cupboards ,like this

then replace the board with a new one, glued in place.
with time and patience you can achieve a very good finish.
a good source for wall boards is O'Leary motorhomes

here it is finished
stu

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PersonJimmyon
16/8/2014 at 11:57pm
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thank you for the replies. most of the dampness is in the cupboard and I think due to the restricted space it would be very difficult to do a repair with the cupboard in place.
Jimmy


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17/8/2014 at 1:12am
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When I had to remove the cupboards in my campervan, I eased away the cupboard from the wall and ceiling with a chisel and then ran a saw blade with a taped up end to make a handle, which I used to cut through the screws holding the cupboard in place.

After I had repaired the dampness, I glued and screwed batons to the wall and ceiling that would fit inside the cupboard to hide these and then screwed the cupboard to the batons.

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PersonJimmyon
17/8/2014 at 11:14am
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that sounds good Lobey, wonder if using a Dremmel would make it easier
Jimmy


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17/8/2014 at 12:46pm
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Possibly Jimmie.
Depends on how wide the cutting blade is and the thickness of the cupboard material, but worth a try.

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Lobey.



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