De lamination

Whiteknight

Whiteknight

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Burstner ELEGANCE 920 2017
Does anyone have any advice for having a section of floor repaired due to de laminating. Is it a DIY job ? Or does anyone know of any where in Scotland that he can take it. He lives near Oban. Thanks in advance for any information.
 
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I had a Bessacarr caravan and the floor went all spongy and the diagnosis was delamination.

I repaired it myself using a two part kit. You support the weakened floor underneath and drill a grid of holes such that they go through all the layers of plywood except the bottom one. Hoover up all the drillings. Mix the two parts of resin and inject into each hole in the floor such that it oozes out of the adjacent holes. This forces the resin between all the layers of plywood. When the floor has set the next day you need a heavy duty sander to remove the surplus resin off the top of the floor to leave it smooth again - job done!
 
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Whiteknight said:
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Burstner ELEGANCE 920 2017
Does anyone have any advice for having a section of floor repaired due to de laminating. Is it a DIY job ? Or does anyone know of any where in Scotland that he can take it. He lives near Oban. Thanks in advance for any information.
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De-lamination is usually caused by damp, so he needs to find the source of that before fixing the floor, or it will be a recurring problem.
 
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Of course that assumes a plywood floor. If it’s not plywood then you need to replace.

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This used to be a fairly common a few years back. Then you were advised to drill several holes in the affected area and pour a resin in the holes and surrounding "good" floor. Put something heavy over a sheet onto the floor. Let it set and it should be a lot better than it was.
Hope this helps. You might search on here "delaminating floor" and find some more help.
Cheers, Dave
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Burstner ELEGANCE 920 2017
Does anyone have any advice for having a section of floor repaired due to de laminating. Is it a DIY job ? Or does anyone know of any where in Scotland that he can take it. He lives near Oban. Thanks in advance for any information.
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Had a delamination issue on our old MH. The standard delamination kits do work (area repaired about 7/8 years ago still solid when I was in our old MH last week) but the clean up process can be a bit messy. As nicholsong said it is often caused by damp so definitely worth checking for that first, but it does happen with age, ours was not a damp issue, just due to age and in the most walked on area.
 
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Burstner had a problem with delaminated floors on some motorhomes built from 2015-2017 approx.
CamperUK were fixing them but I think if it was not within the warranty period you had to pay some of the cost. It might be worth speaking to them.
 
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nicholsong said:
De-lamination is usually caused by damp, so he needs to find the source of that before fixing the floor, or it will be a recurring problem.
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Not in these cases,purely foot traffic.
 
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Best advice for you friend would be to join Fun and get first hand advice.

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ontheroadagain said:
Burstner had a problem with delaminated floors on some motorhomes built from 2015-2017 approx.
CamperUK were fixing them but I think if it was not within the warranty period you had to pay some of the cost. It might be worth speaking to them.
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Above, it’s not strictly delamination, it’s crap glue in the flooring make up.
Has it bubbled up around kitchen area?
 
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The title initially sounded like a name to me. :giggle:

Flore de Lamination

From an old French family, though they have drifted apart a bit recently.
 
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I dought that there is much plywood in a Burstner floor of that date. It will probably be a bonded sheet laminate make up with either GRP or aluminium held together by 30mm or more of foam insulation.
 
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