Project camper sorting out a damp

[Rob and Val]

You are an inspiration to us all, Bill. 99% of MHF members would have walked away from that motorhome. Looking forward to seeing the finished job. Bet it will look amazing.

 

[Wildbill]

I have used a polyurethane adhesives seller no lights sining through now
Re seled the joint and pushed the seller right thrug to out side

Once it has gone off tomorrow I will brush up the joints removed as much crap as possible then seal with pu seller
Bill

 

[Wildbill]

You are an inspiration to us all, Bill. 99% of MHF members would have walked away from that motorhome. Looking forward to seeing the finished job. Bet it will look amazing.

I wild not say it will look brilliant but it wont leak
Bill

 

[TheBig1]

you are likely to find perforated areas in other places too Bill above the polystyrene insulation

 

[Wildbill]

you are likely to find perforated areas in other places too Bill above the polystyrene insulation

When I have more wood in to strengthen it up I am as you advise removing it and foming in King span
I am going to ade more roof struts
Seems like the roten wood has eten Tha aluminum
Once the King span is in place everything will be soled
Bill

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[Wildbill]

It's gone all cloudy today down here so I got a bit worried for your open roof.
Looked up forecast for Goole, not a drop in any forecast up to a week on a Thursday. Looks like by luck or accident you have picked a good time for this job.

It has Chuck it down today very hevy Rane but no leeks exept for the sky light I removed and did not re seal placing new dry cardboard over the floor tomorow and setting up one mother of a Rane storn
In a few days when I get the wood back in place
Very pleased that there is no exes water
I put a bit of toilet tissue on a stick and poked and prodded it did not pick up any water or got damp
Bill

 

[Riverbankannie]

The BBC weather app got it wrong!
Glad it's all survived.

 

[Northernraider]

It has Chuck it down today very hevy Rane but no leeks exept for the sky light I removed and did not re seal placing new dry cardboard over the floor tomorow and setting up one mother of a Rane storn
In a few days when I get the wood back in place
Very pleased that there is no exes water
I put a bit of toilet tissue on a stick and poked and prodded it did not pick up any water or got damp
Bill

I'm guessing your not at home in Fife just now.... It's been lovely here today I've been tinkering with the van all day

 

[Wildbill]

I'm guessing your not at home in Fife just now.... It's been lovely here today I've been tinkering with the van all day

Back in Goole now for the time being was up that when my van broke down back home now
Bill

 

[Wildbill]

The BBC weather app got it wrong!
Glad it's all survived.

It's not a desater it it had leeked I would have known what that were then off to olerys tomorrow for mastick tape to re seal all the sky lights
Her indoors bought me a new cordless drill
Bilk

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[Northernraider]

Back in Goole now for the time being was up that when my van broke down back home now
Bill

Ah... I thought you were a Fifer

 

[Wildbill]

Ah... I thought you were a Fifer

I am balingary born methil rased
Displaced by the army and oil industry
Son lives in cowdenbeth six grandkids up thar so spend a lot of time thare
Bill

 

[Northernraider]

I am balingary born methil rased
Displaced by the army and oil industry
Son lives in cowdenbeth six grandkids up thar so spend a lot of time thare
Bill

Ah good stuff... Cowdenbeath not far from me I'm in Dunfermline

 

[Wildbill]

Ah good stuff... Cowdenbeath not far from me I'm in Dunfermline

I often go to cowdenbeth when I am up that
Bill

 

[Wildbill]

Not much done today infac nothing work got in the way
Bill

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[Wildbill]

Just on my way home sum ashole ran in to the back of my car no damege what so ever to my car the other car bit of a mess to bumper front grill
Bill

 

[Wildbill]

The Rane is not taking time to fall tonight buncing off the new to us van no wet paches or leeks even with a large amount of standing water on the roof
Thinking I have got all the perfarations sorted
Now to just pant it with a selling paint
And then do the head lining inside the van
Bill

 

[Bobby22]

How are you getting along Bill any updates

 

[Wildbill]

How are you getting along Bill any updates

No Ben away for a few days then I will be out driving for a few days might do a bit when I get in from work or if that don't need me I might get a day working on it
Bill

 

[Wildbill]

How are you getting along Bill any updates

There has been several havy rain storms and it is dry the damp redings are abut 25% and coming down every day
When thay get to a constant 20% I will be happy
Bill

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[scotzsue]

Did you get to o'learys? could have come to say hello, we are only about a mile from there.

 

[Wildbill]

Did you get to o'learys? could have come to say hello, we are only about a mile from there.

we did but not very inpresed with them thay have lodes of stuff but for me not a very good customer experience will be going to magnum in future and all the suppliers from when i done my self bodge
bill

 

[Wildbill]

ok done a wee bit tonight put in another roof strut stekaflect to the aluminium roof and bonded to the side with stekaflex and stainless screws
have another two roof struts to go in then foam every thing in let it go off and see how rigid it all is
i am putting extra struts in to support a solar panel this roof was one of the flimseast construction i have ever seen
it a mans roof now
and drying out nicely 24% and droping

 

[Wildbill]

Did you get to o'learys? could have come to say hello, we are only about a mile from there.

we were at withernse yesterday
bill

 

[Wildbill]

Got a bit of time on the roof today removing all the horibil gorilla glue that the tape left behind ben on it since abut 8am this morning my feet are kilning me standing on the ladder unfortunately my camera phone is broken.
so no pictures for now but will up load progress if i can get the wee-mans phone to work he broke his as well but think i can get that working.
Removed all the gunge covering all the roof seems thes are ready for redoing with stekaflex if that dosent seal them nothing will.
removed a aluminum strip to find noting under it just wet gunge this will be removed and cleaned up and stuck down with that silent that hard to spell.
Working it in with a stiff pant brush that will be both sides of that seem watertight i hope i will give it a good hosing down to make sure.
Tying a few difrant solvent to try and find one that will thine it down to make it like a paint think i have fund something but wont publish till i am sure it will work.
we feet rested back to work
bill

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[Wildbill]

now filing the void with expanding polyurethane glue this will also help to bond new roof struts to van
some picks look worse than it actually is I panted some
I have treated all the corrosion with inhibiter but once the waters gone the corrosion will stop.

 

[Wildbill]

sum picks of the polyurethane glue working

 

[Wildbill]

thers one thing I have notest abut stekaflex it certainly not living any surface it has bonded to with out taking sum of it with it gratee stuff just whish I had got white

 

[MillieMoocher]

Great job Bill, clearly a man of many talents!

Seems to be no end to what you can do, including fixing the wee man's camera on his phone. I struggle to change a bulb !

Following with interest

 

[Wildbill]

Well it ben a very slow job today just scraping cleaning and getting rid of all the old silicone mastic it all has to go to make sure nothing is missed fund a few holes in the ally where the wood has reacted with it.
this will need cleaning up treated then sealed both sides.
All the corrosion is where rotten wood touches aluminium this in manly isolated to the old roof trusses
once filed with sealant both sides the corrosion will stop.
It will then be sanded down and panted with a tanking flexibil fibber coting this stuf is used to seal leaking tanks in the oil industry I know it good stuff I have used it and its totally flexibill will move with the roof will seal any imperfections permanently don't see a end to this one any time soon
if this had to go to a workshop to be done it would have ben beyond economical repair just in man hrs
but loving the challenge
bill

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