Project camper sorting out a damp

[Wildbill]

sky light refited after good clean up reselling and installation

 

[scotzsue]

You are doing a great job Bill, bet we could guess who you saw at O'Learys one guy is really helpful and does his best to help, another should have an 'approach with caution, grumpy man' badge.

 

[Wildbill]

this is a comparison lunch time today
top image 1 lunch time today bottom image/ image 2 aluminium strip replaced sealed and fixed
theirs one thing abut that stecaflex it not coming off once it set and any thing it sticks to is going with it when you try to remove it
I hasten to ade the skylights is seal in with a none setting mastic
bill

 

[Wildbill]

You are doing a great job Bill, bet we could guess who you saw at O'Learys one guy is really helpful and does his best to help, another should have an 'approach with caution, grumpy man' badge.

ye and it lost them a customer
bill

 

[TheBig1]

how is this project going Bill? @Wildbill

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[Rob and Val]

You haven't posted for over 2 weeks, @Wildbill. Hope you are O.K.

 

[Wildbill]

had sum big problems with my computer had to send it to get fixed it was hanging on the forum kept just reverting to forum list was OK on Facebook and things like that but would not let me post for sum reason on fun it's sorted now it was sumthing to do with cookies or sumthing like that dont know much abut that sort of thing
bill

 

[Wildbill]

well her gos'e prepare to get bombarded with photos of the damp problem
bill

 

[TheBig1]

had sum big problems with my computer had to send it to get fixed it was hanging on the forum kept just reverting to forum list was OK on Facebook and things like that but would not let me post for sum reason on fun it's sorted now it was sumthing to do with cookies or sumthing like that dont know much abut that sort of thing
bill

if only you had a spanner to fit the big nut on the end of the keyboard

 

[Wildbill]

every time a tane sumthing off ther it was rot
bill

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[Wildbill]

this is whare it's at now removed every bit of wood from the roof replacing one section at a time dryin out the hole van seald every joint seem and strip of aluminium panted the hole inside with a tanking paint replaced almost ever bit of wood rund the top at the back whare the the wall met the roof.
both corner at the back were rotten had to cut new corner profiles bond them to the aluminium skin
rip out the wardrobe lining replace all the wood in side that paint with tanking paint'
re do all the wood and bond new wood to skin ware neaded
more pick to follow
bill

 

[makems]

Youre an inspiration to us all Bill.
Cant wait to see the finished product.

 

[scotzsue]

Youre an inspiration to us all Bill.
Cant wait to see the finished product.

Well said Mike think I would have set fire to it by now.

 

[Wildbill]

new wood bonded in with lap joint whare neaded every thin was scrubbed with anti fungal cleaning solution then dried out completely

more roten wood

every thing will look a lot better now with new ply wood bonded to the repair to sandwich it between out side skin and inner wall
bill

 

[Wildbill]

OK her are sum of the picks of the the new head lining in p
boileblace

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[Wildbill]

piks above roof ling in and cupboards replaced
bill

 

[Wildbill]

Well said Mike think I would have set fire to it by now.

its just wood and aluminium
bill

 

[Northernraider]

Looking good your doing a great job

 

[DBK]

Brilliant work. Are you going to keep it or sell it?

 

[Wildbill]

one of the new corner for the back of the van it now bonded in
bill

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[Wildbill]

Brilliant work. Are you going to keep it or sell it?

think were going to use it at mid term once the upholstery is done just got a sewing machine that should be fun
bill

 

[pappajohn]

There's a lot of joins in that roof Bill you going to drop the ceiling to check the frame?

Don't think he needs to drop it.
More like make a coffee then just sit and wait.

 

[Wildbill]

Don't think he needs to drop it.
More like make a coffee then just sit and wait.

sealing has Ben removed and replaced
bill

 

[Wildbill]

new head lining fitted in bath room any wood has Ben treated.
All new wood is treated wood all replaced head lining is fire retardant all adhesives and bonding materials are fire retardant
all the ply wood i had to form in to shape usin my stem stripper and old towels then let it cool and dry out before fitting.
the firs one i tried broke at the front of the van as the cuve was to much
bill

 

[TheBig1]

looking very good Bill, well done

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[Wildbill]

looking very good Bill, well done

not with out sum grate advice from your good shelf
bill

 

[TheBig1]

the advice is the easy bit mate, you achieved this through your own hard graft learning all the way. look forward to seeing you use it soon

 

[Badknee]

Fabulous job Bill, you should be very proud of yourself, well done.

 

[Wildbill]

Fabulous job Bill, you should be very proud of yourself, well done.

up till this job i had hardly put a naile to a bit of wood since school don the ode rough bit of form work bit of fence building
bill

 

[Wildbill]

when i went to a motor home show once and went in to a new van it smelt the same as this one dose
bill

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