Caravan DIY sites or help please!
Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 04, 2009 at 10:22
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Matt(WA)
Hi all,
Can anyone point me in the right direction please. I have a Coromal Seka and the roof needs to be re skinned. The ally skin on the roof has become "wavy" and since I have had my solar panels put on it has pulled part of the roof in. Water can now puddle on the roof skin.
So - Has anyone here ever re skinned a caravan roof? Is it to difficult for a reasonably skilled diy'er? Are there any caravan maintenance site or the like (have had a look on Google but couldn't find one). If anyone is local to
Perth that has done such a job before and could give me some tech advice I would be stoked (and will pay for your time).
If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated. Only 67 days till we pack up and head off around Australia for a few years.
Thanks Guys.
Matt
Reply By: Member - Rotord - Wednesday, Mar 04, 2009 at 11:28
Wednesday, Mar 04, 2009 at 11:28
Hello Matt
Coromal are in Forrestfield
Perth , why not visit the factory and find out if they would do it , at what cost , and what is involved . One approach may be not to de-skin , but to skin over . Lot less work , minimal weight increase , increased stiffness and insulation .
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Follow Up By: Maîneÿ [wa] - Wednesday, Mar 04, 2009 at 15:48
Wednesday, Mar 04, 2009 at 15:48
I think the existing alloy will be both up and also down from it's original and correct level, so putting a new alloy cover over the original will still have the original pushing up on it and in time probably will also be different levels again.
I would go see the manufacturer and get their advice.
However, don't walk into the 'office' - go chat one of the guys working 'out the back' they will be more receptive to having a chat and imparting their own knowledge, maybe will offer to do the job 'after hours' (Hint Hint) if prompted with the correct motivational thought process.
Mainey . . .
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Reply By: rager - Wednesday, Mar 04, 2009 at 11:35
Wednesday, Mar 04, 2009 at 11:35
Hello Matt.
Good luck with your van.
I have a Jayco Westport poptop where the roof sagged and the water leaked in the middle seam and destroyed the ceiling lining. I hope your Coromal is built better than the Jayco. Its "All Aluminium Frame" is actually made of wood in the roof, and there are only 3 slim finger jointed beams supporting the roof, which had cracked, causing the sagging.
I wonder if the waving in your roof is due to structural failure? I hope not.
In my Jayco the ceiling is glued to the insulation which is glued to the aluminium roof. I had to break off bits of ceiling piece by piece ansd it took hours to do the job. Removal of the roof would be a nightmare in my van due to this gluing and there would be a chance that if the ceiling was still there when I did it that the ceiling board would be cracked when the cladding was removed due to the amount of force needed.
But hopefully your Cormoral is built differently.
I wonder if in your case you could reskin over the old roof? Worth investigating.
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