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Emily Zisman All Messages By This Member #103954 Does anyone know if replacing an Aliner's wall covering is something a novice could do? Or should we take it to an RV repair place?? We had some water leakage while the camper was in storage and now the wall covering is falling off.? We're hoping to sell the camper, so we need to take care of it properly.? Thanks for any advice!
Carl All Messages By This Member #103955 开云体育 Hello Emily: You need to balance what you can sell your camper for, as-is or repaired, vs the repair costs. Can you stick it pack up with some spray glue? When we bought our camper it had serious ceiling damage in the back to the point the plywood paneling was falling apart. Aliners are hard to find and since we were willing to do repairs, we still paid a premium price. I doubt we would have paid more for the camper if it were repaired. On our camper, since the damage was in the back, we left the damaged plywood in place and covered the area with some Fiberglas bathroom paneling. Three sides were the edge of the roof and the fourth was the skylight. I took the plastic trim off the skylight, screwed the three edges to the aluminum frame and covered the fourth edge with the skylight trim. As to a RV place, expect to pay their shop rate of +$100 per hour, times several days: $1500 or more. The quality of the work may vary independent of the price. If I were you I would clean it up the best you can, and let the new owner do what they want. Learning the skills to do the repair yourself might be the most valuable thing you can do. If you are near SC, I could help. Best wishes, Carl. PS: Post some pictures for us to see what you need to repair. On 5/18/2024 10:38 PM, Emily Zisman wrote: toggle quoted message Show quoted text Does anyone know if replacing an Aliner's wall covering is something a novice could do? Or should we take it to an RV repair place?? We had some water leakage while the camper was in storage and now the wall covering is falling off.? We're hoping to sell the camper, so we need to take care of it properly.? Thanks for any advice!
Don DeRyke All Messages By This Member #103957 This issue comes up occasionally on a Facebook group I belong to.? I just found a post with multiple owners having issues.? I have reached out to see what they ultimately used.?? It's funny how people will post about issues, get feedback, then never respond on what they actually did.? I'm probably guilty of that from time to time as well. If I hear anything, I'll post the answers. -- Don DeRyke Sunrise, Florida 2009 Classic, 2020 Ford Escape, 2.0 liter EcoBoost, AWD.? Previous TV 2015 Ford Escape 1.6 ltr EcoBoost engine.
Jean-Francois Larin #103958 That is a good point. There is a Facebook group where you cannot post back the result normally (it is forbidden and blocked by the time I can complete the job.) I've had water leaking where the external BBQ is mounted. The small plywood part is about 1/8th of a inch think (from memory) in 3 layers.? I removed 2 of the layers and left the last layer glued to the styrofoam. Then I glued back a piece of RV finishishing material (Essentially 1/8 th inch plywood with light colored finish laminated) on the original 3rd layer. ? Note that when you have rotten wood, in the floor for example, you can use wood hardener to preserve what is left.? But do not use that need styrofoam because wood hardener eats it extremely fast. jf
elegy3983 All Messages By This Member #103959 开云体育 ? If you encounter rotted wood in the flooring or your camper, a good repair is to cut out the rotted portion, build a steel understructure for its replacement if needed, then use Trex or Azek to replace the rotted wood.? Seal the exposed edge of the existing wood to the Azek/Trex with roofing tar and allow to dry for a week.? Then use molding or aluminum strips to cover the joint if necessary. ? Wood Hardener only works when the wood is slightly soft, not on spongy completely rotted wood. ? Dave ? ? ? …………………… ? Note that when you have rotten wood, in the floor for example, you can use wood hardener to preserve what is left.? But do not use that need styrofoam because wood hardener eats it extremely fast
Don DeRyke All Messages By This Member #103960 I've replaced quite a bit of my floor.? I used plywood?and coated it with flex seal.? For support where needed, I capped the existing edges with aluminum channel, then attached angle to that, creating a ledge for the plywood to sit on. I had serious back end water damage to the floor.? Aliner did not seal the edges of the floor.? On the back wall is a piece of diamond plate that runs partially up the wall, and wraps underneath the camper floor where it is stapled in place. There was no sealant at the edge, So driving on wet roads could lead to water migrating in from the edge.? I also found that the caulking on the top edge of the diamond plate had failed, although it looked pretty good.? Water could come in there and go straight down to the unsealed edge of the flooring. If I ever get ambitious enough to do a frame off restoration, I will use Coosa board for the floor.? Expensive, but rot proof, and 30% lighter than plywood. -- Don DeRyke Sunrise, Florida 2009 Classic, 2020 Ford Escape, 2.0 liter EcoBoost, AWD.? Previous TV 2015 Ford Escape 1.6 ltr EcoBoost engine.

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