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Mrsmoos
Explorer
May 21, 2016

Carpet type Headliner Sag

The ceiling of our new-to-us 92 southwind is sagging in one area of the bedroom. It looks and feels like a thin cut pile carpet. When i press on it it seems to be sagging apx 1". Is there a way to fix this without ripping the whole ceiling apart? There is no discoloring-and in some lighting you can't tell (like when we looked at it before buying i didn't see it). What to do?
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  • doxiemom11's avatar
    doxiemom11
    Explorer II
    May 21, 2016
    Could you pull it down/back from an edge to the loose area and then re-glue. You would need to make sure the glue is smooth to not show bumps when dry. Maybe paint on with a paint brush or a spray of some kind. Looks like what we have, but so far none of ours is letting loose. Hope it doesn't.
  • tropical36's avatar
    tropical36
    Explorer
    May 21, 2016
    I've done quite a few headliners, both in RV's and vans with these
    CEILING ROSETTES
    and usually after the frustrations of trying to re-glue.
    Just space them evenly throughout and with as many as you deem necessary. They don't look all that bad, either.
  • okhmbldr's avatar
    okhmbldr
    Explorer
    May 22, 2016
    Go to a vet supply house and get a large syringe. Fill it with contact cement, poke a few holes thru the carpet, squirt in a little, press it up until it makes contact, then wait about 15 minutes, push it up again and it will be stuck. Do it in as many areas as necessary and move the needle around a little as you ooze it thru the carpet to get good coverage.
  • MrWizard's avatar
    MrWizard
    Moderator
    May 22, 2016
    my suggestion would be to try a syringe with glue
    poke the needle in and squirt some glue just a little do it multiple places
    you will need some kind of support to press up on the ceiling fabric until the glue drys
    a section of 1/8 plywood or luan, a couple of step ladders
    and some of those reversible clamp/push long ratchet clamps used on wood furniture projects , between the ladders and the support sheet
    and maybe place wax paper or alu foil between the support sheet and the fabric, if any glue seeps, it won't stick to the support and pull the fabric back down

    could also use 4*4 wood support posts with bottle jacks under them
    very little pressure would be needed to hold the support sheet
    thats why i sugested ladders and wood clamps
  • DrewE's avatar
    DrewE
    Explorer II
    May 22, 2016
    If you can pull the material down from the corner and expose the underlying wood, it becomes quite simple to apply contact cement and use it in the traditional way. Rolling it with a roller such as is used to secure laminates to a substrate would probably help it adhere well.

    You might also be able to get away with some carefully placed staples sunk into the tufting without them showing much.

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