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rivertrails's avatar
rivertrails
Explorer
Jul 28, 2014

Wood putty to hold awning screws in rotten wood ?

he bottom of side pole of my awning got ripped out. The wood is rotten and wont hold screws. The only way I can think to get it connected again is did out some of the rotten wood and fill it with something that will hold the screws in. Wood putty? is the something better and stronger? Any suggestions. I was going to glue a thin piece of flash medal on over the damaged part of the siding with liquid nails in out the screws through it also. Does this seem like a workable plan? I can't use the awning anyway as the bottom wood is all rotten and the awning wont go out anyway. But I was afraid to try and take the whole thing off . Thought id end up doing a lot of damage to the camper in the process. PS> I don't know how to post pics using URL . Is there the normal attachment, browse and select option somehow ? Thanks Gloria
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  • darsben's avatar
    darsben
    Explorer II
    Jul 28, 2014
    Mich F wrote:
    Do you have access to the inside where the awning mounting bracket is located ? If you do, you could put in a backing plate on the inside, and thru-bolt the base.


    +1 best answer so far
  • Mich_F's avatar
    Mich_F
    Explorer
    Jul 28, 2014
    Do you have access to the inside where the awning mounting bracket is located ? If you do, you could put in a backing plate on the inside, and thru-bolt the base.
  • the_bear_II's avatar
    the_bear_II
    Explorer
    Jul 28, 2014
    Wood putty won't hold.

    You need to find a way to add wood. Some have drilled the holes bigger and then glued in (using Gorilla glue or epoxy) some hardwood dowels to drill into. Others have moved the awning forward or backward a little to get to solid wood.

    Others have added metal plates that are connected through the siding into solid wood and then mounted the awning hardware to the plate.
  • azrving's avatar
    azrving
    Explorer
    Jul 28, 2014
    Epoxy some appropriate size pieces of wood into the holes. Like putting tooth picks in a stripped out wood cabinet hole. You would want to get as much rotted wood out as possible. If the damaged area is too large maybe you could make an aluminum plate with tapped holes and screw through it into better wood that is farther away from the damaged area. I like the loctite quick set epoxy.

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