2006 Hallmark Ute rotted wood repair
I'm going to start off my first post by saying I've been perusing this site for sometime, and have learned a lot...espcially lubing Happy Jacks. My wife and I have had this Hallmark Ute for a year....
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I have really appreciated the topics others have posted with their rebuilds and rotted wood issues. Most if not all, have older campers with aluminum siding and wooden frames. With little I could find on the building of the Hallmark brands is that they do not use a frame..??
I do not have the option to remove pieces of aluminum to expose any wood. The sides on these campers appear to be of a one piece design. See below...
I have emailed Hallmark about making repairs and it aint cheap.
Replace the roof with their new one piece composite(fiberglass), replace the soft walls, and repair all of the hard walls...$10,700
To repair just the hard walls...$6500
I picked this camper up from a dealer sale (as is)at a very good price... a lot less than 1/2 of what Hallmark was asking for the exact year and model at the time...$16,000(their asking price).
My question, has anyone attempted this type of build? Can the siding be removed from the wall or is it glued in place and un-repairable.
If I can get the wood repaired/replaced myself, my plan is to seal the roof with Rhino lining all the way to the edges. It wouldn't matter to me to cover the aluminum roof trim. This is where I think it was leaking anyway.
The soft wall is in perfect condition; no tears in the canvas or screen material, only small rusty stains where the staples are holding the canvas to the wood.
Thanks for your time.
I do not have the option to remove pieces of aluminum to expose any wood. The sides on these campers appear to be of a one piece design. See below...
I have emailed Hallmark about making repairs and it aint cheap.
Replace the roof with their new one piece composite(fiberglass), replace the soft walls, and repair all of the hard walls...$10,700
To repair just the hard walls...$6500
I picked this camper up from a dealer sale (as is)at a very good price... a lot less than 1/2 of what Hallmark was asking for the exact year and model at the time...$16,000(their asking price).
My question, has anyone attempted this type of build? Can the siding be removed from the wall or is it glued in place and un-repairable.
If I can get the wood repaired/replaced myself, my plan is to seal the roof with Rhino lining all the way to the edges. It wouldn't matter to me to cover the aluminum roof trim. This is where I think it was leaking anyway.
The soft wall is in perfect condition; no tears in the canvas or screen material, only small rusty stains where the staples are holding the canvas to the wood.
Thanks for your time.
