Purchased RV leak over cab, now what?
Hi RVers, Well, we purchased this RV 2 months ago and are now planning a trip for Oct so thought I'd go clean it out and this is where I'm at (see pics). The outside walls are loose and we were to...
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The CPES is a very runny epoxy that soaks into the wood and "replaces the missing wood by encapsulating whatever is left and using it as support for the hardened expoxy. It also behaves just like wood, so heat expansion is fine, but there is NO water penetration to well treated wood.
A lot of the materials to rebuild are available, but "sort of" unusual. The internal timber spars in mine were 1-1/2 X 2 and the floor was 3/4 plywood. The metal sub-frames were also 1-1/2 X 2. The wood I was able to find at HD, but the long spars were only available in 2X2. I just used that in the two spots I needed it. The steel was not so easy to find, but Reliable Hardware and Metal in Santa Rosa Ca. is an AWESOME metal supplier. They had more than enough steel in stock for me and all the stainless screws I needed. If you are close to Reliable, they are an absolute gem of a shop. I highly recommend them. The adhesives I had to order were the eternabond tape and 3M Contact 10. The spray cans of 3M 90 I got at HD worked great for adhering the aluminum roof to the new luan underlayer and I used Alex to seal contact seams. All the screws were purchased at HomeDepot.
If you don't have an air stapler and giant staples, you will need to buy them. It makes tacking back in the upholstery a job of hours, not days. The other essential tool to have is an oscillating cutter. I cannot tell you how much I used it (cutting, scraping and sanding) and how happy I was to have it. Beyond the two more unique items, a well stocked tool chest with decent cordless tools (drill, saw, impact drill) will get you by for most jobs/work.
Jose
A lot of the materials to rebuild are available, but "sort of" unusual. The internal timber spars in mine were 1-1/2 X 2 and the floor was 3/4 plywood. The metal sub-frames were also 1-1/2 X 2. The wood I was able to find at HD, but the long spars were only available in 2X2. I just used that in the two spots I needed it. The steel was not so easy to find, but Reliable Hardware and Metal in Santa Rosa Ca. is an AWESOME metal supplier. They had more than enough steel in stock for me and all the stainless screws I needed. If you are close to Reliable, they are an absolute gem of a shop. I highly recommend them. The adhesives I had to order were the eternabond tape and 3M Contact 10. The spray cans of 3M 90 I got at HD worked great for adhering the aluminum roof to the new luan underlayer and I used Alex to seal contact seams. All the screws were purchased at HomeDepot.
If you don't have an air stapler and giant staples, you will need to buy them. It makes tacking back in the upholstery a job of hours, not days. The other essential tool to have is an oscillating cutter. I cannot tell you how much I used it (cutting, scraping and sanding) and how happy I was to have it. Beyond the two more unique items, a well stocked tool chest with decent cordless tools (drill, saw, impact drill) will get you by for most jobs/work.
Jose
