delamination! can i repair it?

[karl_5082018]

I have a 1995 bailey pagent that at the end of 2005 had a small repair to fix the spongey floor but now seems to have gone again, is it possable to fix for a second time? it seems only to affect a small piece buy the door but does sag and has left a dip, could it be braced from underneath to help stop some of the movement?

 

[rob_jax]

Karl,

Caravan floors are constructed from a sandwich of plywood, foam core and plywood.

If the dip is just in the top surface, it means that the foam layer has detached and compressed - allowing the ply to dip down. This is usually fixed by injecting new foam from a delamination kit.

If the dip can be seen from underneath the caravan - that implies that the floor has damp in it - and that the whole structure around the doorway needs careful examination. Still very repairable - a standard check and repair on a 30 year old Eriba.

High wear areas like the doorway are prone to ordinary delamination, but are also the first candidate for damp in the floor too.

Robert

 

[karl_5082018]

Karl,

Caravan floors are constructed from a sandwich of plywood, foam core and plywood.

If the dip is just in the top surface, it means that the foam layer has detached and compressed - allowing the ply to dip down. This is usually fixed by injecting new foam from a delamination kit.

If the dip can be seen from underneath the caravan - that implies that the floor has damp in it - and that the whole structure around the doorway needs careful examination. Still very repairable - a standard check and repair on a 30 year old Eriba.

High wear areas like the doorway are prone to ordinary delamination, but are also the first candidate for damp in the floor too.

Robert

thanks for the reply, the floor is not damp or bowing but does sag about an inch when some walks over the area and has a dip under the carpet, the board next to it is fine and shows no sign of movement, as i had it repaired once, do you think a second repair would take?