Delamination

[Howard_374311998]

Hi
I'm sorry - I assume this has been done to death. I have a 1999 abbey and the floor generates creaks around the kitchen – I’m not sure if the floor feels soft in the area or not. I assume this is delamination? I’m reluctant to move the carpet - any advise please? Are there professional repairers? Should I be afraid to attempt this - I’m more mech / elec than DIY. I assume if I leave this it will lead to the demise of the van?
Any advise at all very much appreciated – once again apologies if I’m being boring.
Thanks in anticipation

 

[Brum1]

Empty post (likely not intentional - probably an Internet Explorer issue!)

 

[Parksy]

Brum - you need to configure your I E 9 so that your posts appear on the forum, have a look at the sticky post in 'Our Website' Here

Hi Howard
Floor delamination is caused when the sandwich ply of the floor starts to separate and it's a common occurrence around the kitchen areas of caravans. As the delamination gets worse the floor will start to feel 'bouncy' to walk on and the noise may become more apparent.
For someone reasonably competent with an electric drill the repair is fairly easy (but messy) to carry out but it all depends on how long you plan to keep the caravan. The repair is done by drilling through the top layer of the area of delamination in a regular grid pattern (check for gas pipes or wiring underneath) and injecting resin from a kit into the holes before inserting dowels to seal the holes. The kit can be bought online click Here

If you don't do the repair immediately nothing too drastic will happen so you could postpone a repair until the summer is over.
Most mobile caravan repairers will also carry out the work on a small area for around £150 -£200

 

[Brum1]

Sorry to post an empty space. Couldn't work out what went wrong till I read Parksy's reply...I tried to do as advised by Parksy but the Tools menu didn't have what it should have had according to Parksy so I did a system restore and have gone back to the older Internet Explorer.
Parksy you may be a young computer expert but us oldies cannot keep up with technology. Or maybe it is the Devon cider that has puddled the little grey cells.

Anyway. Parksy's answer to Howard is more comprehensive that mine would have been, other that to say that carpets must either be removed or at least cut along where they go beneath fixtures. I would suggest that following the repair might be a good time to replace an ageing carpet. How about a bnice new piece of vinal that looks like laminated wood as many newer caravans have under loose removable mats.
Yours Brum