I have a swift rapide 1993 and the floor infront of the kitchen area has sunk. I am looking to repair this myself. Has anyone done this? or has anyone any ideas?
sunken flooring
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Damian
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The method, with recommended chemical number and supplier. hope it helps:
TOOLS REQUIRED
Stanley Knife with several new blades
Scraper.
Claw hammer
Dustpan and Brush or vacuum cleaner
Several clean used gun tubes
Floor Chemical (A8136 Adhesive, Apollo Chemicals)
Carpet door cover strip if carpet cut across doorway.
Method.
1. Remove floor covering if possible.
2. Start furthest away from door
3. Mark floor at 9 inch centres in diamond pattern across affected area.
4. Check floor for stringers.
5. Avoid holes closer than 6 inches to side furniture.
6 Drill 8mm on marked points JUST through first ply layer. NOT full depth of floor sandwich.
7.Press Phillips screwdriver through each hole and wriggle about to break up polystyrene as much as possible.
8. Clean up debris on floor, use scraper if needed to remove old carpet backing.
Ensure area to be treated is as clean as possible.
9. Remove ALL tools from van.
10. Use suitable number of empty cartridges.
11. Cut Nozzle at 90 degrees to provide a 7mm nozzle end.
12. Put Duck Tape over nozzle end to provide temp seal.
13. Wear mask and goggles, mix suitable quantity of chemicals.
14.Fill tubes to approx
TOOLS REQUIRED
Stanley Knife with several new blades
Scraper.
Claw hammer
Dustpan and Brush or vacuum cleaner
Several clean used gun tubes
Floor Chemical (A8136 Adhesive, Apollo Chemicals)
Carpet door cover strip if carpet cut across doorway.
Method.
1. Remove floor covering if possible.
2. Start furthest away from door
3. Mark floor at 9 inch centres in diamond pattern across affected area.
4. Check floor for stringers.
5. Avoid holes closer than 6 inches to side furniture.
6 Drill 8mm on marked points JUST through first ply layer. NOT full depth of floor sandwich.
7.Press Phillips screwdriver through each hole and wriggle about to break up polystyrene as much as possible.
8. Clean up debris on floor, use scraper if needed to remove old carpet backing.
Ensure area to be treated is as clean as possible.
9. Remove ALL tools from van.
10. Use suitable number of empty cartridges.
11. Cut Nozzle at 90 degrees to provide a 7mm nozzle end.
12. Put Duck Tape over nozzle end to provide temp seal.
13. Wear mask and goggles, mix suitable quantity of chemicals.
14.Fill tubes to approx
very similar to what i did Damian,only that i propted the floor up underneath to stop sagging with wooden sheet and used a jack to support it then in turn after injecting the solution in the holes i plugged them up with wooden dowels then when finished injecting covered the area with plastic sheet as the glue does not stick to it then applied pressure to the floor to keep it flat while drying this worked very well on my floor ...good luck and take your time Andy
aluminium plate cut to size mate, would this help, then obviously cover back up with your interior floor covering ??
just a thot.
William
just a thot.
William
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