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Post by cruppy on Sept 23, 2018 17:16:43 GMT -5
Need to know how hard it is to take the under belly covering off of a camper.
We went camping this weekend and the pipe from the shower drain broke causing out grey water to spill all over the place.
Insulation is soaked and I do not know how else to get the wet insulation out. I need to get it dried up before it gets too cold.
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Post by lynnmor on Sept 23, 2018 18:12:25 GMT -5
I suppose you have the usual Coroplast covering, it looks like plastic corrugated cardboard. Just remove screws and drop it, but plumbing and other obstacles will be somewhat frustrating. You may want to cut out the affected area and just replace that section. Mark the frame where any cross members are to simplify installing. Seal up gaps with gray landscape foam from garden centers. New Coroplast can be bought at local sign shops, Home Depot was a good source but now want to sell ten sheet bundles.
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Post by cruppy on Sept 23, 2018 18:51:13 GMT -5
I suppose you have the usual Coroplast covering, it looks like plastic corrugated cardboard. Just remove screws and drop it, but plumbing and other obstacles will be somewhat frustrating. You may want to cut out the affected area and just replace that section. Mark the frame where any cross members are to simplify installing. Seal up gaps with gray landscape foam from garden centers. New Coroplast can be bought at local sign shops, Home Depot was a good source but now want to sell ten sheet bundles. How will I know where what areas got affected by the water? |
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Post by Chuck on Sept 24, 2018 10:09:09 GMT -5
I suppose you have the usual Coroplast covering, it looks like plastic corrugated cardboard. Just remove screws and drop it, but plumbing and other obstacles will be somewhat frustrating. You may want to cut out the affected area and just replace that section. Mark the frame where any cross members are to simplify installing. Seal up gaps with gray landscape foam from garden centers. New Coroplast can be bought at local sign shops, Home Depot was a good source but now want to sell ten sheet bundles. How will I know where what areas got affected by the water? If the insulation is really wet an saturated it will sage down allot more than the rest of the underbelly ...
I would start by inspecting a couple of feet around area were the drain leaked an go from there, water can an will travel to the lowest point ... So even thought your leak is at the shower drain the water could have traveled to a lower point an thus the big sage or budge in the underbelly with water dripping from it ....
Good luck 
Chuck
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Post by tweeter on Sept 24, 2018 14:11:26 GMT -5
How will I know where what areas got affected by the water?
The way i see (and the way i did it) it is that you will have to cut the membrane at different places and check where the water spreded. You just can't remove the entire Flex-meld membrane (if it is that kind) because it comes up in between the walls and floor frame of the camper. Go underneath, cut 4' long between the aluminium frame, remove all insulation that is wet (could be all over the camper like mine). I did not install new insulation after on mine, i just taped new flex-meld 4'' slice tape on the cuts and that was that. No more stress that the insulation will soak water and rotten the plywood and really no need for that insulation. good luck, not a fun job...
PS: there is insulation between the 2 holding tanks and the plywood where you can't even pass your hands to remove it. Put a ventilator in there ...
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Post by cruppy on Sept 24, 2018 15:04:04 GMT -5
How will I know where what areas got affected by the water?
The way i see (and the way i did it) it is that you will have to cut the membrane at different places and check where the water spreded. You just can't remove the entire Flex-meld membrane (if it is that kind) because it comes up in between the walls and floor frame of the camper. Go underneath, cut 4' long between the aluminium frame, remove all insulation that is wet (could be all over the camper like mine). I did not install new insulation after on mine, i just taped new flex-meld 4'' slice tape on the cuts and that was that. No more stress that the insulation will soak water and rotten the plywood and really no need for that insulation. good luck, not a fun job...
PS: there is insulation between the 2 holding tanks and the plywood where you can't even pass your hands to remove it. Put a ventilator in there ...
Twetter, It looks like it went up to the grey water tank. I will pull insulation once the water stops running out. Why did you not put insulation back in? |
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Post by tweeter on Sept 24, 2018 15:38:45 GMT -5
dont want to deal with wet insulation ever again if there is an other infiltration.
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Post by cruppy on Sept 24, 2018 21:04:36 GMT -5
I suppose you have the usual Coroplast covering, it looks like plastic corrugated cardboard. Just remove screws and drop it, but plumbing and other obstacles will be somewhat frustrating. You may want to cut out the affected area and just replace that section. Mark the frame where any cross members are to simplify installing. Seal up gaps with gray landscape foam from garden centers. New Coroplast can be bought at local sign shops, Home Depot was a good source but now want to sell ten sheet bundles. Lynnmor, The under belly material is like a grain sack material but stronger. I made a couple slices in it and water poured out. I am going to pull all the insulation I can get to and let everything dry out before repairing the under belly wrap. |
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Post by lynnmor on Sept 25, 2018 9:50:08 GMT -5
I suppose you have the usual Coroplast covering, it looks like plastic corrugated cardboard. Just remove screws and drop it, but plumbing and other obstacles will be somewhat frustrating. You may want to cut out the affected area and just replace that section. Mark the frame where any cross members are to simplify installing. Seal up gaps with gray landscape foam from garden centers. New Coroplast can be bought at local sign shops, Home Depot was a good source but now want to sell ten sheet bundles. Lynnmor, The under belly material is like a grain sack material but stronger. I made a couple slices in it and water poured out. I am going to pull all the insulation I can get to and let everything dry out before repairing the under belly wrap. I guess that you have no Coroplast material. Here is a website to help you with the materials: linkTape |
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Post by cruppy on Sept 25, 2018 11:12:28 GMT -5
Lynnmor, The under belly material is like a grain sack material but stronger. I made a couple slices in it and water poured out. I am going to pull all the insulation I can get to and let everything dry out before repairing the under belly wrap. I guess that you have no Coroplast material. Here is a website to help you with the materials: linkTapeThanks for the info. |
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