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twocutekelpies
Having an Impact
1 reply
a week ago

Wow @ourvanbetty you have been busy. The wall strength comes from the compression of the aluminium/styrofoam/ply to form the sandwich panel, without ...

twocutekelpies
Having an Impact
2 weeks ago

I have responded on your original post  Don't be discouraged by no undercover area, my first caravan reno was a 23ft Viscount (also sandwich panel c ...

twocutekelpies
Having an Impact
3 replies
2 weeks ago

I'm a huge fan of the gold trim as well, they are H joiners made from soft metal. Mine had been painted over and were quite mangled in a few places s ...

twocutekelpies
Having an Impact
2 weeks ago

Hi there. I have a very similar Franklin to yours which was in far worse condition. As woodenwookie said, much of the rigidity comes from the shelves ...

twocutekelpies
Having an Impact
2 replies
4 weeks ago

Hi @Busygirl, As Mitchell said, professionals definitely increase the cost so the more that can be done by yourself the better. I do all of my own ...

twocutekelpies
Having an Impact
a month ago

Sorry for the late reply, I was overseas  I used 12mm formply in two of my caravans (unfortunately not available at Bunnings that I know of) as I fe ...

twocutekelpies
Having an Impact
August

Thanks Mitchell Thanks Dave, I'm so happy with how it all turned out. The chairs were surprisingly quick to prep, orbital sander on the seats made fa ...

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ourvanbetty
Finding My Feet
a week ago

Thanks Shelley, the upper cupboards and wardrobe are still all intact, I’m not removing those, just kind of replacing around it. I’ve removed the ply ...

Bunnings Team Member EricL
Bunnings Team Member
2 weeks ago

Hi @ourvanbetty This is definitely a question for @twocutekelpies. I can understand your reluctance to pull walls out, especially if they look like ...

ourvanbetty
Finding My Feet
1 reply
2 weeks ago

You have done an amazing job! I would love to do this to mine however my husband refuses to! I think the best and proper way to restore it is to take ...

Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
Bunnings Team Member
2 weeks ago

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @ourvanbetty. It's brilliant to have you join us, and many thanks for your question about renovating a cara ...

woodenwookie
Making a Splash
5 replies
2 weeks ago

Been there. We had a caravan that was supposed to only need a replacement taillight. Wall on one side was completely rotted out requiring a rebuild of ...

Busygirl
Just Starting Out
1 reply
3 weeks ago

Thanks so much for that information Shelley. I wanted to flip one and also do one for myself. I don’t have anyone with any Reno skills. So I’ll give u ...

Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
Bunnings Team Member
4 weeks ago

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @Busygirl. It's sensational to have you join us and many thanks for your question on caravan renovations. ...

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twocutekelpies
Having an Impact
1 reply
a week ago

Wow @ourvanbetty you have been busy. The wall strength comes from the compression of the aluminium/styrofoam/ply to form the sandwich panel, without ...

twocutekelpies
Having an Impact
2 weeks ago

I have responded on your original post  Don't be discouraged by no undercover area, my first caravan reno was a 23ft Viscount (also sandwich panel c ...

twocutekelpies
Having an Impact
3 replies
2 weeks ago

I'm a huge fan of the gold trim as well, they are H joiners made from soft metal. Mine had been painted over and were quite mangled in a few places s ...

twocutekelpies
Having an Impact
2 weeks ago

Hi there. I have a very similar Franklin to yours which was in far worse condition. As woodenwookie said, much of the rigidity comes from the shelves ...

twocutekelpies
Having an Impact
2 replies
4 weeks ago

Hi @Busygirl, As Mitchell said, professionals definitely increase the cost so the more that can be done by yourself the better. I do all of my own ...

twocutekelpies
Having an Impact
a month ago

Sorry for the late reply, I was overseas  I used 12mm formply in two of my caravans (unfortunately not available at Bunnings that I know of) as I fe ...

twocutekelpies
Having an Impact
August

Thanks Mitchell Thanks Dave, I'm so happy with how it all turned out. The chairs were surprisingly quick to prep, orbital sander on the seats made fa ...

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