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Hi.
I would like to fit a wood batten in my van garage across the back, side to side, and don't want to drill, has anyone used adhesive for a similar purpose please?
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campervanannie said:
This is interesting as we will be doing the same in the garage in my van to support my trike.
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how do you mean ''support'' ?
also meant to ask, what are these garage battens sticking to and how much weight are they expected to carry ?
 
there's lots of good glues out there, i used to stick ally stair nosings onto concrete and wooden stairs with Gripfill, taking them off years later always damaged the concrete, skirtings were stuck to plaster and breeze or concrete blocks
sikaflex is good but overpriced IMO, and Stixall is what people use instead for sticking heavy solar panels on to roofs etc, and unlike Sika, can be used in damp conditions
 
campervanannie said:
This is interesting as we will be doing the same in the garage in my van to support my trike.
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For a trike you could be looking at a very different thing, depending on the weight.

Most of the PU based adhesives these days have good shear and tensile properties (though I still prefer mechanical fastenings for anything heavy) but when looking at heavier kit you also need to consider where the load is transferring to and through what.
 
n brown said:
how do you mean ''support'' ?
also meant to ask, what are these garage battens sticking to and how much weight are they expected to carry ?
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It would be too difficult to explain on here but here goes the first bit is a wooden Barton for the ramp to rest in the doorway of the garage so it's not touching the fibreglass/ plastic body of the MH then a gently sloping subfloor of the garage so the trike will roll out under its own steam with the winch stopping it running away with itself if that makes sense but until we collect the new van and get a good look at the garage it's just a plan for now.
The trike weight is 130 kilos.
 
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campervanannie said:
It would be too difficult to explain on here but here goes the first bit is a wooden Barton for the ramp to rest in the doorway of the garage so it's not touching the fibreglass/ plastic body of the MH then a gently sloping subfloor of the garage so the trike will roll out under its own steam with the winch stopping it running away with itself if that makes sense but until we collect the new van and get a good look at the garage it's just a plan for now.
The trike weight is 130 kilos.
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Annie you shouldn't need anything structural, the Rapido fibreglass garage is one piece and mine has ribs for strengthening on the outside, it does however step down inside the garage lip and you could possibly get away with a slatted pallet type affair to raise the floor to give you the slopes needed, enjoy andy
 
I've used Sikaflex to put 2 wooden upright struts in my m/h garage, about 1.5 m apart - to these I have attached 4 J-hooks, one above the other on each strut. The purpose is to hold my skis when off skiing - 2 pairs on each pair of hooks - and when not skiing in can fit 2 folding lounge chairs between them using the hooks and bungees to hold them in place. works well and no issues with the timber moving in 4 years of use.
 
Their is a clamp and strap system that straps the scooter to the floor, in an accidental the last thing you want it s an insecure trike .I have one fitted to secure our mob scooter.Bazz
 
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6" nails, work every time, just bend the end over:lol-053::lol-053::lol-053:
 
campervanannie said:
It would be too difficult to explain on here but here goes the first bit is a wooden Barton for the ramp to rest in the doorway of the garage so it's not touching the fibreglass/ plastic body of the MH then a gently sloping subfloor of the garage so the trike will roll out under its own steam with the winch stopping it running away with itself if that makes sense but until we collect the new van and get a good look at the garage it's just a plan for now.
The trike weight is 130 kilos.
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well that doesn't sound too bad, not sure about a sloping floor though, you'd have to be parked dead flat for it to be effective, but you could make the floor tilt when you wanted it with a lever and a couple of cams
 
andyjanet said:
Annie you shouldn't need anything structural, the Rapido fibreglass garage is one piece and mine has ribs for strengthening on the outside, it does however step down inside the garage lip and you could possibly get away with a slatted pallet type affair to raise the floor to give you the slopes needed, enjoy andy
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It's not structural as such but the garage has a flat base and i need a slight incline going down towards the door so the weight of the trike and a remote reversable winch means i don't have to climb in the garage and push it out.
 
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