water damage in camper

Fixing The Bunk Ceiling

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I put this project off for awhile, mostly because I wasn’t sure how I wanted to do it (or how to do it) However, I finally tackled it! The back of the camper had water damage and I removed all the loose pieces. You can read about that HERE

I got a sheet of 1/4″ Lauan Plywood from Home Depot that I cut into strips to fit the ceiling. Each one was a different size to fit equally between the studs. So I’m sure if you have this issue to put up boards it might work a little differently for you. I knew I was going to be covering it so I wasn’t too picky with how it looked. My ceiling is rounded so I couldn’t just put up one piece. I’m sure there are so many different ways to fix a camper ceiling, but this board and screws only cost me about ten bucks! Plus I have about half the board left over for other projects.

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I measured to the middle of each stud so I could secure each board and have space to screw in the next one.

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I purchased these black vinyl tiles at Home Depot. They have these similar ones on Amazon but they are 24″x24″ rather than the longer ones I got. I think they will still work perfectly for you if you’d rather order them with prime shipping. They come in just about every color. I’m not sure if the black will look good or not… we’ll find out soon! Once I get all the walls painted then the tiles will be going up! Super excited!

Demo Of The Ceiling

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Here’s where things get a little more complicated. In the back of the camper there was a leak. I’m sure it leaked way before I bought it… However, I had the camper stored outside at the farm for a while over winter. It was in a plastic hoop building and the snow got so heavy, it collapsed the building. This resulted in a metal pipe puncturing the roof (cue the face palm) andddd some more water got it.

Anyways, it is what it is. The ceiling is going to be a huge project. I started ripping into it to see what all I need to do

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Ugh. It’s a mess a know. I was half tempted to call it quits at this point, feeling way in over my head. But some conversations with my Dad and Grandpa reassured me it can be fixed.

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I highly recommend getting a scrapper like this. I found this one at my local restore, but there is a pretty similar one on Amazon. It works like a charm for scraping all the loose wallpaper loose and the broken paneling. I use it for odd jobs all the time in there

If you’ve done work on a camper or RV ceiling let me know! This is all new to me and I’m just winging it! haha Now to figure out how to put the wood back up…! Since the ceiling has a curve, I’m not sure how to go about sealing it back up