replacing/ repair laminate floor.

[Pontyboy]

The laminate surface on floor of our Bursner has developed a bulge in the kitchen area. its not a damp issue, seems as though the original bonding to the floor has failed, so when when stepping on it the bulge in the laminate flattens under the weight.
I wondered if anyone has suffered a similar problem and more importantly found a solution.
I feel at present the only way is to cut and remove the existing surface and replace but I'm sure I would not be able to match the adjoining remaining surface.
Any help would be appreciated.
Roy

 

[SteveJ]

I have just repaired the floor in my Lunar, same issue, started to delaminate, no damp. I used a delamination repair kit similar to this one..
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-5...0001&campid=5338547443&icep_item=191802115408
Worked like a charm, you will need something fairly heavy to ensure the top board is held down whilst it all dries out and it does get a bit messy as the glue does expand a little as it sets and needs a good sanding down afterwards to smooth things out. Floor is totally solid now with no bounce.

 

[Pontyboy]

Hi. Thanks Steve for your info, how did you know how far to drill down?
I am glad to see a solution to this, I was a little concerned where to start.
Regards
Roy

 

[SteveJ]

Pontyboy I drilled through the top ply and then stopped. Got a piece of stiff wire, wound a piece of tape around it at 40mm (length of the dowels I brought) and pushed that into the insulating foam below the board. As it didn't meet anything solid I was happy that the insulation was definitely thicker than 40mm (which I was fairly confident was the case) Then used one of these


to drill the rest of the holes.
All I would say is make sure you have a ready supply of kitchen roll to wipe up as much excess/overflow as you can and a few pairs of latex gloves as it can be a bit messy as it starts to expand. I kept going out every hour or so for about 6 hours to wipe a little bit up each time from around each hole. Be careful that the hole you drill is a tight fit for the dowel, otherwise the glue will simply push the dowel out as it sets and expands.
I also made the spaces between the dowels a bit smaller then they recommend, I drilled 3" apart not the recommended 4".
All in all it was very easy, pretty quick to do and appears to have done a pretty solid repair.

 

[Binky]

The laminate surface on floor of our Bursner has developed a bulge in the kitchen area. its not a damp issue, seems as though the original bonding to the floor has failed, so when when stepping on it the bulge in the laminate flattens under the weight.
I wondered if anyone has suffered a similar problem and more importantly found a solution.
I feel at present the only way is to cut and remove the existing surface and replace but I'm sure I would not be able to match the adjoining remaining surface.
Any help would be appreciated.
Roy

I don't know how old your van is, but there is a known problem with floor delamination on Burstners of a certain age ( prob 2015 -2018). Camper UK have been managing most of the warranty claims but have a huge backlog due to Covid.

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[Charente16]

We have a 2015/16 Nexxo t665 same problem. Still trying to get it sorted.

Robert

 

[Stealaway]

I don't know how old your van is, but there is a known problem with floor delamination on Burstners of a certain age ( prob 2015 -2018). Camper UK have been managing most of the warranty claims but have a huge backlog due to Covid.

It become a huge problem for Burstner. They tried a different less toxic glue thats failed.
Contact Camper UK and book it in. Hopefully they will fit in for an FOC repair before xmas 2021

 

[Pontyboy]

Thank you all for your info, I feel a little better that I am not on my own with this problem.
our Bursner nexo was registered 18/12/2015 so not sure if I would still be able to use a warrantee claim!
I will follow up with Camper UK and see what happens.
regards to all