Securing caravan annex walls & ends to concrete slab
Submitted: Wednesday, Dec 03, 2008 at 16:36
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Member - barry F (NSW)
Hello all, We have our van booked into a site early January & I have just found out that since booking the site earlier this year they have poured a concrete slab on the area where the annex will be positioned.
Our van has a roll out awning that the end walls & side attach to.
Apart from theading a rope through the wall & end bottom eyelets & securing the rope with a peg either side of the slab is there a better way to secure the walls? Thanks
Reply By: Member - Mick O (VIC) - Wednesday, Dec 03, 2008 at 16:42
Wednesday, Dec 03, 2008 at 16:42
I usually scavenged some bricks from around the park. Have you contacted the park, they may have some sand bag type weights for you to use.
Cheers Mick
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Reply By: Member - Oldplodder (QLD) - Wednesday, Dec 03, 2008 at 17:33
Wednesday, Dec 03, 2008 at 17:33
I would
check the width of the slab?
Usually they are only the width (depth) of an annex.
Length along the van van be problem though.
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Reply By: Sir Kev & Darkie - Wednesday, Dec 03, 2008 at 17:39
Wednesday, Dec 03, 2008 at 17:39
Just hang a few empty stubbies on the bottom of the annex walls and call it recycling ;)
Cheers Kev
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Follow Up By: Member - barry F (NSW) - Wednesday, Dec 03, 2008 at 17:52
Wednesday, Dec 03, 2008 at 17:52
Micks idea seems pretty good, although the stubby concept has merit, particually if long necks were used for the added weight. Cheers
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Reply By: dedabato (SA) - Wednesday, Dec 03, 2008 at 19:18
Wednesday, Dec 03, 2008 at 19:18
We use 2L CoCa CoLa bottles filled with water (add as many as you need) It's working fine for us.
Regards
dedabato
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Reply By: Member - Graham H (QLD) - Wednesday, Dec 03, 2008 at 19:23
Wednesday, Dec 03, 2008 at 19:23
Some plastic tubing filled with sand like the snakes used in doorways would be good or a rope along the wall over the flap with some ropes out to pegs to tighten the wall up
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Reply By: SPRINT-GTO - Wednesday, Dec 03, 2008 at 22:50
Wednesday, Dec 03, 2008 at 22:50
Tent pegs at edge of slab and occy straps to base of annex???
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Reply By: PradOz - Wednesday, Dec 03, 2008 at 23:16
Wednesday, Dec 03, 2008 at 23:16
I remember seeing a solution to this on one of the caravan forums - they even had photos of their idea. cant remember details now but if i can find it will post it here. i agree with previous answer tho that slab is not normally a problem as they usually suit the annexe width. just peg down long side and the ropes at corner pole will make it stay tight with the peg below. i dont anchor with a peg in the centre of front wall where i stay each xmas on concrete and its ok - i think concrete can be better especially if it pours down rain and you can keep the mud etc out cheers..
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Reply By: Thermoguard Instruments - Thursday, Dec 04, 2008 at 08:37
Thursday, Dec 04, 2008 at 08:37
Hi Barry,
At one place where we stayed for a while, I scrounged a couple of lengths of 3x2" hardwood from the park owners's "useful stuff" pile (with permission!) and screwed the front and rear wall eyelets to the timber with washers and Tek-screws. Worked
well but would still slide a bit in big winds. If they were long enough and you didn't mind the timber running across the doorway, you could probably drill holes at the ends of the 3x2s and peg them down either side of the slab.
Ian
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Reply By: harry5 - Thursday, Dec 04, 2008 at 11:14
Thursday, Dec 04, 2008 at 11:14
I attach the offending wall eyelets to an extendable tenrt pole with rubber shock rings or electrical tie downs through the eyelets of the wall then criss cross tent pegs where the pole comes off the cement. Now if expecting strong winds i might also fill some plastic bags with sand and lay on the pole. This is after i had the vertical sail track blown off one night
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Follow Up By: Member - barry F (NSW) - Thursday, Dec 04, 2008 at 17:58
Thursday, Dec 04, 2008 at 17:58
Thanks everyone for your input, there are some good ideas there for me to think about. Thanks & cheers.
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