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Replacing saloon headlining
A common problem with ageing Westerly Yachts is a ‘drooping’ headlining as the adhesive fails. I didn’t really want to replace mine and fancied a ‘fitted timber’ look anyway, so spent a few weeks wandering the DIY stores but failing to find a suitable or reasonably priced product. By chance, Aldi stocked bamboo rugs one week and I thought these look like they could do exactly what I wanted. See what you think! Total cost for main cabin and V berth walls was £75 for the rugs and £15 for the Evo-stik impact spray adhesive. (Click on any image for a larger view)
A common problem with ageing Westerly Yachts is a ‘drooping’ headlining as the adhesive fails. I didn’t really want to replace mine and fancied a ‘fitted timber’ look anyway, so spent a few weeks wandering the DIY stores but failing to find a suitable or reasonably priced product. By chance, Aldi stocked bamboo rugs one week and I thought these look like they could do exactly what I wanted. See what you think! Total cost for main cabin and V berth walls was £75 for the rugs and £15 for the Evo-
Buy the rugs! These were 1800x1200 mm
Cut off the edging using a sharp knife
Use a straight edge to cut across the
Strips. Four passes of the knife does it.
Strips. Four passes of the knife does it.
You can see the foam backing (great for insulation) and how easily the item can be rolled.
This was the 1st section to be glued in place. I thought Evo-stik spray adhesive was VERY strong but it started to give way after some weeks. I then used a heat glue gun which was much better. This section covered the whole width of the cabin.
Note the packing piece used where the cabin roof is raised
The 2nd piece cut to smaller size for ease of fitting
The V Berth.
Sheet forms
easily to the
‘knuckle’ contour
Sheet forms
easily to the
‘knuckle’ contour