Headlining dropped !!!

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Samphire34

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Morning guys.
Has anyone on here had any experience of head linings dropping. I have the headlining dropped in our aft cabin. It looks as if the foam backing has just crumbled to dust. Planning to remove the original headlining material to reuse it if at all possible. Please let me know if you have any advice on replacement backing and adhesive types. Thanks
 
I had mine drop after 1 year from new!!!

Headlining was held in place by the plastic expanding plugs. Have had them replaced with screws and caps. Obviously not quite as good looking , but effective.
 
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Here is a temporary fix that works for Princess headlinings.
Run a dehumidifier for a few hours and the fabric tightens up thus not drooping.
Puts off the dreaded day that the headlining has to be replaced.

I've bought a full roll of original Princess headlining so some day, I will be stripping it off and replacing it.
But, in the meantime- the dehumidifier works.
 
Once the foam goes it is inevitable you will be either spending money getting some poor sod to do the job for you, or doing it yourself.

Speaking from recent experience, the DIY option is horrid and I found someone to do it after an hour of DIY.

But make sure they know what they are doing (hard because its such a ship job that no-one in their right mind would do this as a career) and be prepared to be very specific about:

- the material used
- that all the old foam and the adhesive needs completely removing
- that they know to remove a thin strip of the foam backing when folding over an edge, so it doesn't bulge
- that they need to wear proper PPE (honest, its gotta be the shippest boat job - give me a burst holding tank any day)
- what adhesive they must use
- how you want the details done (lapped, stitched)
- how you want then to remove any fittings to get a good pro job done
- re-sealing port lights and fittings (there's a tale just there!)
- if they lose screws or bolts from fittings, to replace them with stainless, instead of screwfix's cheapest "rust in 6 months" screws and bolts,
- and to replace them, not hope you don't notice
- not to drill new holes or use self-tappers that are too long and that go all the way thru the hull / deck (another tale)
- to remove the trim from port lights REALLY F'ING CAREFULLY, because for older port lights the trim may not be available any more (another tale)
- that they need to seal cupboards and floor boards so you don't end up still finding black dust a year later
- that they agree to clean up after their work.

It is also a REALLY GOOD idea to remove everything from the boat so that it's easier for them to work and clean up.
 
Mine has been drooping for years (oo err missus), is there a halfway house of pinning it back up using nicely finished pins of some kind?
 
You can hide it a bit if you can tighten it. This is easy ish on walls as they have wall bars that break them up but hard on a ceiling. The ceiling panels come off on Velcro ( mine do anyway ) so removing and recovering is not so hard. I reckoned on average 3 to 4 hours a panel. Remove. Strip. Remove staples ( thousands of them ). Clean. Cut. Cover. Staple. Re install.

some were less some were more but for the whole job it was not that far Out
 
I did mine myself too. Takes a bit of thought, you can usually reuse the plywood backing. Make sure you remove all the old glue and foam completely with a dronco cleaning fleece disc. If possible don't do this on the boat - it makes a lot of mess/dust. Take it all out outside or into a garage.
Buy decent foam backed lining with the recommended glue - you need lots of glue.
 
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