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We bought a used trailer tent(1989) from Jacksons of Old Arley (near Coventry) for £900 -used it for 4 nights at Easter and 2 weeks in August and when packing it up at the end of the holiday noticed the floor was wet in between the beds at one end. It had rained on the holiday but not that much.

The 3 month warrenty had just run out...We took it back to where we got it from and they said it had been caused by spray from the road when being towed?( it was not raing on any of the towing journeys) Is this common?

 It is £100 for new floor, £100 delivery and at least £100 to carry out the work-but did not offer any sort of discount even though we only bought it a few months ago, when the floor must of already been damaged.

 We bought it in good faith, with no experience of what we should be looking for...were we conned? Is it worth replacing if the same thing is going to happen again ?

Hi Jo

Sorry to hear of your misadventure, it is not nice to hear these things but unfortunately they do happen, although I have not heard of this before.

I cannot comment on your purchase or the company you got it from but could suggest that you try to find where the water came in, did the tent leak anywhere, if the canvas was touching the trailer when it was raining the floor being wood may have absorbed some of the moisture.

Does the floor feel spongy and rotton, have you had a good look on the underside, is it just in one place, maybe you could investigate a little further and possibly rectify the fault yourself, it may just be a case of resealing an area.

I dont seem to be much help here but just trying to offer a few options, the TT is quite old although they have been known to go on for years.

Just re-reading your post you mentioned that you only saw it when you were packing up is it possible that it could have been a little condensation possibly dripping of the wooden beds (a long shot I know) but the water must have got there somehow, I think it might be wise to investigat this further.

Keep us informed tho

Best of luck

Andy

Jo I am so sorry to hear that. Gosh I sold our 2001 T T private sale for £1,000 and I knew that is was totally dry and secure. Infact the guy who bought it has since called us to say thank you.

Its not 1989 but 1999i've just realised!

raclet herald

Phew.....mine is 1998 and still going very strong.

Could you tell us a bit moreabout the extent of this damaged area

Andy

The floor between the beds at the closed in end on close inspection is soaking and spongy.

Also told when bought that you can take everything off and use it as a normal trailer- so maybe it would be quite easy to replace floor ourselves? Would I need a proper floor from supplier or could i use plywood?MDF?Wood? from DIY shop.

Post last edited on 04/09/2006 19:44:45

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Jo

You could also try and post here, the raclet owners club Help n Fix it forum

Andy

On no account should you use MDF or Chipboard.

Marine ply is a bit over the top but the best stuff you can buy as it is totally waterproof. (It can sit in water)  If you cut it you must seal the cuts with waterproof varnish.

The next best thing is WBP  " Water and Boil proof" Ply This is what they call exterior ply.  It's a lot cheaper that marine ply.  Once again you must re-seal any cuts you make - in fact it will probably be best if you coat the whole sheet with varnish.

Sorry  to hear about your problem, but since you have named the company that you have bought the camper from, and since the problem looks like it might have been there more than 3 months, why don't you have a word with them again, and ask them to look at UKCS and this post.

I would, and if I was them,I would want to see the next post, fantastic customer service from.........