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Hi All 

Would appreciate some input on this problem, we have a leak in the toilet area around the fan light now we have resealed all that needs resealing, no good, still drip drip drip so we called in a professional and he took out the fanlight and re-sealed the area he takes pride in his work guess what, drip drip drip, he came back free of charge because it bothered him and guess what drip drip drip !!! Arghhhhh....even after the horrendous rain this winter all that happened to the van was this little dew drop that keeps on and on.   The chap who did the job has suggested there might be a tiny hole somewhere on the roof and water running into this making its way through he has now suggested that we apply a coat of waterproof paint they use on Yacht's, before I go down that road what is your opinion if you have one before I go insane...lol...

If he's properly resealed this vent and there's still a leak,then as your "chap" says, it's probably finding it's way in from somewhere else and is just making it's way through/along the roof lining to the vent/fan...

I would've thought that removing and resealing all other skylights,roof vents, aerials moulding seams etc would be the first thing to do...

Unless of cause the actual roof sheet material looks suspect, in which case, some form of "coating" may be in order...

Quote: Originally posted by I.Robbins on 28/3/2014

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...even after the horrendous rain this winter all that happened to the van was this little dew drop that keeps on and on......

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That to me, points to the "leak" being somewhere else...and it's just slowly making it's way through the lining/roof and dripping from a low point...

If it was actually leaking from there, surely the drip would increase noticeably(and in "real time")during severe rain...