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It all depends on how much water has been getting in , how often and where it's stored .
At a sheer guess i'd say 6 + months .

atb

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Never ceases to amaze me why wood is still used in caravan construction!  Oh no, of course I forgot, they want us to change our vans frequently.

Ali

iot might help if they treated the wood before construction instead of using low quality softwood untreated . all the wood I have replaced has been treated and the caravan weight does not go up one bit.

its not in the interest of caravan manufacturers to increase the lifespan of a caravan as all they want to do is sell as many as they can. god I wish their was a build it yourself kit.

Quote: Originally posted by alsparker on 03/10/2007

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iot might help if they treated the wood before construction instead of using low quality softwood untreated . all the wood I have replaced has been treated and the caravan weight does not go up one bit.

its not in the interest of caravan manufacturers to increase the lifespan of a caravan as all they want to do is sell as many as they can. god I wish their was a build it yourself kit.

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I have to agree with you Al , i still find it laughable that the wood used is still untreated , there should be some form of regulation stating that all wood used in this type of construction was treated 

 

Quote: Originally posted by Halfloaf on 04/10/2007

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Quote: Originally posted by alsparker on 03/10/2007

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iot might help if they treated the wood before construction instead of using low quality softwood untreated . all the wood I have replaced has been treated and the caravan weight does not go up one bit.

its not in the interest of caravan manufacturers to increase the lifespan of a caravan as all they want to do is sell as many as they can. god I wish their was a build it yourself kit.

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I have to agree with you Al , i still find it laughable that the wood used is still untreated , there should be some form of regulation stating that all wood used in this type of construction was treated 

 

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