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30/4/2009 at 12:46am
Location: Cheshire
Outfit: Compass Connoiseur 490 5 + Volvo V70
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I've been here too, a few years back with my first van, difference was I paid for the pleasure of finding damp and rot  .
My dad is a retired joiner, he came and had a look at it, we studied all the other Fix It Club sites, exchanged e-mails with Wizard. Dad said "it's only plywood and insulation, nothing that can't be removed and replaced". It was very encouraging, he did admit later that this view was a bit simplistic lol.
We resealed the rails, door and floor where the water was getting in, replaced a section of floor, rebuilt the wall behind the kitchen. Some of the finishing work wasn't as pretty as a lot of fix it club caravans, but I ended up with a sound dry van. We owned it nearly 3 years, only sold it just before Easter because I've bought a bigger one (found damp in that too  ). I've nearly finished the reseal and repairs, but have already had one cracking holiday and love our new van.
Now, I'm a lady owner, my OH isn't really into caravaning, I've a pre-school daughter so all my repairs have to be done in a two hour slot while she's at Nursery and after she's gone to bed - it all leads to - if I can do it, anyone can  .
It's time consuming, messy, dirty and at times really daunting, but if you break it down into smaller jobs and then tackle one at a time it can be done.
Best of luck and I hope the weather is kind, I've lost count of the times I've wished for a barn, or big enough workshop to put the caravan in.
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01/5/2009 at 8:56pm
Location: East Lancashire
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Great advice Mozann, do it in bite size pieces, think deeply before doing anything, measure twice and cut once and you'll be fine.
Stellafella, don't let a couple of negative posts put you off, repairing caravan bodywork isn't expensive or particularly difficult, it's just basic D.I.Y.. If you were to get a pro to repair it most of the price would be labour charges, your labour is free.
Back to your repair, the photo looks bad but once you've stripped off the wallboard and swept up, it'll look much better and you'll feel like you're getting somewhere. Before you replace any woodwork, find out where the leak is coming from and seal it. When stripping out interior fittings and the like, bag up the small parts and keep them safe. Some parts are difficult to source if you lose them.
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