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Hello,

What is the best way to dry out a Damp Caravan. I have replaced part of a window frame, renewed the leaking window seal, resealed the awning rail and window hinge rails and (I Think) i have fixed the cause of the problem but obviously damp is in the walls.

I have taken off some areas of wall board and I can feel the moisture (water) in and behind the polystyrene. Do I need to scrape all this out or can I apply some heat and a dehumidifier ???????

On one wall I have taken off quite a big section of wall board say 8 square feet . On the other wall just enough so it will be covered after by a 9 X 3 Vent

Thanks

Quote: Originally posted by peterws on 13/10/2012

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If it`s an old van then if you only want/expect say 5 or 6 years o/o it, then I wouldn`t go beyond the necessary!

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When i did a repair to my old van, I removed the damp polystyrene till I reached an area where it was dry, its easy to remove, so why leave in dampnes? I used an electric fan heater over a few days (because thats all I had) with the windows open, and it worked a treat. replaced some timbers and bonded new polystyrene and wallboard with Sticks like SH*T which it did!

Plenty people on this site have done it, so there is no shortage of good advice

Good luck,

hi Al+Mel

You are spot on, just depends on how much needs removed, and yes you do need to be carefull or your through the skin.

I wedged a pluwood board against the outside of my caravan to keep it flat, Placed in the new insulation which was polystyrene boards, placed the internal wallboard and wedged it in place braced off the opposite inside wall of the caravan, So it formed a sandwhich construction,

Hope you follow, i am better at doing things than explaining how to do it.

Iain