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11/4/2015 at 9:37am
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Good morning all, let me introduce myself, I am Jon and am 32 with a wife and 5 children. I live in Gloucestershire. I am new to caravanning and to this forum so please forgive me if I seem a "little wet behind the ears". My wife and I ventured into purchasing our first caravan a couple of weeks back and it has all gone a little wrong! We found a beautiful Lynton Sabre GLX for believe it or not £500 which came with all the things we really needed to hitch up and experience our first camping trip. We collected it on the Friday and went away on the Monday to Northam Farm in Brean for a week.....we had fantastic fun other than the weather which sadly was so windy it turned our awning into a parachute and I had to go ant detach it at 03:30am for fear of our lovely van being pulled over! Anyway, even though she is a four berth, we all managed to fit in her, with the children on the large double and the wife and I on the small one! We didn't let it put us off and actually had a fantastic time although sardines in a can does spring to mind. Whilst we were away it give us chance to test everything and all seems to be in working order other that the Carver Mk1 water heater(turns on but the green light stays flashing and no hot water). The water tank is under one of the rear two seats that make up the small double and upon investigating and not figuring it out I cam across the thing I had most been dreading damp! The wife and I were gutted and a few tears spilt as even though she was only £500 it is a lot of money to us and took us the best part of 9 months to save it. Anyway, yesterday, in the hard light of day I decided that I was not going to let this beat me and am going to tackle and fix the damp issue myself. I have started peeling back the wallpaper and revealing some of the ply that sits behind. The damp seems to be covering quite a large area and so has thrown up a few questions which I am hoping that you lovely people may be able to help me with..
1, Is there an easy way to remove the ply? - I struggled and struggled yesterday, the damp ply comes off quite easily as you would imagine as it is wet but the dryer ply is well and truly stuck! I thought I should remove some of the dry stuff to ensure that all the damp is removed, is this correct?
2, The polysterene blocks that form the wall insulation are also well and truly stuck in place. Should they be left there to dry out with the help of a dehumidifier or should the be removed and replaced?
3, The wooden joists that are in the wall are extremely wet in places - forgive me I sound dumb but does this mean they're rotten and need removing or again just drying out?
4, Whilst investigating my damp problem, I have realised that some of it goes along the wall behind where the kitchenette is (sink, oven, grill and hobs). I think that if I am going to do the job then it should be done properly, however, has any of you ever removed the kitchen in a van and if so could you please help me with some instruction?
5, Lastly for the moment and please forgive the length of my message, I believe that the water has come in from the awning rail. Should this be sorted prior to fixing the interior or after?
Many thanks.
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