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01/11/2017 at 9:02pm
Location: Criccieth Gwynedd
Outfit: Buccaneer Commodore
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Hi
We've just had our Bailey Senator Arizona serviced by a local AWS mobile engineer. To our horror he discovered damp in the top rear nearside corner of the caravan. This is inside the "wood" panelled wardrobe. With Protimeter mini the readings just below 70% in the worse spot, where the wall joins the roof tailing off to 40% (15-20cm) to the side and then falling to 15% further along. The reading, also, tail off going down the wall dropping gradually to 15% about 30cm down the wall. The rail which runs across the 'van at that point and the awning rail seem likely culprits in the engineer and my opinion. The AWS engineer has quoted £250 to remove and reseal these rails in situ in our front garden.
The 'van has not been moved out of our garden since we bought our retirement homehere in November 2015 as we have been VERY fully engaged in overseeing and carrying out VERY extensive renovations to the bungalow. We have actually slept inthe caravan for the last few months, and still are, whilst work was going on on the house. It has been serviced every year however by an AWS mobile engineer.
Today I've been up on a ladder platform and covered that area of the roof - to the centre line of the 'van and about 100cm lengthways with thick black polythene, stuck down with duct tape to, hopefully, prevent further water ingress. I've, also, put a dehumidifier running in the 'van. I'm now considering my options.
I'd be grateful for other opinions.
Is the damage to the 'van likely to need MORE than the rails resealing? If it is that's likely to be expensive as the wardrobe would have to be stripped out.
Do you think it is worth having the rails sealed? Especially as the 'van is outside and it is now November.
If the 'van is finished or very expensive to repair it is likely to the end of our caravan days as most of our savings have gone into the house renovations and we don't have the cash to replace it. Unfortunately an arthritic knee and other age related problems mean that a DIY repair is now probably beyond me.
Unfortunately our front garden is a "builder's yard" and we cannot get the caravan out at the moment for a second opinion/quote.
Sorry to relate this sad tale but I would be grateful for the opinion of others.
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Tim and Cary
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