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29/10/2024 at 9:51am
Location: Near Alton Towers
Outfit: Bailey Burgundy S7 H
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Agree with birdman on this, the likelyhood is that rainwater is wetting the underfloor too often therefor too long, this is the sitiation that leads to rot. The floor will naturally get wet when being towed as water splashes up from puddles etc but this is only temporary and will air dry in time when parked up. Using a hair druer to dry things up is not the long term solution, modification to stop rainwater getting there is what's needed, I did mine about 10 years ago and it has worked fine ever simnce.
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29/10/2024 at 10:34am
Location: Essex
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Sorry, but a hairdryer will do absolutely nothing to cure or even help the situation.
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29/10/2024 at 1:26pm
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I think a good visual inspection is needed, preferrably after if has been raining for a bit. If the van is parked up there should be no water underneath on the bottom floor ply. if there is, it needs to be addressed.
Secondly are there any other signs that could lead to water ingress from another source near where the damp has been found? Common places are stress cracks along the awning rails, loose or missing sealant, or window rubbers come unstuck, the hinge above fromt windows often gets stress cracks as they use self tappers and don't drill out pilot holes first.
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01/11/2024 at 9:37am
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That's good. I had damp in my rear roof under the roof strap, I removed it and replaced the sealant/mastic. I did nothing other than let it slowly dry out which I can tell is happening by reducing moisture readings. The affected wood and wallboard although wet, had not got to the rotton stage unlike the front roof strap, I had to replace a small area of both there.
Given that the wood itself is sound, and no more water gets in, it should slowly dry out. At this time of year it may take a while to notice much difference.
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