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http://www.caravanhospital.com/damp_test_at_caravan_repairs.htm

Free Damp Test

At the Caravan Hospital we believe in helping our customers keep their caravans healthy, and offer a FREE damp test in an effort to catch water ingress early on and save on expensive work later on. We use the tester shown, which allows us to monitor the onset of damp and catch it at the optimum moment.

Just out of interest did you buy it from a dealer or privately and when was it actually purchased?  What was said about the condition of the van when you bought it? Just that you may possibly have some legal redress to get it remedied by the seller...depending upon the facts surrounding your purchase.

Phil

the back corners are spongy at one point not a vast area, the front corner with the highest reading feels solid and no rippling of the vynil wall covering,there is no smell we have got plug in moisture traps in there and a radiator at the moment,the caravan is cris registered does that not include hpi check

 cliff hi !

 just been reading thro your post,similar to our problem with our knightsbridge!!

 discovered that the sealing on roof either side at the awning rail towrads the front slope and across on top panel over front windows has been letting in water,result that the frame across the top and sides of front windows will have to be replaced and also lower frame under windows and inside panels and shelf need same.

 dealer costings (white arches,elddis main dealer) bteween £800- £1100 for completely stripping down and rebuilding.

 needless to say not able to do it yet,stored under cover at mo,until can afford to have done,had been using fan heater on low setting inside to dry her out a bit,some success,but will have to be redone tho.

 atb

Can't offer any advice but just wanted to say I'm really sorry this has happened to you.  It's a rotten, horrible lesson to have to learn the hard way. 

We knew about as much as you did when we bought our 1st 10 year old & could just as easily have ended up in the same position.  Thankfully, we dropped on a good one but you won't be the 1st, or last to have this kind of thing happen.  Not much comfort to you, I know.

Really hope the van dries out & turns out not to be as bad as you think.  Good luck with it.