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24/5/2013 at 5:06pm
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Hi guys,
Been reading a few topics on here, seems a great place for help and advice, you also seem a nice friendly bunch.
We have had 2 caravans before in the past, and old abi and an elddis crusader. We decided to get another so have been looking for the last few weeks. Couple of nights ago a stumbled across an Sterling Wayfarer 5 Berth Twin Axel on a 2000. It has end bedroom walk in shower, full cooker etc. it also come with full awning with 2 annex and a internal bedroom. It smelt good and not damp, had a good check over every thing seems fine. Has all water/waste tanks etc.
Last night I noticed some bubbling at the front of the van, behind was slightly soft but not bad, I was disappointed checked the outside and realised why, a small repair, I expect from an awning poll. It has been repaired so think there will be no damp. I was happier when I went to bed.
But today I have noticed another area at the back of the van which is bigger, not sure where this is coming in. I can see a small repair like the size of a silicone line, again I expect this is from the awning.
What can I do? Should I get a damp meter? Shall I take you guys photos? Help I am a bit unsure how to deal with this.
It was bought as seen so no calling owner back up and I did bid him on it too, which leads me to my other question, which could depending on you're answer make me happy or sad.
I paid £3000 for it. Have I been ripped off or did I get a good deal?
George
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24/5/2013 at 8:02pm
Location: West Midlands
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we bought privately and when we got home (5 hour drive) we found damp, we called them and told them how dissapointed we were, they paid us £600, half the repair quote. We did manage to do the repairs ourself for a total of £100! don't loose hope, get it sealed quick!
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25/5/2013 at 11:24am
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If it's soft, it's usually damp.
I had this with a window leak on my van. I repaired the window seal with sealant, so that stopped any more water coming in for a start.
The water that had come in had softened the board underneath the corner of the window for approx 4" square.
So I took some of the panel off the inside (with a stanley knife! not the best job, but I just cut out the piece where it felt soft, plus a bit) and then I let it dry out. You need to get it dry on the inside as well, it might just dry out naturally, but the damp can sometimes get trapped, leading to a big repair as it will continue to rot.
I used some extra heating (oil filled radiator) to speed up the process. Then replaced the bit of panel with a new piece of ply, once I was sure it was bone dry.
Filled in the gaps with filler and all has been ok since.
I used this method rather than take out a whole panel as it was only a small leak, and I wasn't confident enough to think I could take out a whole panel and refit. So I spliced a new bit in. I was just about to repaint the inside of the caravan anyway, so after I had done that, you couldn't see the repair anyway. And it was behind the curtains!
Although I might add this is on a very old 1982 caravan and I didn't have anything to lose by trying it my way. If it had been worse, I would have had to have someone in to repair it for me.
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