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We recently changed our 2005 Abbey for a brand new Swift. When we took it in for the exchange - the dealer went round with a damp meter - we were gutted to find out it had a lot of damp at the back.   We didn't have a clue.  It cost us an extra £1500 to change the van from the original deal.

Like PagsUK said - something is always repairable - If I had known about the damp we had - I would have tackled it myself. 

Once you stop the ingress the van will dry out naturally - then look at the repair option.

One other thing - you could go to a solicitor - it costs nothing for a 15 = 30 minute consultation - go to Citizens Advice for the list of solicitors that do this.

Quote: Originally posted by AVON EAGLE on 13/9/2013

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Like PagsUK said - something is always repairable - If I had known about the damp we had - I would have tackled it myself. 

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Quote: Originally posted by freeatlast on 13/9/2013

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Quote: Originally posted by AVON EAGLE on 13/9/2013

Like PagsUK said - something is always repairable - If I had known about the damp we had - I would have tackled it myself. 

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My van was wasn't. There was considerable damp down both sides, and the only possible repair was to replace both sides of the caravan. Yes you could strip out the inside, replace the linings, but that would not have stopped the damp coming through. Remember it had already had an extensive repair after its first year.

Could you rebuild a caravan from the floor upwards? I wonder what the delivery costs alone would have been for two new caravan sides?

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