Damp Problems
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If you get a damp meter & test the van you'll have a clear indication of the extent of the ingress & just where it is getting in. If u can't borrow one, u can buy one off ebay or at B&Q for around a tenner. ___________________ N.E. Leisure products, registered Purpleline northern distributor, supply only or supply & fit at your door Enduro & Truma range of motor movers, many caravan spares available, contact me for details at http://www.neleisureproducts.co.uk or [Log in to view email]
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The roof is not bonded so if you get up a ladder & take a look it seems a bit floppy, as the ally has just been unrolled across it during manufacture then screwed down around the edges. (the polystyrene is still used as a sandwich though) Some foreign manufacturers have been using bonded roofs for some yrs, mainly the Germans with the hobby & Burstner models as examples. Bailey started using bonded roofs in the last couple of yrs on their Senator range they claimed you could happily walk on it & theres even a newspaper article with a pic of their managing director & 5 employees standing on one. If u trace the damp to the awning rail it will need to be removed, then have all of the old mastic removed, as its breaking down, then new mastic is used to reseal the rail. Mastic on a roll is a godsend when doing a rail, its far less messy than normal mastic in a tube. If the damp is detected early enough with the modern materials used on its construction it should just dry out, but if its gone too far & its really spongy the ply should be cut out in a big enough area to encompass all of the damp, then the polystyrene removed & new fitted, then new ply fitted. ___________________ N.E. Leisure products, registered Purpleline northern distributor, supply only or supply & fit at your door Enduro & Truma range of motor movers, many caravan spares available, contact me for details at http://www.neleisureproducts.co.uk or [Log in to view email]
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Edited by keith 16 March 2008, 8:00 AM
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