Pauly69
Free Member
Unfortunately have found a lot of Damp in my 2002 CI Riviera 171 motorhome on the nearside. Hidden due to the unit on that side, so noticed once feeling some spongy wallboard.
It looks like the cause is the outside edge roof rails mainly, I can see the screws holding it on have rusted to nothing (Why didn't they use stainless?). Also it appears to be some leak from where the fiamm awning is attached.
Attached is a picture that shows the horror and as you can see the units are off and started to strip it down. With a damp meter I can see damp is isolated to where stripped. The lower wood looks ok and I'm sure will dry out , but my main concern is the partly rotten wood right on the top that the outer skin is screwed too and how to replace.
Initial thoughts are that I will need to cut away the inner ceiling along that edge by about 20cm with a multi tool to have a good look at the edge and work a plan from there, I would then expect I would need to remove the top rail and put some weatherproof tape up as a temporary measure, whilst working out how to replace the wood from the inside.
Before going too mad with it, was seeking some advice from anyone with experience of the construction and best methods to tackle this specific part of the job ?
Found good info on the web for the rest of it, but not much for the roof ceiling part.
Thanks in advice for any tips!!
Paul
It looks like the cause is the outside edge roof rails mainly, I can see the screws holding it on have rusted to nothing (Why didn't they use stainless?). Also it appears to be some leak from where the fiamm awning is attached.
Attached is a picture that shows the horror and as you can see the units are off and started to strip it down. With a damp meter I can see damp is isolated to where stripped. The lower wood looks ok and I'm sure will dry out , but my main concern is the partly rotten wood right on the top that the outer skin is screwed too and how to replace.
Initial thoughts are that I will need to cut away the inner ceiling along that edge by about 20cm with a multi tool to have a good look at the edge and work a plan from there, I would then expect I would need to remove the top rail and put some weatherproof tape up as a temporary measure, whilst working out how to replace the wood from the inside.
Before going too mad with it, was seeking some advice from anyone with experience of the construction and best methods to tackle this specific part of the job ?
Found good info on the web for the rest of it, but not much for the roof ceiling part.
Thanks in advice for any tips!!
Paul