Damp in motorhome

[Marydoll]

Just had the above done and got bad news for our motorhome. It is a Swift 664 and 8 years old.
Can anyone reccomend an honest,reliable and trustworthy repairer in the Glasgow Stirling Edinburgh area.
Thanks Mary .

 

[chaser]

A bit more information would be handy , might be easy or a full on renovation

 

[Marydoll]

Its the nearside between passenger cab door and habitation door running down from awning rail top of vehicle

 

[chaser]

If your numbers are percent damp it doesn't look to bad perhaps a seam on the roof above the window needs sealing

 

[138go]

You can see the way its constructed online. The rail is the way they used to build caravans. You should be able to remove it and reseal it without to much problem. I would imagine problems will occur if the wood inside the frame has gone rotten as they are manufactured from untreated timber. These rails are just screwed on with a liberal helping of non setting mastic behind it. The mastic has probably dried out and cracked. With the reading you have it has evidently run down between the walls

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[Gellyneck]

Just had the above done and got bad news for our motorhome. It is a Swift 664 and 8 years old.
Can anyone reccomend an honest,reliable and trustworthy repairer in the Glasgow Stirling Edinburgh area.
Thanks Mary .

Who did the damp check for you? Could \ would they do it for you if you don't have the confidence \ capability to do yourself?

 

[Camping Gaza]

I want to know exactly what these figures mean and what scientific method is used to come to these figures. Do they use a 3 quid Chinese made damp meter from Screwfix to get these, or is it all another con made up by the dealers?

If its the sort of meter I have seen used on houses with the two little pins........

Genuinely interested in the answers if anyone knows

 

[Lenny HB]

Looks like not only the top rail but also widow area is leaking also at the rear the floor could be rotten and water is wicking up the side.
Not just a case of resealing the rails the interior wallboard will need stripping out and damp/rotten timbers treated & the rear floor is probably going to need treatment, if not doing it yourself repairs could run into quite a few grand.

If not doing it yourself you want to make sure you can inspect the work at all stages, no point in just letting someone seal the damp in, make sure they do the job properly.

 

[Marydoll]

Thanks for all replies.
Couple points in answer:
1 damp check done by mobile engineer who does not have facilties to do repair.
2 not £3 meter but proffesional engineer.
3 will ensure job done in stages ie dry out properly then fix.
We live in Cumbernauld but on holiday in Yorkshire so need good honest work shop in our area of Scotland ie Glasgow-Stirling-Perth and Edinburgh.
Thank you

 

[Gellyneck]

I've used Gem Caravan Care in Crossford (near Dunfermline) and found them OK.

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www.gemcaravancare.co.uk

The owner (Dougie) is on holiday (motorhome) in France but think he's back either this or next weekend.

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[Marydoll]

Thank you for your replies x

 

[Marydoll]

Just a quick update.
Thanks for all the notes of advice posted. We have now found a workshop and have booked in to get repairs done.
Will keep you posted

 

[Lenny HB]

Just a quick update.
Thanks for all the notes of advice posted. We have now found a workshop and have booked in to get repairs done.
Will keep you posted

Out of interest what was the estimate?

 

[Gellyneck]

Just a quick update.
Thanks for all the notes of advice posted. We have now found a workshop and have booked in to get repairs done.
Will keep you posted

And who they are and how they were doing the repairs (when done, obviously!).

 

[Marydoll]

Thanks for the queries.
The estimate is within an acceptable range and will disclose final price and name of workshop on completion of work. I can then give a proper review. I don’t want to prejudice the workshop doing it, but will give full disclosure on completion. The job is booked in for end September and expected to take three weeks.
Thanks

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