Hab Check Prices

[cossie303]

Hi Everyone,

What is the average price to get a Habitation Check done? Our 2022 Bailey 79-4i is due it's first habitation check in April and I have been quoted £252.00.
Is that the going rate these days?

 

[AndyPK]

About the same for my Elddis at Marquis Motorhomes……

(£234, actually…)

(Damp discovered too…. )

 

[Richard n Ann]

Read the warranty small print. Our Elddis one wasn't worth having. Some things not covered after 6 months and what is covered Elddis pay a yearly decreasing percentage of anyway..

So after 8 years we are £1872 up according to the above habitation check price

 

[AndyPK]

However, in our case, without the hab. check, Elddis would NOT be covering the damp repairs…..which is going to be expensive….!

(’Well, do you feel lucky, punk…….??’ )

 

[AndyPK]

Did you get your Elddis from Marquis, Richard n Ann …..?

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[Sue and Rick]

Our local workshop approved guy charges £100 with damp check.

I watched him on the last one and he's thorough. Could have been that I was there though.

 

[golly]

Just had our Grand Canyon Hymercar done at Adventure Leisure £220.

 

[Richard n Ann]

Did you get your Elddis from Marquis, Richard n Ann …..?

No it was Vehicles For Leisure. Good dealer

 

[royandsharont]

Our old van was checked & serviced every year but when CamperUK, who did all but 1, upped their prices so I was paying £350 back in 2018, I grumbled. Over the 9 years I think it started at £200. The warranty man there said just have a damp check done, which I think was around £50, so there must be some scope for this to keep tge water ingress warranty valid after the rest of the habitation warranty has gone. I never did though.

I note in my manual, Adria are saying, get the gas checked every 2 years, or in line with our own country‘s requirements, so again there must be some scope for specific servicing needs rather than the normal once a year catches everything. Not sure what U.K. legalities are, perhaps Gasman99 can enlighten us.

Does someone like Lenny HB have a greater understanding of what is actually required for the warranty or best to get done in what timeframe.

I think it’s a good topic for many of us to learn from

 

[cossie303]

Read the warranty small print. Our Elddis one wasn't worth having. Some things not covered after 6 months and what is covered Elddis pay a yearly decreasing percentage of anyway..

So after 8 years we are £1872 up according to the above habitation check price

I will look at this but I suppose if not done it will inevitably affect the resale price if we go to sell it.

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[Lenny HB]

Does someone like @Lenny HB have a greater understanding of what is actually required for the warranty or best to get done in what timeframe.

Most German vans don't require a hab check for the warranty I believe Sunlight do but probably a UK stitch up. All require an annual damp check for the water ingress warranty normally 30 days either side of the anniversary of sale date.

I think all UK conversions require the hab & damp check for the warranty, not sure of the requirements after the 2 warranty got a feeling they still stitch you up for a hab check as well to keep the water ingress warranty.

 

[Lenny HB]

I will look at this but I suppose if not done it will inevitably affect the resale price if we go to sell it.

I doubt it will make any difference went it comes time to sell might put the odd punter off on a private sale.

 

[Richard n Ann]

I will look at this but I suppose if not done it will inevitably affect the resale price if we go to sell it.

As long as everything works and there's no damp, the van will be worth the same as any other good one

 

[Soycd]

I managed a bit of price 'negotiation' as ours is a PVC and a damp check probably does not warrant as thorough going over as other other builds.