Paul Hagen
Free Member
Hi
I'm a newbie here, so go easy on me!... I've checked around and can't see anything about this - so sorry if it's covered elsewhere...
I originally posted this in the general chat forum - but perhaps this is best posted here...
3 years ago we bought an 2004 Fiat Elnagh Motorhome which had a few issues that I managed to fix. (fridge circuit boards, water heater, table brackets etc) However, 2 issues have come to light and I would like to get some advice and find out if I can fix it myself or I need to take it somewhere.
1 - WOODWORM/termites - in the shower room there are 2 areas that I suspect have woodworm or similar. 1 is high level above the window and you can see where the wall covering is coming up in 'bubbles' where something is trying to bore out. When we bought the van I didn't see this, but it is now ~18" x 6" - growing by ~6" x 6" per year. The wood in the area though does seem to be structurally intact. However, there is an area around the toilet - so by the outside hatch area where the wall seems to have completely lost it's structure and you can press in the wall covering. We see small pin sized droppings around the floor area and around the inside of the toilet emptying hatch.
2 - the frame of the door does not seem to be very stable. In order to get the door to shut/lock properly, you have to slam it and the frame moves around a lot. Also, the manual step mechanism moves about a lot when you step on it and the frame that it is fixed to does not seem very stable. This is nowhere near the shower room so I don't think it is linked to the woodworm issue above.
Does anyone have any experience of this type of thing and what is the best way to deal with it?
We are based in South East London. I hope someone can give us some hints - Many thanks...
I'm a newbie here, so go easy on me!... I've checked around and can't see anything about this - so sorry if it's covered elsewhere...
I originally posted this in the general chat forum - but perhaps this is best posted here...
3 years ago we bought an 2004 Fiat Elnagh Motorhome which had a few issues that I managed to fix. (fridge circuit boards, water heater, table brackets etc) However, 2 issues have come to light and I would like to get some advice and find out if I can fix it myself or I need to take it somewhere.
1 - WOODWORM/termites - in the shower room there are 2 areas that I suspect have woodworm or similar. 1 is high level above the window and you can see where the wall covering is coming up in 'bubbles' where something is trying to bore out. When we bought the van I didn't see this, but it is now ~18" x 6" - growing by ~6" x 6" per year. The wood in the area though does seem to be structurally intact. However, there is an area around the toilet - so by the outside hatch area where the wall seems to have completely lost it's structure and you can press in the wall covering. We see small pin sized droppings around the floor area and around the inside of the toilet emptying hatch.
2 - the frame of the door does not seem to be very stable. In order to get the door to shut/lock properly, you have to slam it and the frame moves around a lot. Also, the manual step mechanism moves about a lot when you step on it and the frame that it is fixed to does not seem very stable. This is nowhere near the shower room so I don't think it is linked to the woodworm issue above.
Does anyone have any experience of this type of thing and what is the best way to deal with it?
We are based in South East London. I hope someone can give us some hints - Many thanks...