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Is there anything on the" fix it club" that a member may of done something like this and filmed it.

Forum. caravan maintenance .

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Hi Steve,

Sorry to hear about your problem.  I'm not any sort of expert, but to answer a couple of your points...

1) Personally, I think you are wasting time & energy using a dehumidifier.  Caravans are built with vents to allow air circulation, so rather than drying out the damaged area, you are trying to dry out the world.  You'd do much better to use a fan heater on low setting directed at the damaged area (a safe distance away).

2) In order to dry the area out, you need to expose the wooden framework - remove the wallboard until you get to an unaffected area.  it can be replaced though depending on the age of your caravan, a perfect match may not be possible.

3) No point in trying to dry it out until you've found & repaired the point of ingress - if necessary, use a caravan cover to protect the caravan from the elements until this is done if stored outside.

4) No need to remove external panels, can be repaired from inside, just be careful (if possible) not to damage the insulation, though if it's sodden, you may have to remove it anyway.

5) find the fix it club website & Wizard - excellent help & advice!

Best of luck with your repair!

could just need a new window seal.

I also have some water at the bottom of my front windows, but I was towing the van through  heavy rain and high winds on the Motorway for 3 hours, i just put that down to the van flexing and the water being blown in. It has been fine ever since,

iain