I purchased my van a few months ago from a dealer and it did come with 3 months damp warranty. I have no reason at all to believe that I have damp in the van. However it would appear that in previous care someone has attempted to reseal all the "edgings" and "trims" etc and made what look to me a very messy job. If I was to want to tidy my van up, howmuch would i approx be looking at for a "trained" person to carry this out?
Hi, To be honest, this is a job that can easily be done yourself with a minimum of cost and skill. You should be able to clean off all the messy mastic and try a section yourself....it is easier than you may think.Floyd.
Come on Swift, there's nothin' to it...If you say it's a mess already how can you make it any worse...you could save yourself a nice little amount trying at least...then if you bodge it, get back on here for some more advice.Floyd.
mmm i may get my friend to help is a little DIY more savy than me....... guess i need to redo some reading on it first, can any one find the link that had picutre by picture steps on here, i can not find the bugger now - guess that is telling me something!
My van has spots that are bodged, by the previous owner attempting to seal over the top of the old stuff, to do it properly you need to take off the rails, rempve the mastic and replace with new, which is easier than it sounds if you use the mastic on a roll (costs slightly more but lots easier to use if your not used to using a caulk gun)
My van still has scruffy spot on it, but it doesnt leak, and TBH with the age of the van i aint bothered
I would suggest buying the Haynes caravan manual, I bought one off Amazon.co.uk, cheaper than in Halfords and my husband was overjoyed (simple things and all that!). From reading the relevant pages and picking up tips, my husband re-sealed the awning rail on our old Elddis, even thought it didn't need it, it had never actually been done we think, so thought it best to spruce it up before we sold it. We also took out all the plastic trims from inside the window frames as they had gone off-colour and replaced the trims, they were now nice and fresh and white, all we needed to do was rescrew the gas strut catches around the window frame, it was easy, just a pair of scissors and a spoon! Seriously though, it would have cost us about £80 to get the awning rail re-sealed, it's worth having a go yourself first! Good luck.
Hi Swilt , it's not too difficult a job really if you have a few diy skills , and the fixed it club members are always around on here to offer you advice when you need it . One thing you must remember is to throughly dry the area after cleaning it with white spirit . Take your time , do one section of awning rail at a time ( try doing a short piece first ) .
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Topic: Cost of re-sealing
mmm i may get my friend to help is a little DIY more savy than me....... guess i need to redo some reading on it first, can any one find the link that had picutre by picture steps on here, i can not find the bugger now - guess that is telling me something!
