hi my caravan first caravan is leaking i want to take off the rails that hold the windows in and re screw then back down any help to what gule i should use and where do i get it from thank you. my caravan is a avondale grampian 1994 thank you again
Make sure it's just the windows that are leaking. Windows can get very wet overnight just from breathing, so causing condensation, which looks very much like a leak.
Or the leak could be coming from somewhere else and finding a path in through your windows. Could even just be the seals on the windows that need replacing.
If they are leaking, then the best to use is a sikaflex sealant, as it's a flexible sealer.
Get yourself a watering can and with some one on the inside pour water slowly from the bottom of the windows to the top and along.Do this with each window then the rail itself.
If you find a window leaking its usually a seal and you can get one here,just look at the ends of yours and match adding on a wee bit more.Click here
I had a leak with a window once. I had a hosepipe running slowly on the outside whilst someone sat inside to see where the water was coming in. I found the entry point for the water was on the side of the window seal, which was soon sorted with some sealant. Where the water was coming in inside was nowhere near, as the water was following a path down through the skin and exiting at the bottom of the window, half way along. The actual seal had unstuck itself from the caravan body, so it was ok just to seal it back to the body again.
Hi,Don't use silicone,it is not supple enough to accomodate the movement of the van,you need to use a non drying type of sealant such as ...help someone !!!!
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Topic: window rail repair
