Damp

[paul_5132583]

I have a Swift Conqueror 640 Salon, and spent the summer resealing all the external joints, however the wall board still remains damp, is it possible that the moisture is unable to evaporate through the vinyl covering to the wall board, makes sense! has anyone dried out their damp without removing the wall board, and if so how?

Finally does anyone know where i can purchase new wall board?.

The caravan is only a 1997 model, and i fell totally let down by Swift, i wonder if they have ever come across quality control.

Regards Paul

 

[metz]

Hi Paul, Yes it can be a problem once you've sealed the exterior, what we tend to do if replacment panels are an option,is to fit small press in vents in a locker as close to the damp area as possible, you can obtain these at most caravan outlets, use a hole saw to cut the board just through to the insulation press home the vent's and place a fan heater in the van with the lockers open, you need warm moving air to draw the moisture but it will take some time.

 

[UKHunk]

Mine is only a 1996 fleetwood and last year i done the delam floor as five foot of it had gone,This year i had damp and after investigateing i had five leaks on the front end,now i have done a complete front end rebuild at a fraction of the dealer price,and its so much stronger and built better than it was at first,,Bring back the older ones they werent the same trouble,

 

[Steve L]

I quite agree about the older vans being less damp.

My father-in-laws bailey scorpio of 1994 vintage has had the floor replaced by the door and the panel at the back of the fridge is riddled with wet rot.

My 1982 Link 575 built by had by Deanline has only got two small areas which have been cured. One was due to an un-supported flue for the gas heating in roof over the wardrobe, so you don't see the area. The other was due to the left hand front marker light not being bedded in with sealant on a beaded surface.

When I checked both vans with my damp meter I found consistanly twice the percentage of damp in the newer van. My 24 year old van struggled to show more than 25% moisture and quite frankly that ain't bad for wood as it naturally absorbs moisture at around that figure anyway.

While the wife want's us to get a newer van I'm sceptical about changing as with reading about all the troubles people are having with younger vans I think we could be jumping from the frying pan into the fire!

Steve.