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bigboack

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Anyone got any tips as to tackle this, before I start ripping it out.
 
where abouts is that in the van, can you take another photo from further back?
 
Were the cab is joined to the MH. Its a swift kontiki 640 1992.
 
Try mold and mildew remover from the Pound shop, spray on and it will disappear after a short while, but do you know what caused it? and if your ripping it out, then do just that, save on the M and MD remover.
 
Pioneer said:
Try mold and mildew remover from the Pound shop, spray on and it will disappear after a short while, but do you know what caused it? and if your ripping it out, then do just that, save on the M and MD remover.
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Its worse than that. The wood is all rotten needs more than a spray.:mad::mad:
 
Yep Pioneer is right, you can stop the mould or rip out the rot, personaly I would rip out the rot.

Whats caused it well in short 'Leaky Kontiki' :D I've got one of my own lol.....

If there are no puddles then I would say its water creeping through the cab to van join where wheel water sprays or through the join between the over cab and van, down the sides seems to come away with time.

You might be able to seal over the top of the join between the cab and van. Then lift the edge of the join between the over cab and van very carefully. I lifted the edge with a screw driver and Nic put the gun in the gap and filled it as I moved along. Its going to be difficult in the wet and maybe worth waiting until summer to make a good job.

Thats my stab, maybe some others will have better ideas :)
Good luck, don't worry though Kontikis are built to last.
 
bigboack said:
Were the cab is joined to the MH. Its a swift kontiki 640 1992.
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You will probably need to remove some of the trim on the inside to see any leakage area (daylight) or failure of some of the sealant between cab and habitational. Have you checked the joints on the roof for sealant failure?
 
Waiting for AJ to comment.

I wonder what aj will have to say about this one.
 
What does not help with this, is the fact that it is at the back of a cupboard and out of sight. The air does not flow through this type of area, plus the hot and cold pipes are present which can contribute to condensation.

It may be that the above has increased the problem and there may be no significant leak as such. If the weather is against you doing a proper repair now, I would suggest you buy a cheap damp meter, dry off the area and take readings every day with the meter. My opinion is that if you tackle the job yourself, you will be much better off with warm dry conditions.

There is a lesson here for all of us. Especially in cold weather, leave cupboards etc. open.
 
Thanks guys for quick responses. I guess you can all have a gander at it at LEEK. As i will be wiating till the summer months to repair it. Dont spose anyone want to fix it at leek. free Bushmills for anyone who does.:)
 
Pioneer said:
You will probably need to remove some of the trim on the inside to see any leakage area (daylight) or failure of some of the sealant between cab and habitational. Have you checked the joints on the roof for sealant failure?
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I know the obvious thing here is to look for leaks from the outside and thats most likely the problem but don't discount years of washing up water leaking down the back or a leak in the joints under the sink.

Having said that its more likely coming from outside particularly where it is :)
 
maingate said:
What does not help with this, is the fact that it is at the back of a cupboard and out of sight. The air does not flow through this type of area, plus the hot and cold pipes are present which can contribute to condensation.

It may be that the above has increased the problem and there may be no significant leak as such. If the weather is against you doing a proper repair now, I would suggest you buy a cheap damp meter, dry off the area and take readings every day with the meter. My opinion is that if you tackle the job yourself, you will be much better off with warm dry conditions.

There is a lesson here for all of us. Especially in cold weather, leave cupboards etc. open.
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Air flows through it now as I can see daylight through the floor.:D:D
 
Shed load of experts will be at Leek:D make sure they look before the Malt;)
 
Pioneer said:
You will probably need to remove some of the trim on the inside to see any leakage area (daylight) or failure of some of the sealant between cab and habitational. Have you checked the joints on the roof for sealant failure?
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Dont think its coming from the top as the worst damage is from the floor working upwards. But will check seals tomorrow. Thanks.;)
 
bigboack said:
No mudflaps on but there will be from now on.:):)
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It is just that on our MH, after a run in the wet in her early days, noticed a lot of moisture from the wheelarch back underneath, so fitted the flaps and now it is a lot drier after a run. They can be expensive but worth it.
 
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