Extensive damp
RE: Extensive damp
in Anything Eriba-related Mon May 22, 2023 10:02 pmby eribaMotters • | 5.537 Posts
Welcome to the forum Claire, and my commiserations on your introduction to Eriba ownership not going to plan.
The inside of the van would probably need a total strip out, the skin on the outside partial removal, the flooring out, steelwork cut out and new welded in, rust treatment and repainting, new insulated floor installed etc It is a big job.
I'm guessing that you could easily run up over £1K in materials, so that leaves £5K for labour. A garage or body shop could charge £100 an hour, so your looking at 50 hours of work. I can easily see this time scale as being realistic, in fact if they charged £50 an hour for 100 hours it would also be realistic.
I'd advise getting a second opinion and also getting back to the seller. The level of damp you have found did not happen quickly and I would be surprised if they were oblivious to it.
Colin
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That's what I feared. Thanks for your quick reply. I have contacted the seller but unfortunately it was a private sell and they only owned it for a short period of time. She told us the previous owner was a farmer who serviced it themselves. Really silly of us not to insist on a service. Unlikely we can afford repair or another caravan as had to get a loan for this one.
RE: Extensive damp
in Anything Eriba-related Tue May 23, 2023 11:05 amby Steamdrivenandy • | 1.035 Posts
We don't know where you are but it might be worth getting a second opinion from an experienced authorised Eriba Touring dealership or mobile tech. Most recently appointed dealerships and most mobile techs will have little knowledge about Eribas.
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in Anything Eriba-related Thu May 25, 2023 5:24 pmby Simboc2004 • | 763 Posts
RE: Extensive damp
in Anything Eriba-related Thu May 25, 2023 6:11 pmby Randa france • | 13.192 Posts
RE: Extensive damp
in Anything Eriba-related Thu May 25, 2023 6:31 pmby Julie Grafo • | 3.533 Posts
Definitely get a second opinion, preferably from an Eriba expert. We have damp staining on an internal wall from where the awning rail failed. John E (an expert) resealed the awning rail several years ago. Just had a service, no damp at all. The staining doesn’t look good but I can live with it.
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RE: Extensive damp
in Anything Eriba-related Thu May 25, 2023 7:08 pmby Simboc2004 • | 763 Posts
We are away in the caravan now and I have looked underneath...seems to be flaky around the outside but no smell or sign of damp on the inside
There is also nothing that we can find wrong with the floor. Can anyone recommend someone who really knows about eribas in the south that can check it (obviously at a price) and let us know if it does need extensive work or not?
RE: Extensive damp
in Anything Eriba-related Sat May 27, 2023 3:40 pmby eribaMotters • | 5.537 Posts
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