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Motorhome: damp or cosmetic?

  • 11-02-2017 7:10pm
    #1
    hernie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 140 ✭✭


    Hi folks. Went looking at a motorhome today. It looked really nice and electrics\gas\water seemed in good working order. But one thing caught my eye up over the kitchen area where the wall met the roof. Does this look like water\damp damage or is it just cosmetic. The seller said they checked the with a meter and it was grand. What do ye think?


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  • #2
    meercat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,828 ✭✭✭meercat


    hernie wrote: »
    The seller said they checked the with a meter and it was grand.

    i wouldnt expect him to say anything else in fairness.hard to tell from photos.needs further investigation


  • #3
    crabbypaddy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,040 ✭✭✭crabbypaddy


    Could just be mildew from condensation did you try to wipe it off, did you press the areas to check for movement, you'd want a ladder to check the seams and roof for damage, delamination, loose sealant etc. Moisture meters are of limited use and most people don't know how to use them properly, the probes have to penetrate well into surface to get any kind of a meaningful reading.


  • #4
    CJhaughey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,907 ✭✭✭✭CJhaughey


    Ask for a current habitation check. Otherwise you are at risk of buying a damp 'van and the unseen damage can be a lot worse.


  • #5
    hernie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 140 ✭✭hernie


    Thanks for the advice folks. I think I'll ask for a habitation check as CJhaughey suggested before I go any further. It was a really nice motorhome otherwise but I don't want to buy into trouble. These guys look like they might do a decent job http://www.maynoothmotorhomes.ie/habitation-testing/


  • #6
    hernie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 140 ✭✭hernie


    Just a quick update. The seller has agreed to get a habitation check done. Should know this week how it got on.

    Are the reports easy to read for the lay person?


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  • #7
    crabbypaddy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,040 ✭✭✭crabbypaddy


    hernie wrote: »
    Just a quick update. The seller has agreed to get a habitation check done. Should know this week how it got on.

    Are the reports easy to read for the lay person?

    Benbacul97 posted asample a coupld of posts down:
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=102607786&postcount=31


  • #8
    Benbecul97
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 988 ✭✭✭Benbecul97


    crabbypaddy wrote: »
    hernie wrote: »
    Just a quick update. The seller has agreed to get a habitation check done. Should know this week how it got on.

    Are the reports easy to read for the lay person?

    Benbacul97 posted asample a coupld of posts down:
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=102607786&postcount=31
    Very easy to read - I can understand it!

    I'd follow up reading through the report with a call to the center that did the habitation check - just to be sure to be sure!


  • #9
    hernie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 140 ✭✭hernie


    Benbecul97 wrote: »
    Very easy to read - I can understand it!

    I'd follow up reading through the report with a call to the center that did the habitation check - just to be sure to be sure!

    Good stuff, looking forward to seeing the report now.

    Yeah I was thinking of giving the center a call as well. I wonder if they would speak to me as I'm not the owner.


  • #10
    Moomat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 660 ✭✭✭Moomat


    It's in quite an obscure place. I'm wondering, did the seller point it out to you or did you find it yourself?


  • #11
    hernie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 140 ✭✭hernie


    I spotted it myself. The seller left us alone to look around the motorhome so had plenty of time to look around. It just caught my eye when coming out of the bathroom area which is across from it.


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  • #12
    Moomat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 660 ✭✭✭Moomat


    Well spotted! :cool:

    Strange that if he claims he knew about it, and it is just on the surface, that he didn't wipe it off.


  • #13
    Benbecul97
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 988 ✭✭✭Benbecul97


    hernie wrote: »
    Benbecul97 wrote: »
    Very easy to read - I can understand it!

    I'd follow up reading through the report with a call to the center that did the habitation check - just to be sure to be sure!

    Good stuff, looking forward to seeing the report now.

    Yeah I was thinking of giving the center a call as well. I wonder if they would speak to me as I'm not the owner.
    Just tell the center that you are thinking of buying the motorhome and that you want to speak to the guy that carried out the habitation check. That's what I'd do anyway.


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