Du And Nica
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- Sep 1, 2018
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- Funster No
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- MH
- Don't own one yet
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- Since 2010, with rentals so far, but planning to buy a motorhome in the next few weeks
Hello everyone,
I'm posting this here, apart from the thread where this matter started, as a way to get to get more eyes on it; hope this is the correct place.
We are inspecting the motorhome right now. I just climbed down from the roof, and I think I've found 3 problems:
1) dark gray stuff (sealant?) oozing from roof/wall joints, please see this picture: https://photos.app.goo.gl/RrAhrV6w6bfPsRjq8
(and also the movie below at about the 20 seconds mark)
This is happening on these and other joints, and also on places where the vents/skylights meet the roof.
I don't think this is too serious, if I understand thinks correctly, it would be just a matter of removing the old sealant and applying new one?
2) now things start getting serious: at the part in the rear where it curves down to meet the rear wall, when I press on it with my hands, I sense it "giving in" a little, and (this is scary) it makes a creaky sound: please see the last 15 seconds of the movie above, and also this one here:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/bmzzwSGE8eVXmPc8A
3) finally, there are some "bubbles" on the roof's otherwise level surface: it can be seen at the start of the above movie, and I also marked them in this picture here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/cBpxe7Bcyr8RnWoH7
I went inside and tried pressing the walls at the corresponding spots and felt no "giving", also no damp smell (actually no smell at all).
What do you people think? Is this "normal" for a 5-year old vehicle or should I just run away from this motorhome?
Cheers,
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Du
I'm posting this here, apart from the thread where this matter started, as a way to get to get more eyes on it; hope this is the correct place.
We are inspecting the motorhome right now. I just climbed down from the roof, and I think I've found 3 problems:
1) dark gray stuff (sealant?) oozing from roof/wall joints, please see this picture: https://photos.app.goo.gl/RrAhrV6w6bfPsRjq8
(and also the movie below at about the 20 seconds mark)
This is happening on these and other joints, and also on places where the vents/skylights meet the roof.
I don't think this is too serious, if I understand thinks correctly, it would be just a matter of removing the old sealant and applying new one?
2) now things start getting serious: at the part in the rear where it curves down to meet the rear wall, when I press on it with my hands, I sense it "giving in" a little, and (this is scary) it makes a creaky sound: please see the last 15 seconds of the movie above, and also this one here:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/bmzzwSGE8eVXmPc8A
3) finally, there are some "bubbles" on the roof's otherwise level surface: it can be seen at the start of the above movie, and I also marked them in this picture here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/cBpxe7Bcyr8RnWoH7
I went inside and tried pressing the walls at the corresponding spots and felt no "giving", also no damp smell (actually no smell at all).
What do you people think? Is this "normal" for a 5-year old vehicle or should I just run away from this motorhome?
Cheers,
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Du