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I'm disappointed to have to write this report about our beloved Adria motorhome but I would not want others with similar MHs to have damp developing and spreading, unbeknown to them, until too late, rather like the cancer that grew without symptoms inside me and many others.
Last week, StewArtona helped me to fit an awning which AuntieSandra and I bought from Johnscross MH, using the generous voucher they had donated to the raffle at the Global last year and which Sandra won.
The awning fitting was straight forward but, whilst on the scaffold boards, I ran my finger along a joint sealed with a silicone-type sealant. To my horror, water squeezed out and ran down the side of the MH. The offending area was cleaned out and resealed with Sikaflex.
Now, to fit the awning, internal lockers had to be emptied and some board covers removed. There was more water flowing on the inside. With luck, that would have been condensation as warm air touched cold outer wall. I filled one or two gaps with extra insulation and replaced the boards.
I then got out my damp test meter... OUCH!! On testing the internal roof board, near the external leak, the meter needle nearly left the street!! That was on the offside of the MH.
Being brave, I moved to the near side and tested again...
Our Coral has had one visit to the motorhome surgery today. I popped back to our dealers - Timberland Motorhomes - where the warranty was confirmed, as was the damp.
On 14 February - how romantic is that? - Our Coral goes back for further investigation. Initially, the leakage has to be found, the damp has to be removed, old sealant removed and new sealant applied. Structurally, the damp roof and wall timbers are sound. So replacement of any damaged boards can be left until later in the year and we will continue to travel the world!
After the year we had last year, nothing is going to have us changing our plans this year! We have at least 9 MHF rallies/meets to attend, and France, and we intend doing all of those!! But come August, Our Coral can go back to Timberland without any time constraints.
Before anyone kicks off about annual damp tests, yes, we did!! But how much water ingress has been advanced by the awful weather over the last 2/3 months? A little water = a lot of ice and a larger opening for more water to enter... Perhaps a timely reminder...?
I'm confident that the whole problem can be resolved and am happy to leave Our Coral in the hands of Timberland Motorhomes as required.
______________________________________________________________ ........... Best wishes from UncleNorm x
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Let´s keep fighting with Mavis, Ray and all those in need!!
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So sorry to here about your"Corals" troubles,and really glad to hear you are going ahead with all your plans.
I know how disapointing this is as our "little Coral" (08Coral compact)had top lockers full of water weeks after we took delivery of what was our 1st new van.We were not happy bunnies but the dealer got some remedial work done and sent us off to enjoy our summer which we did. Problem eventually resolved as we also had damp in the wallboards and lovely mould growing.thinking of you,brens
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Norm and Sandra, so sad to hear of Coral's problems.
Glad though that you will be able to get her sorted out after you have had your travels.
Thought, is it like putting a car in, do they give you a motorhome to use till it is repaired
Sue
I'm beginning to think that the industry uses cheap sealants. I use Dow Corning marine sealant and a boat I repaired is still watertight 5 years later. It is much more expensive though. I have tried it out on a polyester/grp/pvc joint on the Chausson and I'll try and peel it off this summer when I replace all the sealant.
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Denn wir haben nichts in die Welt gebracht; darum offenbar ist, wir werden auch nichts hinausbringen.
RIP Peter and Fiona Our thoughts are with you Chris and Graham. Fighting with Mavis and Ray
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Sorry to hear that Norm, at least you've picked up on the problem early enough for it to be rectified without too much trouble.
As you say, there may be a lot more water damage to motorhomes this year due to the extreme, long standing weather conditions this winter. All those weeks of snow, icing over, thawing must take it's toll.
I know they are a pain to fit and not great if you're using your van regulary throughout the winter - but I wonder if a cover would be the forward if we're in for more bad winters.
We are lucky that we are able to keep our motorhome inside.
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Hi Uncle Norm,
Sorry to hear about your damp problems, we have a Coral 660sl,
bought new on September 1st. 2010. On November 6th we
were away on a site when my husband noticed that clothes were
wet in the back cupboard, it had been raining hard for two days,
we didn't know if we had a leak or what. Took it back to the
dealers and have been fighting to get it sorted ever since. We
have water in the two front cupboards over the driver and passengers seats and mould now growing in the cupboard above
the table. The sealant in the shower area is cracking also. We had
plans to travel everywhere. We have now had to send the dealers
a 7 day letter, requesting repair,replacement or refund. £42,000.,
is a lot to pay out for a wet motorhome!
Forgot to tell you uncle norm that I have emailed Adria (Andrew)
6 times, and he says that Adria have never heard of this problem
before!!!! We thought it was only us until reading of your's and
other people having the same problem as us, pity our dealer, Campbells Motorhomes is ignoring us over this problem, at least
you seem to have a dealer that sort out your problem.
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The offending area was cleaned out and resealed with Sikaflex.
Let´s keep fighting with Mavis, Ray and all those in need!! 
Our thoughts are with you Chris and Graham. Fighting with Mavis and Ray 
