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on saturday morning my father in law had just wound his awning out and was just going to get some pegs to secure the legs when a freak gust of wind blew under the awning and ripped it clean off the van,leaving 3 large holes,has anyone known of this happening ,is so was it covered on the insurance(he is fully comp). thanks
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on saturday morning my father in law had just wound his awning out and was just going to get some pegs to secure the legs when a freak gust of wind blew under the awning and ripped it clean off the van,leaving 3 large holes,has anyone known of this happening ,is so was it covered on the insurance(he is fully comp). thanks
Hi,
Cannot see any reason why it should not be covered under MH insurance, the awning is part of the MH.
You will need a specialist repairer as regards the holes, I take it the awning fabric is not damaged, but no doubt the housing is bent.
Regards
______________________________________________________________ Swift Main Dealer - UK FiammaCare Centre for all Fiamma products & spares
Peter
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on saturday morning my father in law had just wound his awning out and was just going to get some pegs to secure the legs when a freak gust of wind blew under the awning and ripped it clean off the van,leaving 3 large holes,has anyone known of this happening ,is so was it covered on the insurance(he is fully comp). thanks
When you ask around you find it happens more often than you think.
It happened to us on the motorhome field in the centre of Brantome in France.
Stopped for some lunch after shopping in Perigueux, wound out the awning and although my son was standing next to one of the legs it had 'gone' in a second and the awning was stretched across the top of the van.
A couple of friendly nearby mh owners came to my rescue and helped undo the Fiamma from the van side and poke it in through the rear window so that we could dispose of it.
We were 'fortunate' that it didn't damage the van although the awning itself was a writeoff.
i feel a bit bad myself as he only came down for 1 night,he had man flu and did'nt feel like coming but i talked him into it,he was only here half hour then woosh the awning was gone.
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The exact same thing happened to westysprinter that posts on here, the cost to get repaired was suprisingly cheap. I am sure if you PM him he will give you details of who fixed it up for him.
If you want to keep using it silicone some small grp offcuts over the holes and it will keep the van on the road and watertight until the time comes when it can be taken off the road- keep the sealant as close to the holes as possible to avoid a larger repair area possibly being needed when the proper repairs get done and regularly check through the holes on the inside that it is still sealed.
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