Need opinion on coach condition
Hey all-
My brother is considering the purchase of a 32' 1999 Jayco Class C. Don't remember the model. Overall it's in pretty good shape, but when he got inside, he noticed some evidence of water damage.
In the living room, ABOVE the slide, there's an area about 4 feet long, beginning where the wall and ceiling meet and reaching out about a foot and a half out from the wall, where the ceiling is dimpled and he says when he pushes up in this area, there's some "give", whereas the rest of the ceiling is firm.
Within this 4x1.5 area, there's a smaller area, about a foot square, where he feels the ceiling supports, the trusses that the vinyl is tacked to, are rotted; he thinks he could just push his finger through the ceiling vinyl.
Then in the bedroom there is pretty substantial evidence of leaks. Brown streaks running down the wall. He thinks that maybe the rain gutter outside the bedroom became blocked, didn't drain the rain correctly, and that's how the rain came in.
He said that the location where the coach is has had some very substantial rains lately and there've been no dripping leaks, but that that bad area in the living room does become damp to the touch.
On the outside of the coach, on the driver's side, a 3'x4' section of the bedroom wall appears to be bowing outward. Not a huge amount, but it is visible. Without seeing it myself, it sounds to me like it's delaminating.
He went up on the roof, and on his way up, saw that the some of the screws which hold the ladder to the coach were rusted; he said he didn't feel too secure even being on the ladder.
Once on the roof, he noticed some shallow places in the rubber roof over the living room, where he's guessing the water pooled, and perhaps led to the ceiling damage I described above.
He's concerned, of course, but wondering, first, what might be the cost of getting damage like this repaired? Second, if he didn't get all the damage repaired, but did ensure that the leaks were stopped, would the existing damage continue to get worse, or would stopping the leaks halt the further progression and deterioration that he's seeing?
I've included some pics here. Two of them are to show the overall condition of the coach; the other three illustrate some of the damage.
If you're knowledgeable on this sort of thing, please share your opinion. My brother will read this, and his name is Rob.
Thanks y'all!
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My brother is considering the purchase of a 32' 1999 Jayco Class C. Don't remember the model. Overall it's in pretty good shape, but when he got inside, he noticed some evidence of water damage.
In the living room, ABOVE the slide, there's an area about 4 feet long, beginning where the wall and ceiling meet and reaching out about a foot and a half out from the wall, where the ceiling is dimpled and he says when he pushes up in this area, there's some "give", whereas the rest of the ceiling is firm.
Within this 4x1.5 area, there's a smaller area, about a foot square, where he feels the ceiling supports, the trusses that the vinyl is tacked to, are rotted; he thinks he could just push his finger through the ceiling vinyl.
Then in the bedroom there is pretty substantial evidence of leaks. Brown streaks running down the wall. He thinks that maybe the rain gutter outside the bedroom became blocked, didn't drain the rain correctly, and that's how the rain came in.
He said that the location where the coach is has had some very substantial rains lately and there've been no dripping leaks, but that that bad area in the living room does become damp to the touch.
On the outside of the coach, on the driver's side, a 3'x4' section of the bedroom wall appears to be bowing outward. Not a huge amount, but it is visible. Without seeing it myself, it sounds to me like it's delaminating.
He went up on the roof, and on his way up, saw that the some of the screws which hold the ladder to the coach were rusted; he said he didn't feel too secure even being on the ladder.
Once on the roof, he noticed some shallow places in the rubber roof over the living room, where he's guessing the water pooled, and perhaps led to the ceiling damage I described above.
He's concerned, of course, but wondering, first, what might be the cost of getting damage like this repaired? Second, if he didn't get all the damage repaired, but did ensure that the leaks were stopped, would the existing damage continue to get worse, or would stopping the leaks halt the further progression and deterioration that he's seeing?
I've included some pics here. Two of them are to show the overall condition of the coach; the other three illustrate some of the damage.
If you're knowledgeable on this sort of thing, please share your opinion. My brother will read this, and his name is Rob.
Thanks y'all!
