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shewearsboots
May 23, 2013Explorer
Okay, here is my best shot a few pictures:
Folder: RV Damage
One photo shows the lower left (driver's side) corner of the cabover. The water was coming in at the lower left corner of the window (though the actual leak seems to have been coming from somewhere near the roofline, as I finally finished fixing the dicor on the roof/running lights, and we've had 2 rainstorms without leaking).
One photo is of the seam at the top of the curve of the cabover in the upper left (driver's side). The tape appears to be cracking and peeling. Wondering if the water could have also traveled along that wire?
The other two photos are of what lies beneath the front panel connecting the lower seam of the cabover to the forward facing wall, with the window in it. Clearly, there's quite a bit of rot in there, though it doesn't seem wet. Looks to me like it was a previous leak that was fixed, but the damage never was repaired. So, worth opening up and dryign it out? We're not about to attempt to re-frame that area while living in it, and no one sleeps up there. Should I even bother opening it up if it seems dry? I don't want to stir up a bunch of old mold spores, esp. with the baby sleeping nearby.
I think the repair we're capable of right now is drying, cleaning with bleach, etc, and potentially replacing some of the tape along the seams. But my guess is that we'd rather know if it started leaking again, rather than shuttling that water into the interior framing of the RV, where it would do more structural damage. Let me know what y'all think. And thanks again for all the help!
Folder: RV Damage
One photo shows the lower left (driver's side) corner of the cabover. The water was coming in at the lower left corner of the window (though the actual leak seems to have been coming from somewhere near the roofline, as I finally finished fixing the dicor on the roof/running lights, and we've had 2 rainstorms without leaking).
One photo is of the seam at the top of the curve of the cabover in the upper left (driver's side). The tape appears to be cracking and peeling. Wondering if the water could have also traveled along that wire?
The other two photos are of what lies beneath the front panel connecting the lower seam of the cabover to the forward facing wall, with the window in it. Clearly, there's quite a bit of rot in there, though it doesn't seem wet. Looks to me like it was a previous leak that was fixed, but the damage never was repaired. So, worth opening up and dryign it out? We're not about to attempt to re-frame that area while living in it, and no one sleeps up there. Should I even bother opening it up if it seems dry? I don't want to stir up a bunch of old mold spores, esp. with the baby sleeping nearby.
I think the repair we're capable of right now is drying, cleaning with bleach, etc, and potentially replacing some of the tape along the seams. But my guess is that we'd rather know if it started leaking again, rather than shuttling that water into the interior framing of the RV, where it would do more structural damage. Let me know what y'all think. And thanks again for all the help!
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