Forum Discussion

AC1's avatar
AC1
Explorer
Aug 06, 2014

Water Damage - Where to Start?

We haven't used our 24V Itasca Spirit in a couple of years but during that time both of my brothers & my sister have borrowed it.

We pulled it out of the field (we keep it at my parent's farm) this past weekend and everything looks fine except one small supply hose to the toilet is leaking and, oh yeah, the entire rear passenger side corner (back by the ladder) is soft and has broken away from the corner cap. There is actual moss growing in the wood behind the outside panel!

This all appears to have originated because some yahoo opened the emergency window over the back bed a bit and never closed it. :M

Where do we even start to fix/remediate this? I'm sick to my stomach thinking of this damage.
  • Check with your insurance company. This might be covered, minus deductible.
  • Ouch! Sorry to hear of the issue. If you continue to loan out the RV again, I'd add a very thorough check-in process/inspection for when its returned. Hope you get the damage resolved!!!
  • That is one of many reasons why I refuse to loan or rent our rig. Not even to our adult children. What could I say to them when something like this is discovered? Simply put, it would be my loss of which my financials can't afford such losses.

    It's hard enough to loan out my tools. When I have to ask for them back, those people are on my "Do Not Loan" list.

    Yes, pictures would help to understand the situation you are left to deal with.
  • Can you post a few pics of the water damage? Best to see what's going on before suggesting. I've done extensive water damage repair to my C for a few hundred bucks. A service repair will cost you thousands.