Delamination

Somebody forgot to caulk the seams.

garyemunson wrote:
Do you want to go RVing or do you like to work on them?

Well, to be honest I enjoy both :B

But my current trailer has provided plenty of water damage repair, I'd rather not tackle it again. I'll go look at this one but unless i'm able to get it real low I'll pass.

On the other hand, it does sort of feel inevitable. And if I can get a few $$ off for the damage, that's better than buying another motorhome then finding the water damage later, lol.

Buying used is always so interesting!

On the other hand, I bought our camper with identical issues on the front left cab over. De-lamination a bit larger than the size of my hand plus a couple of other smaller issues. Intended to repair it as I've done a couple of jobs like that.

Ended up sealing the leak temporarily(clearance lights). 5 years later no other issues and still haven't reworked the corner.

It's a great camper for us. We're just using it. Saved a lot of money compared to the market prices for the same camper at that time.

As others have said, you don't know what's underneath the skin so you would need to make a judgement call. If you were to need it repaired, it's a cheap fix only if you do it yourself. If you hire someone else to do it your talking about a lot of money.

Do you want to go RVing or do you like to work on them?

If the price it right I wouldn't hesitate to buy it, If you get it for a steal you afford to learn some rv repair skills. :B

Dan

Run Forest Run!!!

Cab over's on any RV where rain pressure is present and seal maintenance is lacking will be the first point of delam. Yours is a classic example.

You might not see anything inside but use an IR thermometer on the suspected area from inside and record the temp and then shoot a non impacted area and record again. I think you'll find that things behind the wallboard aren't kosher.

It is probably fixable but at what cost is a crapshoot. I'd low ball the price or look elsewhere.

Might be a cheap silk purse or an expensive sow's ear.

camperdave wrote:
Here's a pic of a motorhome I'm looking at for purchase.

If it's 100% for sure water damage, I'm out. If there's a chance it's from heat or failed glue or something else, I'll look closer and see what I can tell before walking away.

Water damage or glue failure....ANY delam. is a deal breaker unless the seller is practically giving it away.
There are a bazillion RV's for sale out there. I'd be, "out," and I'd keep looking.

From what I've read, there are other (albeit less likely) causes of delamination. That said, the manner in which that damage so uniformly follows the edge of the over-cab area screams water intrusion to me.

Definately water damage.
Run!