Possible purchase...How bad is this delamination? (pic)

Time to run, don't walk, unless you know what you are doing for doing the repair yourself, and your time is free. If you pay others to do the service for you, it quickly becomes uneconomical. Too much unknown and risk to be taking on for that kind of asking price.

John&Joey wrote:

wsalopek wrote:

tboss wrote:
I repaired similar damage as that on the corner and it aint that bad..just take it one step at a time and take a lot of pic.

I did take the pics to a local reputable RV repair place. He told me $300 to $600 for repairs...rebuilding the wood, etc, but of course with the proviso that no one will REALLY know til it's torn open.

I asked...what's the worst case scenario...he said $1000.

But...I chose to be more conservative and follow the advice given here...but I hear you, it MIGHT not have been too bad.

For that price the dealer must only be putting on some large L brackets on the outside to hold the corner together. I would make sure I fully understood what the repair was going to be and the look of it.

I have a hard time believing that they are tearing off the sheathing both inside and outside, fixing any structural damage then replacing the sheathing for a nice fit and finish. A repair shop will charge $65-120 hr You really don't get much done for $300.

X2 might be possible to quote that for materials not labor. I'm rebuilding a corner on an rv now, very time consuming will have 300 in materials.

Called a local repair place that specializes in this kind of repair. He said it starts at 2k and goes up from there depending on damage.

P.S. Afrer having to deal with this I'm in the run dont walk away camp! Mine also showed NO signs of damage on the outside. Just a soft spot in the luan/wallpaper in upper left front corner. It was real ugly when I got it torn apart.

wsalopek wrote:

tboss wrote:
I repaired similar damage as that on the corner and it aint that bad..just take it one step at a time and take a lot of pic.

I did take the pics to a local reputable RV repair place. He told me $300 to $600 for repairs...rebuilding the wood, etc, but of course with the proviso that no one will REALLY know til it's torn open.

I asked...what's the worst case scenario...he said $1000.

But...I chose to be more conservative and follow the advice given here...but I hear you, it MIGHT not have been too bad.

For that price the dealer must only be putting on some large L brackets on the outside to hold the corner together. I would make sure I fully understood what the repair was going to be and the look of it.

I have a hard time believing that they are tearing off the sheathing both inside and outside, fixing any structural damage then replacing the sheathing for a nice fit and finish. A repair shop will charge $65-120 hr You really don't get much done for $300.

wsalopek wrote:
Thanks all for the input.

MUCH appreciated.

We have decided to pass on the RV.

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Bill

You have done the right thing. This post should have brought this thread to an end. Please don't look back!

RamTX wrote:
Don't intend to be critical, but how do you know it is "pretty good overall condition".

You are right, I did not KNOW.

Normally, I have a mechanic do an inspection. I was just going by the overall description (yes, with a big grain of salt)...just sounded like what with the replaced/improved equipment, carpet, curtains, counter tops, toilet, sinks, etc, that the owner probably kept the whole vehicle in decent shape.

He is also a Harley owner, and I know those folks to be pretty particular about the machinery.

But yes, good point, long distance purchases are very tough.

tboss wrote:
I repaired similar damage as that on the corner and it aint that bad..just take it one step at a time and take a lot of pic.

I did take the pics to a local reputable RV repair place. He told me $300 to $600 for repairs...rebuilding the wood, etc, but of course with the proviso that no one will REALLY know til it's torn open.

I asked...what's the worst case scenario...he said $1000.

But...I chose to be more conservative and follow the advice given here...but I hear you, it MIGHT not have been too bad.

I repaired similar damage as that on the corner and it aint that bad..just take it one step at a time and take a lot of pic.

Don't intend to be critical, but how do you know it is "pretty good overall condition". Are you going by the word of the seller or pictures which the seller took? If so, please don't pay anything up front until you actually see it or have it inspected by reputable person whom you hire. I bought a vehicle long distance once, all of the pics which the seller took only showed the best parts of the vehicle. When I went to pickup the truck it had significant collision damage. He apparently had taken pictures before it was wrecked. Also one of the tie rods was so loose it was dangerous to drive and had other assorted problems. Never again will I buy something of any significant value without seeing it first!

If you REALLY want to own it...offer about $800.00. Use it as is and expect it to be unusable in about a year or less...But, do this only if you like dealing with mold, cause this baby is going to be full of it inside the wall.

B.O.

It will cost you thousands to fix and the rig still won't be worth 8K. Move on.