Help! Water sloshing under gel siding

KrowNB wrote:
I'm thinking here's a good chance that the leak issue was there before you bought it. But what do I know? I was interested to hear what the experts had to say about how to fix the problem. Maybe it'll be me in that position some day.

Thanks. I'm thinking (kinda hoping) it was too but sucks I couldn't catch it sooner. Not sure it would have mattered depending how long that water has been in there. lol's for admin edit. Depending what all happens. I'll probably revive my can of worms thread to keep all the work together.

4bearhug wrote:

KrowNB wrote:
I'm thinking here's a good chance that the leak issue was there before you bought it. But what do I know? I was interested to hear what the experts had to say about how to fix the problem. Maybe it'll be me in that position some day.

Exactly what I was thinking when reading some replies. You took the words right out of my mouth.

lol's for admin edit

jerem0621 wrote:
Man, take it in stride.

IMHO...I would drain the water, find the source of the leak (possibly the roof, may be a window, vent, etc) and keep using it for a while.

I hate to tell folks this but there are only three kinds of RV's...it's not TT, Fiver, and Motorhome. It's RV's that have leaked, RV's that will leak, and RV's that are currently leaking. It's what you do to address the leaks IMMEDIATLY once you find them and dare I say, preventive maintenance as well.

Also, don't forget, that water can come from INSIDE the RV as well...if any plumbing is in the area make sure you watch it and see if that's leaking.

IMHO...it's not a total waste. At a minimum, somebody will surely pay you two to $3000 for the trailer

Thanks!

Jeremiah

Thanks. Our wonderful mother nature has given us another rainy day... :/ so no progress again. I did walk around though looking at the corner and it would appear the trim/rain tray? for the roof/side dump the water right into the joint where the side meets the rear cap. My guess, all i have at this point, is that the caulk is no longer tight at that seam. Could still be something on the roof so I'm not ruling anything out yet. In the location of the trailer, I'm not aware of any plumbing there but doesn't mean it's not worth looking. Thanks for the extra tip. Like above, I'll probably end up posting any progress to my can of worms thread. If I could get that, I would probably walk away from this one BUT then have to figure what we're going to do for the rest of our trips.. I guess we could get a really nice tent. lol

I was able to talk to the wife about the problem and repairs that are required. I'm not saying this would be an easy venture but I think it's something I'd be able to do and I'm sure my dad would help too. I'd probably start with the slide area first to "get my feet wet" with the type of repair. It appears easier to attack in comparison to the rear section.

Here are the spots I know of. FYI- this is before I cleaned it. It's still on the property we bought it from.
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