Delamination help

darsben1 wrote:

timmac wrote:
What was the final cost and was the cost worth it for a 1990 motorhome.

For the delamination the cost was +- $1600 for an area of about 6X7 feet.

That's cheap, here in Vegas work like that would have cost triple or more.

timmac wrote:
What was the final cost and was the cost worth it for a 1990 motorhome.

For the delamination the cost was +- $1600 for an area of about 6X7 feet.
Was it worth it? I think so. Everything works on the rig. DW and I are comfortable in it and DW with spinal cord injury says the seats fit her butt just right.
I will not know for sure until I see how long the coach lasts. If I get 4-5 years more out of the coach then yes; in fact it would be down right cheap when amortized over a 2 year period.

I am happy in my home and so yep today it was worth it.

What was the final cost and was the cost worth it for a 1990 motorhome.

RESOLVED
I took the rig into a body shop in Cicero, NY that specializes in RV collision repair and received it back today.
It appears they did a great job at about 70% of the price quoted by RV shops.
Side is smooth again and all windows in area were removed and resealed as well as all seams recaulked.


LOOKS GOOD, done on time and pleasure to work with
SEE my review on rvservicereviews.com

Fantastic news, can't wait to hear a Happy Ending !!

AS A FOLLOW UP
After much searching I found a BODY SHOP in my area that does RV and semi repair and they are familiar with delamination repair they do not advertise as most of their work comes from RV places and they do not want to offend the places that sub to them. ON my coach they told me not to expect a perfect cosmetic repair but that the repair would be effective and sound. The price appears to be right and the time frame for the work is 5 days. I dropped the rig off today. I will tell everyone how it went when I get the rig back.

Composet.

If the delam is minor and the underlying wall structure has not been destroyed by rot, this will work very well.

Check out Composet Products, They are pretty easy to use kits.

You will find it difficult to find anyone who will give you a schedule or estimate and stick to it. They will not know the extent of the damage until they open it up. It may be minor or it could me a major repair. I would not trust anyone who says they can do it for X dollars in X amount of time until they open it up and see what is there.

timmac wrote:

darsben1 wrote:
Anyone one know of a great within 4-5 hours of Syracuse, NY that will deal with delamination correctly and professionally?
The two local camper places do not meet my standards for professionalism or knowledge

Your profile page says you have a 1990 Southwind, I would not pay anyone to do the work, it will cost you more than what the motorhome is worth on its best day, learn to fix it yourself or just live with it and save the money for a newer motorhome later..

Only you can decide if repairs are worth it. My RV has retail value $6000, I'd get $3 to $4 selling it. For me, repairs in that range would be worth it TO ME.

Doug