We buy damp and damaged caravans
Soft floors, wet lockers, delaminated walls, blown windows and storm damage. The ones other buyers find a reason to walk away from.
- Damp readings of any level
- Water ingress and soft floors
- Storm and accident damage
- Insurance write-offs considered
Damp is the thing most caravan owners dread, and the thing most private buyers use to knock the price down on the day. It does not have to end that way.
Why damp scares other buyers off
Water gets in through failed sealant at the joints, around windows and roof lights, or through a stress crack. Once it is inside a bonded sandwich panel it spreads sideways, softens the timber frame and delaminates the board. By the time it shows as a stain, it has usually travelled.
Repairing it properly means stripping panels back and replacing the frame. That is why dealers quote frightening numbers and why private buyers vanish. We price it in and get on with it.
What a damp reading actually means
- Under 15 per cent. Generally considered dry and normal.
- 15 to 20 per cent. Worth watching. Often a seal starting to fail.
- 20 to 25 per cent. Active ingress. Needs attention before it spreads.
- Over 25 per cent. Usually means structural damage behind the panel.
These are the bands most habitation engineers work to. If you have had a damp report done, the readings and locations are genuinely useful to us.
Be honest and the offer stands
The one thing we ask is that you describe it accurately. An offer built on a fair description is an offer that does not change when we arrive. Tell us where the damp is, how bad it feels underfoot and whether anything has been repaired before.
Nobody here is going to be shocked. We see it every week.
Questions
Questions we get asked
Almost always. Even where the structure is badly affected there is value in the chassis, running gear, windows, appliances and fittings.
Usually not. A proper repair costs more than it adds to the sale price unless you can do the work yourself.
No, but if you already have one it helps us give a tighter number.
Yes, including category-marked units. Tell us the category on the form.