Damp in Roof Conundrum
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 9:05 pm
I have a Bongo Owner who has asked for some help...... with dampness inside his AFT on the tent area.
The owner is certain that the reason for this could be due to storing a thick memory foam mattress in the roof and the roof struggling to close when said mattress was up in the roof.
Now.... I've taken a look see and can't see much that looks wrong from initial observations and this roof tent issue was still happening during September (the driest one since records began).
The owner tells me on the phone, that there is more dampness up there since the rain yesterday and him driving through it, which kind of leads me to think about the seal at the bottom of the AFT (which was recently treated by the owner with gummi pfledge) and if that is causing the ingress of rain etc.
I'm (if he manages to get here) going to check out the roof and how "true" it sits,lifted and shut, and compare it to the workshop manual
Just wondering...on his behalf..... if anyone has seen/come across this problem before...
The owner is certain that the reason for this could be due to storing a thick memory foam mattress in the roof and the roof struggling to close when said mattress was up in the roof.
Now.... I've taken a look see and can't see much that looks wrong from initial observations and this roof tent issue was still happening during September (the driest one since records began).
The owner tells me on the phone, that there is more dampness up there since the rain yesterday and him driving through it, which kind of leads me to think about the seal at the bottom of the AFT (which was recently treated by the owner with gummi pfledge) and if that is causing the ingress of rain etc.
I'm (if he manages to get here) going to check out the roof and how "true" it sits,lifted and shut, and compare it to the workshop manual
Just wondering...on his behalf..... if anyone has seen/come across this problem before...