Go to caravanners forum.com and look in the main forum and type in delaminating awning in the search topic and you will get some interesting reading Ken
-- Edited by ken thomas on Sunday 26th of February 2012 12:33:02 PM
Golly said
07:33 PM Feb 26, 2012
We purchased a van about 12 months ago and notice the vinyl top coat is de-laminating. The van is 7 years although the annes is a lot newer. Is this common.
Sue
Firefly said
07:38 PM Feb 26, 2012
When we bought our van it was only 5 years old and the top layer was gone. Then a branch from a tree we parked under fell and went through the awning so we were able to claim it back on insurance paying only the excess.
We weren't going to bother replacing it for sometime as they are a bit pricey.
ken thomas said
08:20 PM Feb 26, 2012
I think there is a topic somewhere ragarding this and they were being replaced free Ken
Firefly said
08:21 PM Feb 26, 2012
That would be brilliant Ken. They shouldn't fall apart that quickly at all.
Golly said
12:12 AM Feb 27, 2012
Thanks Ken,
What a wealth of information. As Rod and I(Sue) are brand new at this its a minefield of knowledge.
Sue
Cruising Granny said
12:28 AM Feb 27, 2012
My Colorado roll-out awning is almost 6 years old, and has been exposed to the elements, including the tropics most of that time. It is delaminating rapidly now, and I will have to replace it. Bits keep flaking off in the strong wind. I have a quote of $1200 for supply and install from a mob way south of Adelaide, while I'm on the north side. It's a pretty good offer, as all the other quotes were much more than that. The later ones are supposed to be coated with UV resistant surface, but I can't speak from experience yet. After a couple of storms in Cairns I had it assess for insurance and they wouldn't touch it. So I'm on my own, and put it down to wear and tear. There are some things we just have to accept as "normal" and do what we can to work with it or replace it. However, I think your annexe should hold up better than it has if it hasn't been out in the elements full time. Do they make any claims about the quality of their stuff?
Boroma577 said
02:13 AM Feb 27, 2012
The short answer to your question Sue is 'Yes' it is common place.
You can have the skin (vinyl only) replaced, you do not have to buy a whole new awning and when I replaced mine a couple years ago it was $600 for a new skin.
Probably gone up a bit since then.
Golly said
09:26 PM Feb 29, 2012
Just Phoned Dometic. As we are not the orginal owners of the van we have no claim. They are saying it only has 1 year warranty. Our annex would be 5 years although we have only had the van 6 months. It is undercover at all times when home. Thanks Guru will look at this. Such a saving.
ozjohn said
10:34 PM Feb 29, 2012
Thye cheapest I know for awning fabric replacement is Aussie Traveller. Just Google for their locations.
last time I enquired for a client was 12 months ago in Melbourne and it was $35 per linear Foot plus $88 labour.
Ozjohn.
Cruising Granny said
02:35 AM Mar 1, 2012
I have looked at Aussie Traveller but it doesn't appear to be as strong as the one I have now. To my mind recoating is not an option. The warranty on new ones is only 1 year. I understood that when I bought it. It does pay to shop around as there are several thicknesses of vinyl, and strength of hardware structure. Dometic was the most expensive quote and I don't like their construction of the ones I have seen.
Go to caravanners forum.com and look in the main forum and type in delaminating awning in the search topic and you will get some interesting reading
Ken
http://caravanersforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=6235&p=78250&hilit=delaminating+awning#p78250
-- Edited by ken thomas on Sunday 26th of February 2012 12:33:02 PM
We purchased a van about 12 months ago and notice the vinyl top coat is de-laminating. The van is 7 years although the annes is a lot newer. Is this common.
Sue
When we bought our van it was only 5 years old and the top layer was gone. Then a branch from a tree we parked under fell and went through the awning so we were able to claim it back on insurance paying only the excess.
We weren't going to bother replacing it for sometime as they are a bit pricey.
Ken
That would be brilliant Ken. They shouldn't fall apart that quickly at all.
Thanks Ken,
What a wealth of information. As Rod and I(Sue) are brand new at this its a minefield of knowledge.
Sue
It is delaminating rapidly now, and I will have to replace it. Bits keep flaking off in the strong wind.
I have a quote of $1200 for supply and install from a mob way south of Adelaide, while I'm on the north side. It's a pretty good offer, as all the other quotes were much more than that.
The later ones are supposed to be coated with UV resistant surface, but I can't speak from experience yet.
After a couple of storms in Cairns I had it assess for insurance and they wouldn't touch it. So I'm on my own, and put it down to wear and tear.
There are some things we just have to accept as "normal" and do what we can to work with it or replace it.
However, I think your annexe should hold up better than it has if it hasn't been out in the elements full time.
Do they make any claims about the quality of their stuff?
The short answer to your question Sue is 'Yes' it is common place.
You can have the skin (vinyl only) replaced, you do not have to buy a whole new awning and when I replaced mine a couple years ago it was $600 for a new skin.
Probably gone up a bit since then.
Thanks Guru will look at this. Such a saving.
Thye cheapest I know for awning fabric replacement is Aussie Traveller.
Just Google for their locations.
last time I enquired for a client was 12 months ago in Melbourne and it was $35 per linear Foot plus $88 labour.
Ozjohn.
To my mind recoating is not an option.
The warranty on new ones is only 1 year. I understood that when I bought it.
It does pay to shop around as there are several thicknesses of vinyl, and strength of hardware structure.
Dometic was the most expensive quote and I don't like their construction of the ones I have seen.