Damage to Birchaven [message #73361] |
Tue, 09 February 2010 14:57 |
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mike miller
Messages: 3576 Registered: February 2004 Location: Hillsboro, Oregon
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My Birchaven is being used as a lifeboat for the family of my wife's friend. (Their house had a fire and is being refurbished.)
The drywall contractors let a scaffold get away from them in the wind and it banged the coach. Driver's side about midship. It only hit the drip-rail. I am looking to see how much others have paid to repair similar damage, so I can ask a fair amount. (I do not believe in soaking others for obvious accidents.) Wife's friend did take it to an RV repair facility and got a quote that I think is a bit high... (about $850.00) But as I try and do as much of my own work as possible so I do not truly know how fair it is.
I have posted pictures here:
<http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showgallery.php?cat=5401>
The coach has original Imron paint... not perfect but pretty good. (Other than the front hatches.)
Thanks in advance for any input.
Mike Miller -- Hillsboro, OR -- on the Black list
(#2)`78 23' Birchaven Rear Bath -- (#3)`77 23' Birchaven Side Bath
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Re: Damage to Birchaven [message #73363 is a reply to message #73361] |
Tue, 09 February 2010 15:11 |
GeorgeRud
Messages: 1380 Registered: February 2007 Location: Chicago, IL
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Ouch!
That's a shame, but it looks like it is only the drip rail. You might want to contact Jim K @Applied GMC to see if he has any ideas. At least he's on the left coast.
If they have to remove, repair, and repaint the drip rail, that estimate doesn't seem all that out of line (unfortunately). If I had to repair it myself, I would probably just try to bend the rail back as well as I could, and not bother disassembling everything. I'm not sure how well the Imron can be repaired (I think that current EPA regulations definitely don't like Imron and some of these older paint formulations).
George Rudawsky
Chicago, IL
75 Palm Beach
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Re: [GMCnet] Damage to Birchaven [message #73511 is a reply to message #73363] |
Wed, 10 February 2010 22:01 |
jimk
Messages: 6734 Registered: July 2006 Location: Belmont, CA
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Being it is aluminum, the work is not that easy and to do it right
will take lot of time.
I would think that it will take minimum of $900.
On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 1:11 PM, George Rudawsky <GeorgeRud@aol.com> wrote:
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> Ouch!
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> That's a shame, but it looks like it is only the drip rail. You might want to contact Jim K @Applied GMC to see if he has any ideas. At least he's on the left coast.
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> If they have to remove, repair, and repaint the drip rail, that estimate doesn't seem all that out of line (unfortunately). If I had to repair it myself, I would probably just try to bend the rail back as well as I could, and not bother disassembling everything. I'm not sure how well the Imron can be repaired (I think that current EPA regulations definitely don't like Imron and some of these older paint formulations).
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