Water getting into closet

[ninelimes]

Hello,
I have a 13' Scamp with a front bathroom. There is a small amount of water getting into our closet (between the door and the bed). This is the first time I've had this issue, and would love some advice on what to check. My first thought would be an issue with one or more of the rivets.
Thanks in advance for you help.
Jules

[floyd]

Originally Posted by ninelimes

Hello,
I have a 13' Scamp with a front bathroom. There is a small amount of water getting into our closet (between the door and the bed). This is the first time I've had this issue, and would love some advice on what to check. My first thought would be an issue with one or more of the rivets.
Thanks in advance for you help.
Jules

You don't say the year of your Scamp or what model.
Is it a standard with a large bed and a front bath made after 2008?

[ninelimes]

It's a 2011 13' Scamp Standard model (not with the larger bed.)
Thanks

[AC0GV]

Originally Posted by ninelimes

Hello,
I have a 13' Scamp with a front bathroom. There is a small amount of water getting into our closet (between the door and the bed). This is the first time I've had this issue, and would love some advice on what to check. My first thought would be an issue with one or more of the rivets.
Thanks in advance for you help.
Jules

Is it this floor plan? Do you have a sink in the shower?
Mine had no calk on the lines under the sink leading to the shower from the closet.
Water followed the lines into the closet and caulk fixed it
.

[redbarron55]

I had a problem with water leaking into my closet by the door on the front side (modified Scamp). I caulked and looked and it almost drove me crazy.
The leak was in the junction between the top and bottom halves. The junction was not completely sealed with resin and the fiberglass mat that holds the two together formed a channel that let the water run to the junction with the door and then leak through a small hole in the mat and behind the Elephant hide Ensolite insulation.
The final fix was to pull that part of the belly band clear and caulk the seam lips AND reinstall the belly band, caulking only the top and leaving a small gap on the bottom for the water that gets behind the band to drain.
Once the water gets into the void formed by the mat and the junction of the top and bottom it can travel from almost anywhere!
Try caulking the TOP only of the belly band and leave the bottom open.

[ninelimes]

Thank you for your responses. My Scamp is the same floorplan as the diagram above, although there is just a shower and toilet, not a sink. But we haven't used the shower/toilet/kitchen sink this year, so I think it's more of an issue of rainwater coming in. I will check the bellyband to see if there are any breaks in the seal.
Thank you!

[AC0GV]

Originally Posted by redbarron55

I had a problem with water leaking into my closet by the door on the front side (modified Scamp). I caulked and looked and it almost drove me crazy.
The leak was in the junction between the top and bottom halves. The junction was not completely sealed with resin and the fiberglass mat that holds the two together formed a channel that let the water run to the junction with the door and then leak through a small hole in the mat and behind the Elephant hide Ensolite insulation.

There were some quality complaints in this group in the late teens. This JPEG is how Scamp claims to do the seam.

[herons]

Originally Posted by ninelimes

Hello,
I have a 13' Scamp with a front bathroom. There is a small amount of water getting into our closet (between the door and the bed). This is the first time I've had this issue, and would love some advice on what to check. My first thought would be an issue with one or more of the rivets.
Thanks in advance for you help.
Jules

I think you are referring to a leak in the cabinets between the door and the bed, not the front closet between the door and the front bath? If so, we also had a leak there. It was caused by one of the rivets on the roof above the cabinets. It's a common Scamp leak. You can fix it with a new rivet, sealed with butyl tape.

[Tony D]

I had some water in the closet. It was from a leak in one of the water lines that go to the shower. They pass through the closet. (At least mine do) I tightened the threaded fitting to address the problem. Just a thought worth checking.

[David Tilston]

I'm not familiar with Scamps, but could it be a leak from the exterior door light?

[Lynn Eberhardt]

If the rivet wiggles easily from the outside, there's your leak. It could also leak if the cap is missing.