Repairing soft spot in RV roof
OK, first off I apologize as I know this is not a new topic. However, the standard "search, it's been covered x amount of times" is rather quite useless when the links are 5+ years old and none of the...
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bobbyclobber wrote:Frankandbeans wrote:
Thanks for the reply. So it is on the edge of the membrane (Where the rain channel on the side is). How far off would my plan be in this case?
- Remove that rain channel to remove the screws/staples on the side holding the EDPM down.
- Cut two slits in the rubber roof so that I can peel up, starting from the edge obviously, the roof allowing me to access the rotted wood.
- Repair wood and use whatever EDPM glue to adhere roof to the new repaired wood.
Now the big question - what about the seams from the cuts? Obviously it should be mostly sealed from the glue that I would imagine would overflow out of the cuts, but just to verify, I can just use the Eternabond tape to seal that seam, right?
I have the exact same problem , soft area , similar size and scope , and was wondering how you made out. I'll probably do the same procedure with mine, thanks, Bob
Getting too cold to work on it...put a tarp covering the entire roof so it's covered for the winter and will mess with it in the spring.
I believe I did find the cause of the leak, a very small (1/2" or so) tear in the EDPM, probably from a tree branch or something. I used some Eternabond and that Flex-seal stuff ("as seen on TV") to patch in the mean time.
Maybe if I'm really lucky, a Shark-nado will hit the area and I can file a total loss claim with my insurance company, claiming the trailer got destroyed by flying sharks. Then I'll go back to an enclosed trailer and not have to deal with this stuff anymore.
