L&MMusic wrote:
Argh!!!!! He did it again! While circling the block to gain access to the diesel pump at a gas station on our way to Houston, he did very well concentrating on the width of the rig. However, he neglacted to monitor the height and ripped the side of the roof again with the trees! We got the gas and drove a couple miles to an empty parking lot. He offered to do it, but I got up on the roof, cleaned the surfaces around the 11 or so nicks and rips and covered them with duct tape. I sure hope I got them all. We arrived at the campground around 6:00, and the duct tape looks like it's holding, but it's supposed to rain a lot in the next couple days. I'll be heading to Home Depot to get tarp and bricks to provide additional coverage. There's also gotta be a way to make that stuff stronger and rip resistant!! How about many layers of patching?
Congrats, Just campin. Careful driving out there!
Sorry to say, we felt your pain. (Hit an oak tree at 3am)We used a tarp and duct tape as a temporary fix until we got to a RV shop. We followed the tech's suggestions and it lasted 3+ weeks while traveling from Miami to DC and then some. We then had to have the front repaired and a new roof installed.
--Clean with spic and span and dry.
--Use the roof sealant over rip plus at least 1 inch.
--We had a large hole so we cleaned and taped over with white duct tape then applied sealant. Worked well and didn't look so bad either. Thank goodness we have great insurance. They paid for the roof and the front side I scraped up getting out of the mess that ripped up the roof. Why do lessons have to cost so much? And yes, we now carry all of the above suggested materials :(
