Eternabond Tape on Roof Length-Wise Seam

Nomadac wrote:

AllRiggedUp wrote:
My Cougar EDPM roof is in good shape with no leaks.

To help keep it that way I am planning on getting some 6" Eternabond tape for some preventative medicine.

Why 6" vs 4" tape? I used 2" over my seams on my Class A MH.

Thanks for all the replies.

Agreed - maybe overkill but I thought wider would offer more sealing farther from the seam/edge and therefore greater protection.

Regarding the roof warranty issue - I am the second owner, so there is no warranty.

Interesting point on potential resale. It's a 2009 model - so I guess when it comes time for me to sell it a buyer could think - "hey look at all the patching, there's been a problem" and affect the resale value.

However, I could also look at it if the roof does leak at some point what is it going to cost me to fix it and how extensive is the damage by the time I notice it?

Then again maybe it will never leak or maybe despite using Eternabond it leaks somewhere that I didn't use it.

My thought was to address the areas that, aside from physical damage to the roof from branches etc, would as the roof ages be most likely to leak.

In my estimation - where vertical and horizontal pieces meet and around the roof cut-outs.

All the comments so far have been greatly appreciated!