Laminated Fibreglass vs Hung Fibreglass
Want to move to a bigger 5er including upgrade of the overall construction quality from our current XLite. For the most part trailer walls seem to be made from laminated fibreglass with either wood o...
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GregK wrote:
Being fairly new to this I have to ask - How often is this a problem? At what age of the 5er do the walls typically delaminate?
Is there any maintenance that will extend the life of the laminated walls?
Some never delam, some do very soon. More than likely it should take years before getting any if at all. Check the roof seams, window, doors and anything attached to the outside for cracked, missed or poorly done caulking. I check my 5'er every month or so. Just walk around it and look for anything that might create a leak. Fix it and you should never have delam.
I'm not so sure one method is actually better than the other. Cost of the process could have something to do with why manufactures choose one over the other. Execution is the key in my book. Most delam seems to occur from poor factory execution and or owner neglect.
