Bad roof on DutchStar
We recently purchased a 2000 DutchStar 3858 and have since noticed a water stain on the ceiling in front of the front air unit. I have not been able to determine where the water is coming from yet, h...
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ToddDianeL wrote:
...snip... however while on the roof I noticed a spongy toward the very front of the coach. It feels like ice cracking between the rubber membrane and the substrate (as a description) The area around the TV antenna mounted to the roof is sunken also.
Looking for ideas and advice..
I'm sorry to say, that doesn't sound very good. Under the membrane is thin plywood, I'm guessing that the cracking sound is the layers in the plywood coming apart under your weight.
My motto is always "cheap and easy first", but in your case I'm afraid you may have to peel up the whole thing, replace wood, then reapply a new rubber membrane to fix it right.
Prior owner may have known about the issue and wanted to get rid of it ASAP. I'm guessing he did since there was a repair job already going on up there and he knew what was coming. Like I said, sorry.
