cabover water damage
We were just out in the MH (1997 Damon Hornet) prepping to do some painting, when my wife decided to pull the sheets off in the cabover. That's when she noticed moisture. It had previously been bone d...
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Did a lot of digging around today...lots of rot! I'm going to have to rebuild the entire cabover bed. I think I tracked the leak(s) to the front seams. I cleared out all of the caulk on both sides of the trim, from roof all the way around, under cabover and back to house. Started getting dark so I couldn't reseal, but I covered everything with duct tape. I completely dried where the water looked to be coming in. I'm hoping that everything is still dry in the morning. There is supposed to be a shower so it should be a good test.
The plan is to reseal everything with a flexible, waterproof, non silicone caulk (DAP Clear). Now I'm wondering if I need to pull off the strip in the trim to check the screws.
Also, can I seal along the strip (inside the trim) with flexible caulk as well?
Should I be thinking about using eternabond, and if so, where? Under the trim? Over the trim?
The plan is to reseal everything with a flexible, waterproof, non silicone caulk (DAP Clear). Now I'm wondering if I need to pull off the strip in the trim to check the screws.
Also, can I seal along the strip (inside the trim) with flexible caulk as well?
Should I be thinking about using eternabond, and if so, where? Under the trim? Over the trim?
