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backhoemike
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Feb 17, 2014

Re roof my 1995 newmar

How much should a dealership charge to reroof my class A MH it is 40' with duel aire and one sky light in the shower, 2 fans , a refrigerator vent , digital antenna , and sewer vent, 2 solar panels? I am confused as where it is leaking ,it appears the roof is solid and only holes where all the above is but appears the leaks are showing up in 2 panels on the interior, I have bought enough of the aluminum tape to seal but unsure if this will fix it and weighing my options... as i just bought it and dont want to go broke roofing it?

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  • dougrainer wrote:
    You either have a metal roof or a Rubber roof. Fiberglass was an option on the hi lines back then. Doug


    and when I looked at them the fiberglass ones were 3 or 4 piece roofs which sort of worried me as to as being a source of leaks. just a possibility.
    bumpy
  • As to cost to repair there are too many what if's.
    BUT if you don't know what you are doing you need to have a pro work on it. (some pros are much more experienced than others!!!)
    Making an uninformed repair could lead to more/permanent damage that could be really expensive to correct.
  • You either have a metal roof or a Rubber roof. Fiberglass was an option on the hi lines back then. The "rough" figure to do a roof(rubber) is anywhere from $100 to $200 per foot. That includes redecking the roof wood and installing new rubber. Your AC units are probably Coleman(RVP on a 1995) and they are bolted from the TOP and if they have never been checked or gaskets replaced, then they are probably the source of the leak. The leak, if a long time, will probably require a new roof as the wood decking is probably rotted. You can tell by walking on the roof and if any areas you sink down, the roof is rotted. The cost to replace the inside fabric ceiling panels will be 4 hours labor per 4 x 8 foot panel plus the material. Doug
  • Check that the A/C unit(s) are down on the seal tight. Four screws under the interior grill holds the unit down. The screws in one of mine had backed out an inch or more and I definitely had a leak. Tightening the screws down resolved my problem. Don't over tighten.
  • Thanks i have the quick roof tape and will try it but i am almost convinced it is coming in at the a/c and running down the duct work and seeping out the vents
  • What type of roof do you have?

    You might want to simply re caulk all of the seams. That would be the cheapest and maybe the most effective.Re roofing is no cheap date.