Roofs-Fiberglass vs. Rubber/TPO
We are starting our research into Class A's for my retirement 8 years away. We'll probably purchase in 5 years or so when our current TT is 7 years old. One of the items that has caught my eye with ...
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barmcd wrote:msmith1199 wrote:barmcd wrote:msmith1199 wrote:
I've only owned two RV's and both have had fiberglass roofs so I can't speak to the rubber. My current national RV is over 10 years old and the roof is still holding strong. It is very sturdy to walk on, even though I try not to walk on it except when necessary. One thing that I've heard is a problem for rubber roof is low hanging trees. I've heard stories from other RVers of tearing their roof on tree branches. I can tell you I have hit my share of tree branches including one time when I completely ripped off the vent cover over the bathroom, and none of them did any damage at all to the roof.
It's hard to tear a rubber roof because the rubber is bonded to the decking.
I'd be willing to bet that the tree branch that I ripped my bathroom vent off with would have put a hole in a rubber roof.
I said hard, not impossible. It would probably have put a hole in a fiberglass roof too.
I guess you missed the point of my post. I have a fiberglass roof, the branch did not damage it at all. All it did was tear the vent cover off the bathroom vent. Less than $20 damage. I have seen damage to rubber roofs caused by tree branches. Yes they are tough, but not as tough as fiberglass. That was the entire point I was trying to make.
