Rubber roof maintenance

Thats about it. At about 18 years old the roof is approaching the end of its life, so keep a close eye on it.

You may want to apply Eternabond to the seams snd roof edges. In a few years coat the roof with the product of your choice, it will extend the roof life.

My first "bubble" gave me worries but after reading various post I figured it was common occurrence - my bubble(s) went away on their own and my 92 Fleetwood is still watertight. Probably makes sense to check the rig more often than normal for water intrusions .. just based on the age of the rig.

donn0128 wrote:
Thats about it. At about 18 years old the roof is approaching the end of its life, so keep a close eye on it.

if it had been exposed to the elements 24/7/365 I would say it would be very near to its demise. however, being covered most of the time I would think you would gain a bunch of use.
bumpy

Unless your seeing big bare spots of black showing through the white layer, it's no where close to the end of its life. A roof like that can easily go 30 to 40 years in industrial settings. And since it was covered, the clock just about stops on it.
Also, bubbles like that are not a problem.

If you ever carry an industrial rubber roof up a ladder I think you would have an appreciation for the difference in that rubber roof and a RV roof. 30-40 years I think is pretty optimistic. 20 years and beyond is a good number given the type of care it got. What you'll start noticing is a crazing that does not dry out as fast as your neighbors after a good dew. It's just a matter of time after that point.

To answer the OP I would be more concern with the plastics on the roof then anything. Since it was stored out of the sun you should be good, but UV's do destroy them after time. After a washing I would wipe them down with something like Protec-all or whatever you seem partial to. Skylights get brittle so you might want to see what the manufacturer suggest to use on it.

John&Joey wrote:
If you ever carry an industrial rubber roof up a ladder I think you would have an appreciation for the difference in that rubber roof and a RV roof. 30-40 years I think is pretty optimistic. 20 years and beyond is a good number given the type of care it got. What you'll start noticing is a crazing that does not dry out as fast as your neighbors after a good dew. It's just a matter of time after that point.
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i used to have an office on the 9th floor overlooking an adjacent business with a "rubber roof". seems like about every year they were up there coating the heck out of it. yep, roof lasted a long time but took lots of maintenance.
bumpy

Bumpyroad wrote:

John&Joey wrote:
If you ever carry an industrial rubber roof up a ladder I think you would have an appreciation for the difference in that rubber roof and a RV roof. 30-40 years I think is pretty optimistic. 20 years and beyond is a good number given the type of care it got. What you'll start noticing is a crazing that does not dry out as fast as your neighbors after a good dew. It's just a matter of time after that point.
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i used to have an office on the 9th floor overlooking an adjacent business with a "rubber roof". seems like about every year they were up there coating the heck out of it. yep, roof lasted a long time but took lots of maintenance.
bumpy

I have just the opposite experience. The roofs I saw were never touched, not for repair or maint. for a period of decades.
That's why I have no issues with a rig that has a rubber roof.

John&Joey wrote:
If you ever carry an industrial rubber roof up a ladder I think you would have an appreciation for the difference in that rubber roof and a RV roof. 30-40 years I think is pretty optimistic. 20 years and beyond is a good number given the type of care it got. What you'll start noticing is a crazing that does not dry out as fast as your neighbors after a good dew. It's just a matter of time after that point.

To answer the OP I would be more concern with the plastics on the roof then anything. Since it was stored out of the sun you should be good, but UV's do destroy them after time. After a washing I would wipe them down with something like Protec-all or whatever you seem partial to. Skylights get brittle so you might want to see what the manufacturer suggest to use on it.

When I re roofed my FEMA trailer at my camp I used black 90 mil EPDM rubber it took two of us to get it up there. That dude was heavy.