Biggyniner wrote:
Desert Captain wrote:
A properly designed/engineered and built RV should need no additional caulking whatsoever. If they got it right you should have no leaks for years. Using a one piece fiberglass roof is getting it right. It's the same for one piece fiberglass end caps that do no have any upward facing gaps.
IMHO: Re caulking a Class C to stop leaks is like having to add modifications to the suspension... there simply should be no need to do either. I have yet to encounter another Nexus owner with leaks and the same holds true for Born Free, Phoenix Cruiser and Lazy Daze {to name just a few of the better designed/built C's out there}.
When builders {who know better}, continue to build coaches with rubber roofs, Luan, 2 X 4 framing and host of other cost saving shortcuts it quickly shows in the overall quality {or lack thereof}, of the coach.
As always.... Opinions and YMMV
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I guess it depends on your definition of "proper". In my manual it states to inspect and re-caulk as necessary, at least twice a year. That is what is in my owners manual.
So I guess my philosophy of inspecting twice a year may be overkill for say, someone who owns a Fiberglass one piece rig.
In the end, read your owners manual and do as it says...
While I could not agree more that one should always {and most don't bother}, to read your owners manual, yours is 23 years old. If I was buying a current model/new coach and the owners manual said to re caulk every 6 months I would know, without a doubt, I was buying the wrong RV. :S
I have no problem with regular inspections as preventative maintenance has always worked well for me but with the improvements made over the last 20+ years you are entitled to expect far more from the manufacturer. A new RV should perform all of the functions found in normal use without modification.
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