Winnebago Adventurer Roof issues

Bruce Brown wrote:

Mile High wrote:

crasster wrote:

rgatijnet1 wrote:
Unfortunately the maintenance on the roof is mentioned in your owner's manual. It mentions that it needs to be inspected regularly to maintain the seal.
For this reason your insurance company can back out just like they would if you let the oil go low on your engine.
This was a known issue and I'm sure that it is not the first time that the insurance company has dealt with, and rejected, paying for repairs caused by lack of maintenance.
Naturally the insurance company will claim that any receptionist(you did not speak to an adjuster) is not authorized to tell you what you can or cannot do.
This is a Winnebago design fault and let the buyer beware because even if YOU, as an owner, perform maintenance checks on a regular basis, like many do, they still may deny any warranty issues unless you have written documentation that the service was performed according to their standards.

I agree. Who thinks that gluing down a roof is maintenance? "Hey everybody... you .... you retired person..... Climb up that ladder risking life and limb often and make sure our glue didn't fail".

Crazy.

Usually Winnie is very good about stuff. This one surprises me.

Ah, so maintenance should be limited to only what a retired person can do :)? I guess I shouldn't be expected to change my oil or check my brakes either because I have bad knees (which I don't) - or did it possibly mean that you should do it or have someone do it if you aren't capable.

I think the point was more that it has to be done every 6 months, and it's not something you can do without either climbing up a ladder or working off the roof.

Plus the 6 month thing; I was just thinking about our roof. Ours will be 10 years old in August. I have spent maybe a total of maybe 10 minutes on roof maintenance, and it still looks like new.

There you go Bruce - banging your friggen drum again. You couldn't give me your POS rubber roof. I'm happy it has held up for you, because most never make it the 10 years. Buddy just showed pictures of his last week on another forum and his 3 year old rubber roof is totalled and the manufacturer gave him the same finger because they said he didn't follow the maintenance and inspection schedule. He sucked it up and had it sprayed.

A 6 month inspection schedule is not out of line. Heck Lippert requires 6 months wheel bearing inspection in their manual. You have to take all that with a grain of salt and just be your own advocate to make sure your stuff is in shape. If you physically can't do it, or can't afford to have someone do it, then you are running it to destruction and you accept that, or you probably shouldn't own it anymore.

PS - I don't believe your roof looks like new after 10 years - your sensationalizing and embellishing. Your roof is the same POS rubber as the rest of them out there.