life of a rubber roof, without any damage

Had a 1999 Jayco 5th wheel and after 14 years the roof was about gone. We had it coated with a roll on product but then sold it right away.

I’m goomg on 12. I think next year I’ll coat it. After that it’ll need a new one. Hopefully by then I’ll be in a DP.

They say, 10 years. But folks seem to get more than that out of them.

It will not hurt to treat the roof at all. I wash mine and treat it twice a year. It sits exposed to the elements. Keeping that roof baby-butt smooth with the RV roof treatment only helps water and dirt run off easier.

I've never understood why folks spend so much effort on polishing showroom new, the sides of their campers and then never touch the roof, when the roof is the absolute most important part of the camper.

Besides, cleaning and treating the roof twice a year means getting up and inspecting it too, which is the perfect time to look for cracks in the calking, any nails, screws, staples beginning to poke through the rubber, or any worn spots due to age and weather elements exposure.

Yes, get up there and wash it. Then treat it. Inspect it, square inch by square inch. Check your seams, around your vents, air conditioner, and everything else too while you are up there. It's all to your own advantage and longevity of your camper. You have nothing to loose and only everything to gain.

Mine is 15. Never washed, never treated, looks fine. But, 50% of it is covered in solar panels.