RVUSA wrote:
what sealant did you use?
The pic where you peeled it back with the finger is typical of poor cleaning before sealing. You'll have to pull it up and clean properly and then reseal. Does the vent stack actually have any sealant touching it? The whole idea is to seal the gap between it and the roof, it doesnt look like that happened.
If you did the work, you have a lot to learn about sealing before it rots the wood in the roof or causes the sidewalls to delaminate. If you paid someone to do that I wouldnt be going there ever again and I would be finding someone to redo it before the rains start.
I agree with that assessment and you IMO have a sloppy mess and poorly done at that. I think trying to bandaid that is a loosing proposition and the best thing would be to bit the bullet and clean all that existing mess off there and start over. You obviously don't have much experience with caulking RV roofs and IMO trying to find someone to do a quality job is not going to be easy or cheap. I prefer Eternabond to normal sealant, but it takes some experience and attention to detail to do it right and most RV places don't or won't use that method. That caulking is just asking for water intrusion problems and you need to get it fixed ASAP. A critical area and one where most caulking IMO is not really that good are those corners where that metal trim molding comes up onto the roof and forms a right angle with the end caps molding and where water will pool in at least one and probably two corners regardless of how the RV is leveled. Almost all caulking except some of the 3M Marine types are not designed for continuous or extended exposure to water. I entombed those areas with Eternabond to solve this trouble prone area.
You have some works cut out for you ahead to get things properly done before you have serious damage potentially to your trailer.
Larry
