RV Roof Damage (water leak???)

bowler1 wrote:
So what should I do now? It did occur to me that sealing it might seal in moisture, but fixing it seemed like the thing to do, much like fixing any cracked caulking.

I believe that the damage could be covered by insurance since it is likely the result of some sort of impact or whatever.

But what can even be done to fix this? Or what do you do in this situation? I assume that the moisture must be dried out, but I am not putting another hole in the roofing before an adjuster looks at it. But what then? Do you just re-seal it and deal with the roof damage? Do they rip it open and replace the damaged material? Can the damage continue to spread or is it contained once dry?

thanks
Matt

Well if you have a real soft spot under that hole, it has been there for a while. We had a similar experience, except we full time. My guess is our puncture had been there maybe three months, we found it in the fall. I was sitting in our recliner when a drop of water hit my arm. Investigation found a small puncture in our rubber roof. I quickly cleaned and dried the spot, (DW Hair Dryer), then sealed with some self-leveling caulk. No issues with a soft spot, as we heat, and by luck it was at a joint of wafer board and had a somewhat direct path to my arm.
This last summer I used Heng's sealant on the entire roof and the spot was still in great shape.