cracks on lap caulk seal
My 2000 Jayco Eagle has devolped small cracks on the roof sealing material. Although there are no leaks so far can I fill in these small cracks with a liquid sealing caulk similar to what is on it? I ...
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John&Joey wrote:RVUSA wrote:John&Joey wrote:tbred wrote:
Pretty impressive that the op has gone 14 years without recaulking.
Without a doubt he's on the edge right now. Much longer and the cracks will be deep enough where water will get into them and reach the roof. IMO, a Dicor roof from the factory will go 10-15 years, it won't be very pretty, but it will still be doing it's intended job.
Those that think it's a never ending job and use tape to avoid it simple does not make sense to me.
Tape it once and never re-tape vs. a yearly re-caulk.
Made sense to me. :B
Who taught you that you needed to re-caulk yearly, hopefully not the forum:S Think about it, if the OP's rig needs to be caulked now and it's been 14 years.....
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If you don't get up on your roof and check the caulk yearly you could be in for some expensive repairs. My trailer was manufactured in June 2006 and the below pics were taken in Oct 2007 during my PDI just 16mos after the original caulk was put on a virgin roof.
Also we don't know how long the OP went after recaulking should have been done, but wasn't. However, I have provided factual pics of how quick cracks can develop so ignore yearly maintenance if you want and take your chances on potential damages. In fact I think some TT manufacturers recommend roof inspections like twice a year.
Larry
