Construction of trailers
I just got back from camping. While speaking to other campers we were discussing the materials of what they make the trailers out of. I was wondering. Why they do make a one piece of aluminum roof ins...
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FrankShore wrote:
There are a few different kinds of rv roofs.
1. Metal (galvanized or aluminum)
2. Fiberglass
3. EPDM
4. TPO
They all have their upsides and downsides. Currently, about the best roof material is probably TPO (depending on the formulary)
Cheaper RV's use cheaper materials so whoever answered $$$$ is correct
IMHO, Your list is pretty close to accurate with TPO coming in last… it would surely be my last choice…
who knows what formulary they have on their roof, even when buying new you don’t know what formulary they are selling you and the seller doesn’t seem to know either… they have had so many new reformulations and each one was supposed to be the be all that ends all, who knows when the next reformulation will come out to solve the problems of the last one…
cost is the answer to why with the RV industry…
and can be used to answer almost any question about the RV industry….
