Different TT construction
It seems that the industry is slowly moving away from wood stud, fiberglass insulation and aluminum siding to the fiberglass skin, aluminum tubing, solid foam for wall construction. Both have their p...
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theoldwizard1 wrote:westend wrote:
My overall observation about the aluminum roof is that, if the proper sealants would have been installed in 1971, the trailer would have remained intact and no "water infection" would have taken place.
I am not sure about that ! 47 years is a long time !! Even boat windows/port eventually need to be removed and rebedded, typically with butyl tape.westend wrote:
I could envision a single sheet aluminum roof with CNC manipulated cutouts, a designed wall flange, and a durable attachment system to excel. The single sheet could be hoisted onto the roof frame and may be less labor than the convention of EPDM over sheet goods.
More likely, a large roll of aluminum on a spool mounted at roof level would be unwound over the underlayment that was coated with some type of adhesive. From a labor standpoint, the biggest problem would be getting it properly aligned before the adhesive "grabbed". Not sure what the best solution would be for finishing the edges or front or back.
A coated aluminum sheet will last a long time. When I removed the ceiling of my '71 Starcraft, there was no sign of water in the center of the trusses. All water damage was at the wall plate, below the aluminum edge trim. If the edge of the aluminum roof sheet had been sealed to the siding (or over-hung), water couldn't enter the frame.
Don't know about the roll-out idea. I could equip that with forming rollers that flanged the edges but locating/cutting through holes would likely have to be done in place, from below. That interrupts certain building schedules, I'd think. With a few tweaks the roller might be a good deal, don't really know.
