Eternabonding a New TT?

JIMNLIN wrote:
My '97 5er has had nothing but a bit of Dicor added to a few spots where the mfg sealant had small hairline cracks. The unit has never leaked as I do a twice a year roof inspection.
Eternabond is great stuff but is not a product you install and forget roof inspection.

Better ask your new trailer mfg and dealer about warranty issues before installing Eternabond up there...it can void the roof warranty as one RV.net member found out.

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A while back, I opened a thread asking whether eterna-bonding the roof seams on an almost-new TT as a preventative measure was a good idea ...the virtually unanimous opinion was 'yes'....


Well, took the TT to the selling dealer today for some minor work...rep. sees the tape job, asks 'why on earth did you DO that'?, and tells me that: a.) it's not necessary b.) it'll trap water if any water ever gets beneath the tape, and c.) any claim under the roof warranty may get kicked on grounds that the roof has been 'modified'....

thought i did the right thing by sealing the seams, but now not so sure....

I'm not sure if it is you that keeps posting this over and over or not, so I apologize if its not you.

That being said, your post seems to suggest that a warranty was denied because of use of Eternabond tape, however the response from the dealer clearly states that a claim MAY get kicked...

There is ZERO proof that any warranty claim was ever denied by a dealer because of Eternabond tape.

The arguments that your post provides against Eternabond tape are absurd at best. Whether you tape or caulk it, if there is already water in the wall then the caulk or tape will trap that moisture inside. The objective of the tape is to PREVENT water from getting in the walls in the first place.