Roof Collapse around A/C - Now leaking
We've purchased our Rockwood TT new 7 years ago. We have been very happy. We were at Halloween campout this weekend in the rain and had a substantial leak at the air conditioner. I took off the co...
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I just took a look at our '08 Rockwood Roo (a hybrid model), but which I'd suspect is quite similar in construction in this area. I removed the plastic interior trim/cover and I find no area in the AC opening that contains a joint between two pieces of luan plywood, it's one piece with a hole cut in it.
On our Roo I had removed the AC unit to replace the gasket a while back. As part of the process, I decided to build up the mounting surface (I'll call it a "curb", you can see it just above the edge of the roofing material in the photo). The curb material is just some trimmed pieces of poplar trim boards. After installing the curb, I caulked and I used Eternabond tape to wrap it and seal it to the roofing.
On Edit: Hmmm... There sould be a picture in this spot. I'm Having trouble with linking photo from Flckr... I give up...
>> Try seeing it here instead... <<
I believe that if the OP could remove the AC unit and install some curbing like we did it might be a simple, but viable solution. I'd suggest the curbing be bonded and then screwed from below where ever possible to rejoin the 2 pieces of luan plywood and provide some form of structural rigidity. It might be a good idea to use some aluminum flat stock from below to help "sandwich" the two pieces of luan together. He'll also need to obtain a new AC gasket and build up (the thickness of the curbing) the few perimeter mounting pads around the steel AC pan.
On our Roo I had removed the AC unit to replace the gasket a while back. As part of the process, I decided to build up the mounting surface (I'll call it a "curb", you can see it just above the edge of the roofing material in the photo). The curb material is just some trimmed pieces of poplar trim boards. After installing the curb, I caulked and I used Eternabond tape to wrap it and seal it to the roofing.
On Edit: Hmmm... There sould be a picture in this spot. I'm Having trouble with linking photo from Flckr... I give up...
>> Try seeing it here instead... <<
I believe that if the OP could remove the AC unit and install some curbing like we did it might be a simple, but viable solution. I'd suggest the curbing be bonded and then screwed from below where ever possible to rejoin the 2 pieces of luan plywood and provide some form of structural rigidity. It might be a good idea to use some aluminum flat stock from below to help "sandwich" the two pieces of luan together. He'll also need to obtain a new AC gasket and build up (the thickness of the curbing) the few perimeter mounting pads around the steel AC pan.
