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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Here are pictures of the fix. I am quite confident the A/C won't leak again for many years to come.
The pictures are not great but what you are seeing is 3" wide plywood placed in between the rubber membrane and the existing wood roof. The outside edges were cut at 45 degree angle. In addition to putting a new seal on the air conditioner I also added extra seal material on the spacer pads that the air conditioner rests on since the unit is now 1/4" higher than it was in the past.
Underneath, I also put in another piece of plywood to sandwich the existing roof. I think this really worked great.
I know when I purchased this trailer, one of the attractive features was how light it was. I better understand how they keep them light now. I am surprised that I can walk on the roof without causing problems considering how thin the plywood is up there. I still think it was a bad design to have the plywood seam line up on the hole for the air conditioner. I sure am happy that I got it fixed. I appreciate all the help.
The pictures are not great but what you are seeing is 3" wide plywood placed in between the rubber membrane and the existing wood roof. The outside edges were cut at 45 degree angle. In addition to putting a new seal on the air conditioner I also added extra seal material on the spacer pads that the air conditioner rests on since the unit is now 1/4" higher than it was in the past.
Underneath, I also put in another piece of plywood to sandwich the existing roof. I think this really worked great.
I know when I purchased this trailer, one of the attractive features was how light it was. I better understand how they keep them light now. I am surprised that I can walk on the roof without causing problems considering how thin the plywood is up there. I still think it was a bad design to have the plywood seam line up on the hole for the air conditioner. I sure am happy that I got it fixed. I appreciate all the help.
