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 cover and found the roof is collapsing on both sides at the joint. I am really scratching my head because I can't figure out what structure was suppose to keep this from happening. It almost seems like this was a manufacturing defect. There is nothing that would hold the joints together between adjacent pieces of plywood. The plywood holding the most weight has given way and now the seal is leaking. This happened on both sides.Has anyone seen this before? Any idea how to fix it? I am stumped.

Fix? Strip everything off the roof down to the joists and rebuild it. That is your choice short of scrapping it or selling as is.

If I understand your situation correctly, there is/was no support between the two pieces of roof sheathing. Perhaps there was only glue/nails/screws/whatever that held it together.You believe this is a manufacturing defect, and from what I can tell, you are probably correct. This is referred to as a "concealed condition", one in which you could not have possibly, under normal means, been aware of at the time of purchase. This could refer to both intentional or unintentional events. Typically, there are no warranty terms for this type of condition. In other words, the warranty is effective upon you learning of the condition. There are laws for this in FL, and I perhaps in your location as well. I think you should contact the dealer you purchased the TT from and use the very specific term "concealed condition" and ask them address this problem at no cost. If they do not, then you should contact the BBB and see if they can point you in the right direction. This is what I do before attempting the total strip down and rebuild. It won't take much time and might work in your favor. At the end of the day, if you run into wall, you'll be money ahead by fixing it yourself vs. pushing the issue.

What is that metal box channel in the pictures?

westend wrote:What is that metal box channel in the pictures?What you are seeing is a close up picture looking from inside the air conditioner. There is some metal framing for the air conditioner which is what you are seeing but it does not fill the whole square so there is room for this to happen.Your question did give me an idea on a potential fix but it won't be easy. I might be able to make a custom piece of angle iron that I could fast up against the top of the roof using a nuts/washers on the four bolts that hold the air conditioner in place on the roof. It would be challenging but it should be possible.

majorgator wrote:If I understand your situation correctly, there is/was no support between the two pieces of roof sheathing. Perhaps there was only glue/nails/screws/whatever that held it together.You believe this is a manufacturing defect, and from what I can tell, you are probably correct. This is referred to as a "concealed condition", one in which you could not have possibly, under normal means, been aware of at the time of purchase. This could refer to both intentional or unintentional events. Typically, there are no warranty terms for this type of condition. In other words, the warranty is effective upon you learning of the condition. There are laws for this in FL, and I perhaps in your location as well. I think you should contact the dealer you purchased the TT from and use the very specific term "concealed condition" and ask them address this problem at no cost. If they do not, then you should contact the BBB and see if they can point you in the right direction. This is what I do before attempting the total strip down and rebuild. It won't take much time and might work in your favor. At the end of the day, if you run into wall, you'll be money ahead by fixing it yourself vs. pushing the issue.I really don't want to do a complete roof rebuild. I think I would buy a whole cover to keep the water out while it is in storage and find a temporary fix while using it.I'll talk to my dealer and see if they might be able to consider this a warranty item. I appreciate the guidance.

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majorgator
Explorer
Oct 19, 2014
If I understand your situation correctly, there is/was no support between the two pieces of roof sheathing. Perhaps there was only glue/nails/screws/whatever that held it together.

You believe this is a manufacturing defect, and from what I can tell, you are probably correct. This is referred to as a "concealed condition", one in which you could not have possibly, under normal means, been aware of at the time of purchase. This could refer to both intentional or unintentional events. Typically, there are no warranty terms for this type of condition. In other words, the warranty is effective upon you learning of the condition. There are laws for this in FL, and I perhaps in your location as well. I think you should contact the dealer you purchased the TT from and use the very specific term "concealed condition" and ask them address this problem at no cost. If they do not, then you should contact the BBB and see if they can point you in the right direction.

This is what I do before attempting the total strip down and rebuild. It won't take much time and might work in your favor. At the end of the day, if you run into wall, you'll be money ahead by fixing it yourself vs. pushing the issue.
donn0128
Explorer II
Oct 19, 2014
Fix? Strip everything off the roof down to the joists and rebuild it. That is your choice short of scrapping it or selling as is.

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