Roof conditioning
I usually clean my roof once or twice a year. That consists of me going up with a bucket of soap and scrub brush and doing what I can. It stays indoors over winter and most of the year while not cam...
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RoyBell wrote:
This year, the roof was really filthy and hard to clean. The darkest spots were where the steel spanned from one side of the camper to the other. Roof truss? Not sure what it's called. I scrubbed best I could with the notion of hitting it with a slightly stiffer brush and elbow grease before winter storage.
My storage place called me and said they were running a special on roof conditioning. I mentioned I had a hard time getting it clean this time and he said the would clean it up, condition it and make any repairs necessary. He told me the price would be about $300 which I thought was fair.
They did the work, only charged me $250. I checked it out afterwards (I can see from my closet window when at my house) and it didn't look any different in terms of being clean. Still had some dark spots where the trusses were. I did see some spots were new Dicor was applied. When it stops raining I will jump on the roof and look closer.
Am I expecting too much? If someone charges me to condition and clean the roof I would expect it to be like new.... or at least the dark spots be removed. I really try and maintain the camper and spend a little extra for indoor storage to keep things nice. Thoughts? Am I expecting too much?
Hi Roy,
When they said they would condition the roof, what exactly does condition mean to them? Did the just wash it and do the caulking? Did they add any UV protectant?
This thread may help. It will also provide some of the why you should clean and use a UV protecant on your EPDM roof.
This link will drop you in when the pictures start showing up. You can go back to the beginning if you want. If you read to the end it will provide more of why at least Dicor who makes EPDM rubber roofing wants you to clean the roof. It also shows talks about the demolding process which may be some of what you are up against.
Cleaning an epdm roof
Also, do you know if your roof is EPDM rubber and who made it for your camper? That link deals with Dicor EPDM Brite Ply rubber. If yours is some other type of roof, it may not apply.
Hope this helps
John
