We have a 2007 Springdale 290CT with a 13' slide that has about 1/2" of sag in the middle. I talked to a local rv repair shop and they said their repair would be to remove the trim on the inside, jack the sag out of the roof and screw a piece of angle along the edge to support the roof. I think I could hide the angle on the underside by sliding it under the ceiling panel. Has anybody tried this and how did it work out. Thsnks, Joe.

That sounds like a band-aid fix for a slide out roof that has been damaged by water intrusion.....otherwise why is it sagging.Correct fix would be to remove slide out and replace roof with new wood and find/fix area where water seeped in.Have you contacted your INS. Company, had an adjuster check it out?We had to have the floor replaced in our slide out.......insurance covered.Took a week for material to be shipped from mfg. and then 2 days for repairs (remove trim, disconnect electrical, remove slide out, tear out floor, install new floor, re-install slide out, hook up electrical, re-install trim, caulk and let sit overnight to cure)

There is no sign of water damage. The repair shop told me the top of the slide was sandwich construction and he has seen some sag like mine.

How is an angle brace on outside area of roof going to remove a sag.....?Sagging in middle would require a brace across middle where the sag is.Even if sandwich design the pieces of sandwich should be solid (no overlapping seams between top pieces and bottom pieces)Other than water intrusion to weaken material OR seams lined up causing a weakened area...roof shouldn't sag.The bracing just doesn't sound like the correct repair...to meGuess Repair shop has experience with this type of problem

My wife tells me that some older things in life get a natural sag. LOL!If wondering, my 2006 Jayco with its large slide has (had) at 1/2" sag as well. To remove this natural older age sag, we simply park our trailer during winter months, bring the slide in, then install a support vertical pole in middle of the slide beam. Crank this support pole to create a 1/2" convex (aka: upward bow) shape in the slide's long beam. When spring time finally comes and one removes this vertical post, the large slide will sag back down. But this time around, the slide beam is now level (instead of 1/2 lower then level). The vertical post similar to my setup is: - click here - Now, our TT "had" large slide that sagged 1/2" in the middle. Now, it's level...Winter storage support might work on your slide as well.

The angle would be installed on the inside top edge of the slide. This is where it is sagging.The 1/2 sag is enough that the middle of the slide seal does not seal very well when the slide is open.

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Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Sep 20, 2013
How is an angle brace on outside area of roof going to remove a sag.....?

Sagging in middle would require a brace across middle where the sag is.

Even if sandwich design the pieces of sandwich should be solid (no overlapping seams between top pieces and bottom pieces)

Other than water intrusion to weaken material OR seams lined up causing a weakened area...roof shouldn't sag.
The bracing just doesn't sound like the correct repair...to me

Guess Repair shop has experience with this type of problem
buechlerj
Explorer
Sep 20, 2013
There is no sign of water damage. The repair shop told me the top of the slide was sandwich construction and he has seen some sag like mine.
Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Sep 20, 2013
That sounds like a band-aid fix for a slide out roof that has been damaged by water intrusion.....otherwise why is it sagging.

Correct fix would be to remove slide out and replace roof with new wood and find/fix area where water seeped in.

Have you contacted your INS. Company, had an adjuster check it out?

We had to have the floor replaced in our slide out.......insurance covered.
Took a week for material to be shipped from mfg. and then 2 days for repairs (remove trim, disconnect electrical, remove slide out, tear out floor, install new floor, re-install slide out, hook up electrical, re-install trim, caulk and let sit overnight to cure)

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