mkirsch wrote:
... snipped ... Likely reason why you can't find the answer is because the question has never been asked.
This makes perfect sense although YouTube has many "how-to" videos so I thought perhaps I am missing out on something important that everyone does and is something for me to consider doing.
Confused as I became, I called the FraserwayRV Cookstown ON dealer (designated Adventurer TC dealer) where we bought our new-to-us 2007 TC unit in 2014 and here's what the Service Writer told me.
The EPDM roof
should last the lifetime of our TC if taken care of. Of course "lifetime" is subject to interpretation. He said the most important things are to keep it clean of organic debris, environmental sooting and heavy dirt, inspect it regularly and, stay on top of maintenance (like lap sealing around vents, re-caulking seams etc. as needed and performing spot repairs i.e. repairing rips, punctures etc. as discovered).
I told him we have one small (1/2 sq. ft.) corner area where the top EDPM layer seems to have come loose from the underneath decking. There are no tears, holes or separation evident on the sides of this "looseness".
He said not to worry as this is not unusual and likely due to less glue used in that specific spot. He added it was not uncommon for them to see larger rubber roof sections on RV's being loose because of a lack of glue and his advice is to leave it alone unless it is compromised and causing problems like a leak.
For ours, he also advised if the rubber fabric was otherwise whole, undamaged and not deteriorating, to also leave the loose area alone. For all I know it could have been like this for years and I just noticed it recently.
Thanks All for responding and I hope this additional information is also useful.