So how shot is my roof?

JJBIRISH wrote:

JBarca wrote:

BarneyS wrote:

Bumpyroad wrote:

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and there have been posts here by folks who intended to just screw them down and were cautioned not to.
bumpy

I agree and have read them also. They are obviously folks who don't like to read directions when they get something. I think it is kind of a "man" thing.:W :B
Barney

They screwed the cover direct to the roof...:E

Oh dear... that is a mess waiting to happen...

John and Barney


You might think that and the instructions clearly show mounting them to the rim of the vent, but I just don’t know about that…

I bought a trailer to sell that had 3 max air covers already installed about 5 years earlier… when I pulled the covers to clean the inside I noticed they were mounted directly to the roof…

There were no new holes drilled in the roof… the front and rear existing vent screws were removed on each side and sealer put down under the L bracket and the existing screws reinstalled with more sealer and the carriage bolts fit the cover perfectly…

All the screws were tight and secure as were the brackets… there were no leaks and no mess… the guy that bought it had it a long time afterword and to my knowledge had no problems with the covers or leaks…

Not recommending doing it this way but it’s apparently not the end all either…

as I pointed out many posts ago, the L brackets used to not be standard with the covers, they were an extra minimal cost. It does not surprise me that people have found them screwed down directly to the roof which I doubt anybody would do if the brackets came with their covers.
I should add that this applies only to the types of covers that I bought/installed. the brackets might have been supplied by other companies.
bumpy