Sunnybrook Edgewater 2009 Roof
Hi All. As there is no ladder on the back of our camper does anyone know if I can walk on the top of the camper or should I use plywood to distribute my weight. I want to get up there for cleaning an...
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Walk on roof = marketing buzzwords.
All if not most use 8mm / 5/16" plywood.
Screwed down (such as Heartland) much better than stapled (Keystone, many Forest River brands, Grand Design, and a lot of others).
Wood rafters are better for holding stapled plywood than stamped steel rafters. (Keystone again, they staple plywood to stamped steel rafters).
The more you walk on any they loosen up from the movement. When staples pull out a little they do not go back in. When staples pull through plywood and loosen they do not tighten back up.
A lot of it depends on the manufacturers means and methods.
The closest I've seen to walk on which is not marketing hype are the 4" thick laminated roofs used by Flagstaff/Rockwood as long as you don't plant your foot right over one of the routered in AC ducts that run front to back. You can do the Macarena on one of those roofs.
All if not most use 8mm / 5/16" plywood.
Screwed down (such as Heartland) much better than stapled (Keystone, many Forest River brands, Grand Design, and a lot of others).
Wood rafters are better for holding stapled plywood than stamped steel rafters. (Keystone again, they staple plywood to stamped steel rafters).
The more you walk on any they loosen up from the movement. When staples pull out a little they do not go back in. When staples pull through plywood and loosen they do not tighten back up.
A lot of it depends on the manufacturers means and methods.
The closest I've seen to walk on which is not marketing hype are the 4" thick laminated roofs used by Flagstaff/Rockwood as long as you don't plant your foot right over one of the routered in AC ducts that run front to back. You can do the Macarena on one of those roofs.
