Trailer roofs

Parking a trailer indoors helps a ton!

I will say this, I have a "Lite" TT and the one disadvantage is I cannot walk on my roof without laying down a sheet of plywood. This makes cleaning and checking the seals a bit difficult.

An old timer once told me "There are 2 kinds of campers, ones that leak, and ones that are going to leak!"
I have found this to be true, but preventable. Regular inspection and maintenance are key to catching problems before damage is done.

Fiberglass roofs as in the "Egg" style trailers. No seams with the walls or corner transitions to leak. Lessened concerns with branches.

My first trailer had a metal roof. Talk about porous. It probably leaked around the various edges, but it leaked right through the roof too. Nearly ALL ROOFS require preventive maintenance.

My rubber roof has performed well over its 13 years of constant exposure. Sealing the edges with Eternabond and a few spots with caulk has kept it leak free with a minimum of effort. To me the one negative is that the rubber roofs white surface wears away over time. The stuff that comes off causes streaks on the walls and eventually results in a black roof. Mine is getting to that point now. It's probably going to cost me as much as the trailer is worth to resurface it.

We have metal roof. It gets tested often in our travels across this country. Trees are the challenge. I would never own a tpo or rubber roof.

rvroof.com for me. I will NEVER own another rubber roof longer than it takes to get it sprayed over the RV Flex Armor. And that does include a brand new trailer. I won't worry about where a caulk joint is going to leak next or when the rubber will fail which happened to me after 5 years service.

x4 on the maintenance,

I have however rebuilt trailers with roofs that had looked like they had never been maintained and probably should have leaked but didn't. On the same units poorly maintained windows, access doors and corner trims were the cause of completely rotted floors.

JIMNLIN wrote:
Type of roof material has nothing to do with leaks as they all will leak if not properly maintained.

Now which material is tougher ?? Probably fiberglass

x3

Type of roof material has nothing to do with leaks as they all will leak if not properly maintained.

Now which material is tougher ?? Probably fiberglass