Zip board and Raptor Liner for new roof?
Been a long while since I’ve been on here but our 2008 Trail Lite is about to need a roof. I’ve made it last about as long as I can but am going to have to do something later this year. A friend of ou...
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I would speculate that it hasn't ever been used simply due to the fact that it would involve more labor man hours, cost more and slow down production.
The time involved in taping everything off to prevent overspray but probably more importantly is that it would force the manufacturers to build a better roof. The spray on liner wouldn't hide roof imperfections and shoddy workmanship near as easily as the current roofing options available today. Many years ago, I had a boat that I ripped up the carpet and had to redo the decking because of a few soft sport in the floor. It was labor intensive on my part because I took the time and effort to make sure everything was done right and properly installed BEFORE I had it sprayed.
It would slow production down because of the prep work involved, actual application of the products plus time for it to dry. It would fly in the face of modern RV construction of building them as fast as possible and as cheap as possible.
The time involved in taping everything off to prevent overspray but probably more importantly is that it would force the manufacturers to build a better roof. The spray on liner wouldn't hide roof imperfections and shoddy workmanship near as easily as the current roofing options available today. Many years ago, I had a boat that I ripped up the carpet and had to redo the decking because of a few soft sport in the floor. It was labor intensive on my part because I took the time and effort to make sure everything was done right and properly installed BEFORE I had it sprayed.
It would slow production down because of the prep work involved, actual application of the products plus time for it to dry. It would fly in the face of modern RV construction of building them as fast as possible and as cheap as possible.
