WW Repairs

lincster wrote:

He has a Superlite. Different construction, different size pieces of wood than yours.

armdrag wrote:

Lincster,from what I have seen all WW were of the same roof construction and by Marks own admission. Do you have something that supports your claim of different roof construction? I would be surprised to know they use a different (not finger jointed studs designed for verticle use ONLY) on a model that is the same width as a super light. An inch and a half deep roof is still an inch and a half....drop a vent and measure ;)and if it is a 2x4 laid on the flat that adds absolutly no structural integrity as it is still an inch and a half...the three and a half inch strength is of no value because its not verticle to the load

Not trying to be confrentational just trying to help those that may be starting to experience roof fatigue.

Actually, your roof damage prompted me too talk to my WW rv guy that use to work at WW. He said all the Superlites had a different roof construction with no attic.
The bigger(full weight) wide bodies have ducted a/c with an
'attic' for the ductwork. Also he said they have something he called a 'decked roof' 2x4 truss construction with attic ? got no idea what that is.

Anyhow, thankfully my roof seems to be solid and has no concave bow in it at all. Feels very solid to walk on.
RV Doctor resealed it last Xmas and said its in perfect condition with no leakage.
So I tend to think Lincster is correct that the Superlite construction is maybe different.

Sorry you had all that damage, it really suks. But you seem to be right on top of it, doing an incredible detailed and solid repair.
Probably don't want to hear this, but have you done, or do you need the frame upgrade to make sure the walls can hold up that nice new roof ?




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