RV Skylights

[SteveR58]

I am curious if anyone has used a flat Acrylic sheet in place of a skylight. I have a situation where I got a new to me RV that has some damage around one end of the skylight due to water intrusion and a friends suggested that since many skylights are acrylic why not just use a acrylic sheet and extend it beyond the damaged area so that there will be no more damage from water. I checked with a local acrylic company and they can cut me a smoked 1/4" acrylic sheet to any size I want up to 8'X4' and I am thinking this is a good idea. Anybody know why you can't use it in place of the cheap domes? TIA

[wny_pat1]

You can still buy replacement skylights that will fit in the same spot on your RV. In fact they are available at thru your local building supply stores.

[wildtoad]

I've had two mh's where that had been done. As long as you seal around no problems. Also, if it's in the shower you may bump your head.

[Effy]

I suppose it could work. Often I look at home made solutions against what I find in the RV market that already exists and usually find there is a good reason why the manufactured items are designed the way they are. In the case of skylights, they are usually a dome type to obviously shed water. I have used acylic before on other applications and it's difficult to drill into without cracking it thus inviting problems. I am not sure how it would fare with the constant moving, flexing, expansion and contraction, and vibrations that it would experience on an RV.