Installing Fantastic Fan And Others
Was watching the RV flip show (the one with the young couple up in Oregon) the other night and they were totally redoing a Bambi trailer.
When they went to install the fan the guy just squirted a bead of what looked like clear silicone then set the fan in place ,then some screws.
I realize for time they just show as little as possible of actually doing anything , but thought that was a little odd ?
Anybody else do the just a bead of silicone?
When I did both of mine:
Tested both fans before even starting the project !
I scraped as much of the old sealant I could get off the old screw heads , remove the screws , remove old vent, then go to work removing the old sealant, once that's all cleaned off , set the new fan in place go inside check to see that it is centered in the whole and plenty of room for wiring etc.
Go back up on top mark all 4 sides of fan lip on roof.
Flip it over ,pull out the butyl tape cut pieces to butt up all the way around , remove the tape paper , flip it over, set it down lining up the marks.
Install the screws and other pieces for the fan cover , go back down inside and wire up the fan , cut trim piece to fit flush and install the trim piece .
Go back up on roof recheck all the screws , by now a little bit of the bytle tape has oozed out , I then use the self leveling lap sealant and put a bead all the way around on the edge so it can self level over the edge and settle on the roof sealing up , then go over each screw head with a dab and it flows right on into the first bead I put on.
Went back out following day and look over the install and the lap sealant has self leveled and looks nice and clean.
Still thought it was odd using the silicone ??
When they went to install the fan the guy just squirted a bead of what looked like clear silicone then set the fan in place ,then some screws.
I realize for time they just show as little as possible of actually doing anything , but thought that was a little odd ?
Anybody else do the just a bead of silicone?
When I did both of mine:
Tested both fans before even starting the project !
I scraped as much of the old sealant I could get off the old screw heads , remove the screws , remove old vent, then go to work removing the old sealant, once that's all cleaned off , set the new fan in place go inside check to see that it is centered in the whole and plenty of room for wiring etc.
Go back up on top mark all 4 sides of fan lip on roof.
Flip it over ,pull out the butyl tape cut pieces to butt up all the way around , remove the tape paper , flip it over, set it down lining up the marks.
Install the screws and other pieces for the fan cover , go back down inside and wire up the fan , cut trim piece to fit flush and install the trim piece .
Go back up on roof recheck all the screws , by now a little bit of the bytle tape has oozed out , I then use the self leveling lap sealant and put a bead all the way around on the edge so it can self level over the edge and settle on the roof sealing up , then go over each screw head with a dab and it flows right on into the first bead I put on.
Went back out following day and look over the install and the lap sealant has self leveled and looks nice and clean.
Still thought it was odd using the silicone ??
