searcherrr wrote:
Thanks Gdetrailer.
If it doesn't sound as though I'm listening, I apologize. Just trying to be innovative. I do plan to take the advice of everyone here actually... As stated I will:
1. Use butyl tape for seal
2. Use approved skylight sealant for seal
3. Use Eternabond tape for top seal (going to get some at lunch)
4. As per at least 2 other people have said, I'm NOT going to use SCREWS. I'm going to take the chance on cost and labor and having to redo it myself for the sake of the community on here and elsewhere and report back how it goes. Between using the items in 1-3 in this post, I do not believe screws will be needed.
5. My own ending to all of it - I'm gonna top coat with Henry 887HS after all repairs are performed in the "recommended manner" - Recommended by ya'll and lots of others in other forums.
I know it may be a pipe dream, but I am looking for a solution that will allow me the freedom of not having to deal with my rv roof ever again barring physical modifications or accidents. The Henry 887HS product promises that and it promises Lifetime warranty. The key here is as someone mentioned herein, that the 887HS product is good for ponding, but not for sealing "holes" or damage to the roof... so again like in #5 above.. I will follow everyone's directions for sealing the roof RIGHT through tried and true procedures/materials and then basically use the 887HS product as a top coat to double protect my work.
You ARE NOT being "innovative".
Pipe dream, yes, absolutely, As long as you are dealing with a RV there WILL be roof maintenance. No matter how much you try to get out of work, it is the nature of the beast.. Your RV is constantly bending and moving while traveling, it does not keep a solid shape. There is no way you plan will work.
Most if not ALL leaks come from the OUTSIDE EDGES. That is where the roofing meets the side wall and is pulled down over the wall.. There is a trim strip placed over the roofing on the side wall.. That trim strip has butyl rubber caulking under it. That caulking dries out, gets hard and cracks.. Once cracks form the water is wicked under the strip and finds its' way to the screws holding the strip on.. The water wicks past the screws into the wood under the siding..
Most people do not realize this and NEVER check or replace the caulking under this strip, EVER.
Perimeter leaks ARE where most leaks happen, not the roof in general.
Your "plan" does not take this into account at all.
Additionally your "plan" does not address another weakness, the corner side wall strips, they to have the same issue as the to side wall trim.. Those ALSO need to have the caulking replaced periodically..
Honestly, I would recommend that you sell your RV and rent an apartment so you don't have maintenance to deal with. RVs are not for you.
