97 Golden Falcon roof advice needed.

[cptnjak13]

I have a 97 Golden Falcon travel trailer. I am in the process of replacing the rubber rood & have to also replace one sheet of plywood. My question is this. The current plywood sheeting is only attached to the rafters at the edges. The two rafters the run through the center of the sheeting are not secured with nails. Does anyone have any idea why this is? When I put the new sheeting on, I am thinking of scewing it fast, just curious if anyone knows why I shouldn't.

[Glendale_290]

I know what happened..... Back in 79 I had the opportunity of touring the Glendale factory in Strathroy Ontario where the Golden Falcon was made. Our tour was after the assembly shut down at 4pm. Here's where the fun begins.....about 6 to 8 units are left on the line unfinished most days. I bet yours was one of the ones leftover for the next and they forgot to finish installing screws when the whistle blew.

On a positive note, they made really good trailers when they were in business.

Lou

[cptnjak13]

Those were my thoughts exactly. No glue, no nails or screws. I worked in construction for 17 yrs and this had me scratching my head. I could not come up with any logical reason why you would not nail to each rafter.

[brulaz]

cptnjak13 wrote:
I have a 97 Golden Falcon travel trailer. I am in the process of replacing the rubber rood & have to also replace one sheet of plywood. My question is this. The current plywood sheeting is only attached to the rafters at the edges. The two rafters the run through the center of the sheeting are not secured with nails. Does anyone have any idea why this is? When I put the new sheeting on, I am thinking of scewing it fast, just curious if anyone knows why I shouldn't.

Glued? But even there you usually use a few nails to hold the two pieces of wood together while the glues sets.

[westend]

Sounds like the roofing crew missed fasteners in the field of the roof sheathing. I'd fasten it on the edges and in the field of the sheet. If you're using screws, make sure they're countersunk below the surface so the roof membrane doesn't abrade against the head of a screw.

Good luck with your roofing project.