How bad is this? (urgent) Roof
The first picture just looks like mold, is that okay relatively speaking ? what should I do with that ? the second picture it looks like a chunk of the roof is missing just below ...
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The good thing is that you are being proactive about your trailer maintenance. The bad news is that you have poor access to it. Any chance you can haul it home and work on it there? If not, you'll be in for more work, hauling tools and equipment up North to work on it.
Those areas that have peeling Eternabond need to be fixed. It would be better to remove any dirty, failing caulk than to assume a quick spray and wipe is going to make everything ready for Eternabond tape installation. I've used a few types of their tape and don't have any peeling areas like that. The trick is to get everything "Hospital clean". Use soap and water, then solvents (like the prep spray), to get the area to be covered scrupulously clean. You are rolling the tape after applying?
Those black spots on the roof look real typical of the molds and algaes that grow on roofs in Northern MN when the roof is under trees. I've replaced shingled roofs in those same locations. The ultimate cure for roofs in those locations is to install a sacrificial zinc or copper plate on the roof so the oxides of the metals kills the algae/mold. On a travel trailer, that is going to be problematic.
I would advise anyone buying a used trailer or anyone owning one with a questionable roof, to do a interior pressurized leak test. It will uncover even the tiniest pinholes.
Those areas that have peeling Eternabond need to be fixed. It would be better to remove any dirty, failing caulk than to assume a quick spray and wipe is going to make everything ready for Eternabond tape installation. I've used a few types of their tape and don't have any peeling areas like that. The trick is to get everything "Hospital clean". Use soap and water, then solvents (like the prep spray), to get the area to be covered scrupulously clean. You are rolling the tape after applying?
Those black spots on the roof look real typical of the molds and algaes that grow on roofs in Northern MN when the roof is under trees. I've replaced shingled roofs in those same locations. The ultimate cure for roofs in those locations is to install a sacrificial zinc or copper plate on the roof so the oxides of the metals kills the algae/mold. On a travel trailer, that is going to be problematic.
I would advise anyone buying a used trailer or anyone owning one with a questionable roof, to do a interior pressurized leak test. It will uncover even the tiniest pinholes.
