Resealing skylight help needed
My 6 year old trailer has the putty like sealant around the skylight and plumbing vent stacks. It is all starting to crack and needs resealed. My roof material is a vinyl like material (KZ Spree)....
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Oh, and while you are at it... if your unit has fiberglass siding and is 6 years old you might consider doing ALL of the trim as well. Every place there is trim, there is a seam in the fiberglass panels.
I did mine last year and found that the sealant used (butyl tape) was either worn out or inadequate from the factory which allowed water in that damaged the wood laminate under the fiberglass. Mine was really bad in some spots and I had to repair with mesh and marine epoxy. If you do not have any delamination at this time it would be a good idea to pull all of the trim and replace all of the sealant before you do develop delamination from water seeping around the failing or inadequate sealant from the factory. I sure wish I had caught it sooner as the damage is permanent now and even though I repaired a lot of it and have made it water tight I still have some areas of delamination for which I was unable to repair without removing all of the fiberglass sheeting.
I did mine last year and found that the sealant used (butyl tape) was either worn out or inadequate from the factory which allowed water in that damaged the wood laminate under the fiberglass. Mine was really bad in some spots and I had to repair with mesh and marine epoxy. If you do not have any delamination at this time it would be a good idea to pull all of the trim and replace all of the sealant before you do develop delamination from water seeping around the failing or inadequate sealant from the factory. I sure wish I had caught it sooner as the damage is permanent now and even though I repaired a lot of it and have made it water tight I still have some areas of delamination for which I was unable to repair without removing all of the fiberglass sheeting.
