Rubber roof edge caulk
What caulk is best for the roof edge,where the rubber roof folds over the side ,behind the gutter on an TT. Thank you
Forum Discussion
- I vote for eternabond tape
gbopp wrote:
Did you consider a strip of Eternabond along the roof edge? Place it on the roof and leave about 1/4 inch on the gutter.
That is a great idea! And a good one.
Here is a tip to take it one step better, get rid of the vinyl strip covering the gutter rail screws and take the E bond all the way to the bottom of the gutter. That vinyl cover strip over the screws can rot out the screws and then a leak wicks in the rusted screws into the top sill plate and attic area.
See here for a few pics
The problem,
The fix,
Looks like this when done
For an upgrade, replace the old steel screws with stainless flat heads and counter sink the head. Just do not Ctr sink too deep. Have the screw about 1/32 to 1/16" not flush. If you do not want to C'sink, get pan head screws and you can go right over the screw heads too if wanted. Both work, the C sink works a little better but more work.
Hope this helps
Johnschlep1967 wrote:
Maybe I'm right...I went to Dicor's website and couldn't find any caulk. I wanted to provide a link to the correct stuff. I know my local RV repair/dealer has both kinds and they are both made by Dicor.
You were right, on vertical surfaces where you do not want the Dicor to run down the wall etc, use the non sag, non leveling.
The Dicor self leveling part numbers start with 50YXXX
The Dicor non leveling part numbers start with 55YXXX
And Dicro's site seems to want to hide things sometimes. Here is the link
https://dicorproducts.com/product/epdm-lap-sealants/
On that page, click the "Specs" tab and scroll down for all the Dicor lap sealants colors and Haps free part numbers.
Hope this helps
John
PS. If you want to learn a few tricks on how to tool out the Dicor non leveling and not make a mess, see this post of mine on the Sunline forum with pics. Dicor Questions on Sunline Club- Did you consider a strip of Eternabond along the roof edge? Place it on the roof and leave about 1/4 inch on the gutter.
wanderingaimlessly wrote:
schlep1967 wrote:
wanderingaimlessly wrote:
Dicor self leveling caulk.
Dicor
Incorrect.
Yes Dicor sealent, but not self leveling. They make two kinds, one is for vertical surfaces and one is for flat surfaces. If you use the self leveling on the side it will all end up in your gutter.
Your right, on mine the edge is on the top, not the side. I was too quick to indicate the same for this use.
Maybe I'm right...I went to Dicor's website and couldn't find any caulk. I wanted to provide a link to the correct stuff. I know my local RV repair/dealer has both kinds and they are both made by Dicor.schlep1967 wrote:
wanderingaimlessly wrote:
Dicor self leveling caulk.
Dicor
Incorrect.
Yes Dicor sealent, but not self leveling. They make two kinds, one is for vertical surfaces and one is for flat surfaces. If you use the self leveling on the side it will all end up in your gutter.
Your right, on mine the edge is on the top, not the side. I was too quick to indicate the same for this use.wanderingaimlessly wrote:
Dicor self leveling caulk.
Dicor
Incorrect.
Yes Dicor sealent, but not self leveling. They make two kinds, one is for vertical surfaces and one is for flat surfaces. If you use the self leveling on the side it will all end up in your gutter.- Dicor self leveling caulk.
Dicor
