Screws/Nails Protruding Under Dicor Roof

I would say normal, in that your trailer is not the only one ever having this problem. That said, many do try to repair, or get repaired, rather than find out it did poke a hole, and is leaking, especially if using, and away from home.

Watch these areas closely, it may not get worse, but if nails/screws continue to raise, they will come through.

Jerry

If the roof completely fell off your trailer - the dealer would say," this is normal."........baloney!

Normal or not, it's shouldn't be happening. You trailer is a 2016.. document it all with pictures and get it into them to ....fix it.

We had this problem on a Starcraft trailer which, interestingly, was the same floor plan. It was fixed under warranty by Starcraft but it was a fight to get them to agree to fix it and it was a big job as it required the dealer to peel back part of the roof to expose the screws.

If not covered under warranty, I would have considered getting an Eternabond patch to place over the bumps now in case the screws do come through the rubber.

This thing has a 12 year roof warrantee, so I will do as some say and take pictures for now and keep a close watch. It is a year old unit that never sold, and so we just purchased new.

Seen that happen with another trailer. Solution was to clean the area, use a good solvent to get off anything, slap an Eternabond patch above the area rolling the area well to activate the adhesive, then finishing up with a clear caulk (EternaCaulk was cheap that day) so the edges wouldn't get dirty.

Don't slit the roof as I've seen people do, as it destroys a later of protection, and it doesn't take much water to destroy a rig due to rot.

If it's a 12 year roof warranty then it probably only covers the membrane breaking down and leaking. It won't cover damage from an external source like a screw or nail poking through.

If the dealer won't fix it I would do like others have said and put some squares of Eternabond tape over the bumps to help keep it waterproof.

opnspaces wrote:
If it's a 12 year roof warranty then it probably only covers the membrane breaking down and leaking. It won't cover damage from an external source like a screw or nail poking through.

If the dealer won't fix it I would do like others have said and put some squares of Eternabond tape over the bumps to help keep it waterproof.

Agree, lots of ifs/ands in that 12yr roof warranty! It makes a good selling point, but after initial RV warranty, it is not the membrane manufacturers fault if the screws backed out, making holes.

Yes, the good news, you can fix it yourself, like mentioned above, if necessary.

Jerry

I would get on it and stay on it now....have it fixed ....if you have a leak the trailer is trashed.

If I can't get them to fix it, wouldn't it be better to cut a small slit in the membrane, fix the screw/nail, and then patch with eternabond? Otherwise it looks like the screw/nail could puncture both the membrane and the tape? Or are you thinking this will void the warranty?

Exactly what does it mean to keep an eye on it? Check it once a day? Once an hour?
If it were mine, I would open it enough to figure out what it is, fix it, and eternabond it. And more than likely, forget about it until the next trip up for general inspection when I will notice the patch.