Newbie 5th wheel owner, purchased Aug 2012.We winterize and walk away, returning in the spring for campground lakeside fun.
Upon arrival this spring, I found wet carpet along bedroom floor edges (wet under windows and head of bed) some wrinkling of wallpaper under windows. How do I trouble shoot this? Determine and fix source of incoming water? Roof looks dry - no stain spots, no wrinkling of material.
Please help in any possible way. Thanks!
GENECOP said
07:09 PM May 30, 2013
Perform a full exterior inspection. Check all caulk seams around trim, caps, windows, corners etc....if you have no luck there are RV dealers who have Pressurized leak detection equipment.
The Bear II said
08:50 PM May 30, 2013
I would guess like Genecop the caulking around the windows to be dry & cracked or missing.
FrozenNorth said
08:56 PM May 30, 2013
Thanks for your responses, I will start there! I am certain I'm too far in the sticks for any pressure testing - likely the nearest would be Minneapolis or perhaps further. Also, this sits on one of MN's 10,000 lakes year round, its never on the road (unfortunately). Is it best to remove all caulking around windows and start fresh, which brand/type caulk would you recommend?
GENECOP said
09:06 PM May 30, 2013
Any type of high quality silicone....also if you want it to look clean pickup some blue painters tape. Apply tape above and below the line you want to make, apply a thin bead, strike, and remove the tape...
Lucky Mike said
09:22 PM May 30, 2013
if you are going to remove or loosen window framing in any way while recaulking on the outside make sure to buy a roll of putty tape to reseal the window frames
Newbie 5th wheel owner, purchased Aug 2012.We winterize and walk away, returning in the spring for campground lakeside fun.
Upon arrival this spring, I found wet carpet along bedroom floor edges (wet under windows and head of bed) some wrinkling of wallpaper under windows. How do I trouble shoot this? Determine and fix source of incoming water? Roof looks dry - no stain spots, no wrinkling of material.
Please help in any possible way. Thanks!