Hello it's Steve and Gail again the newbies to the RV world. We are preparing our RV for our first vacation in June. So we brought our RV home and not long after had a day of hard rain. To our horror the roof leaked pretty bad to the inside. I got up on the roof the following day and realized we've been taken to the cleaners. One fourth of the roof is soft and has some cracking and is where the rain is getting in. To add insult to injury there is a considerable amount of water trapped under the material. It appears that the whole roof has been painted with a rubberized type of sealer. I'm thinking the only way to repair it is to cut the portion that has water under it with a utility knife and peel it off and see what I find. I do have home remodeling skills but I want to get an idea what to expect before I start this project to do it properly. Or would it be more wise to count my losses and get rid of it. Thanks in advance for any feed back. Steve and Gail
TRAILERKING said
09:08 PM Apr 14, 2014
If it's soft you've got lots of previous damage and rotted structure. As to just get rid of it that may be hard if the next guy know what to look for. Did you just buy it?? Private or Dealer??
Mr Steve said
04:59 AM Apr 15, 2014
We bought it privately about 3 weeks ago. I guess i'm stuck to repair it my self.
The Bear II said
07:59 AM Apr 15, 2014
Some RV roofs and portions of roofs are soft. Our roof only has 3/8 inch plywood with a rubber membrane over it. It's not designed to walk on. Some RVs will have a section with heavier plywood usually at the rear and then thinner plywood in the areas where you're not supposed to walk on it.
If you do have damage and water you will need to peal it all off and re-do the roof. There are YouTube videos showing the process.
If the damage isn't too bad....Another option is to place the RV where the roof can't get wet and let everything dry out. Best would be to take it to the desert for a week or so in direct sun. Once dry, a heavy Rhino Lining type material can be sprayed on to not only plug the leaks but help stiffen up the roof.
Hello it's Steve and Gail again the newbies to the RV world. We are preparing our RV for our first vacation in June. So we brought our RV home and not long after had a day of hard rain. To our horror the roof leaked pretty bad to the inside. I got up on the roof the following day and realized we've been taken to the cleaners. One fourth of the roof is soft and has some cracking and is where the rain is getting in. To add insult to injury there is a considerable amount of water trapped under the material. It appears that the whole roof has been painted with a rubberized type of sealer. I'm thinking the only way to repair it is to cut the portion that has water under it with a utility knife and peel it off and see what I find. I do have home remodeling skills but I want to get an idea what to expect before I start this project to do it properly. Or would it be more wise to count my losses and get rid of it. Thanks in advance for any feed back. Steve and Gail
If you do have damage and water you will need to peal it all off and re-do the roof. There are YouTube videos showing the process.
If the damage isn't too bad....Another option is to place the RV where the roof can't get wet and let everything dry out. Best would be to take it to the desert for a week or so in direct sun. Once dry, a heavy Rhino Lining type material can be sprayed on to not only plug the leaks but help stiffen up the roof.