Before epdm and tpo metal was the material of choice for rv roofs.
Wolmanized wood under rubber roof rv.
Rubber tpo probably the most common material for an rv roof and actually comes in two different types.
I show you what i do to clean the roof and seal or coat the roof.
This won t make it last any longer though.
Household roof coatings will seal a metal roof just fine but the best product by far for metal roofs is kool seal.
The roof has to be super clean.
The liquid rubber would adhere to the wood roof and chemically bond to the original rubber roof for a seamless repair.
Replacing the wood is not to bad but if the supports that hold the plywood are rotted you are looking at allot of work.
An epdm rv roof ethylene propylene diene monomer or a tpo rv roof thermal poly olefin.
The gd web site does mention a 5 sided aluminum cage and the wood residential roof.
Ive got my target mh purchase down to 2012 to 2014 27 28 class c greyhawk or forester.
Each type of rv rubber roof requires slightly different maintenance so be sure to consult your owner s manual for the proper way to care for your roof.
The roof structure has a 3 year warranty and the one piece rubber roof has a 12 year warranty.
A layer of rubber roof sealant will also help prevent any warping from the heat and will save you money in the long run by helping to prevent costly rv roof repairs.
One has rubber and other has fg.
He said the rubber roof has to be coated with something every 6 months.
Cut out the old rubber and rotten wood replaced the wood and sealed it up with the liquid epdm myself.
The wood is shaped curved engineered trusses placed 16 oc which i m sure are more expensive to make than the thin aluminum tubing.
I had a tear in my roof when i bought it and just patched it this way.
He recommended essentially what i mentioned in my previous post replacing the damaged wood both on the roof and under the front cap with real plywood laying down new epdm on the exposed area leaving the existing rubber roof in place he said that in spite of the discoloration that it was in very good shape removing all sealant from the entire roof he noted that the sealant in other.
Clean the roof thoroughly then use a rubber roof sealer to repair any cracks.
No way to tell until the plywood comes up.
I wouldn t worry about the roof.
Using dicor self leveling lap sealant and heng s rubber rv roof coating we repaired some leaks and re sealed the rubber roof on our 1998 bounder motor home.
The forester rep while telling me the jayco mh is a good product but said fg roofing is the way to go.
All using bleach dawn and sealant bought from lowes while staying well under 100 for m.
Its easy to do.