How To Replace Rv Roof With Rubber

Start by placing the new rubber roof roll on one end of the roof.

How to replace rv roof with rubber. This is the roof kit i purchased for around 488 00 ma. Cracks in the epdm roofing at edge of camper. Round the corners and leave no jagged edges. Happy camping mark polk rv education 101 http rveducation101 co.

If you have a small leak in your rubber roof or if the seal is just not quite doing the job anymore you can simply use a rubber roof coating to seal over the leak. How to patch a rubber roof if you can get your hands on some epdm rubber this is a quick and easy way to patch up your rv s roof. Gobs of old rv roof sealant and caulk on vent cap. Duct tape repairs on old camper roof.

Before you apply the rubber roof coating you will need to clean off the spot that has the leak. Go to an rv dealer and ask them which type to use on your particular roof. Epdm comes with an activator that you need to mix with the sealant. Dealing with small leaks and seals.

Epdm is the most common kind of rubber roofing found on campers. In this rv diy video discover how easy it is to repair a punctured or torn rv rubber roof. You can apply a simple liquid compound such as git rot found at most boating and rv stores. Take a piece of epdm rubber membrane and use a razor knife or sharp scissors to cut a patch 2 inches larger than the damaged area.

Rv repair facilities say that this is due to the labor intensive requirements to replace the rv roof and so much as the cost of the actual materials. Time to climb up and take a look at some of the problem areas on my old epdm roof. Several rubber roof kits are also available. Dicor should be applied in two coats after using the primer provided with the sealant.

An old patch job on the rv rubber roof. Then using the paint roller roll on the adhesive onto the roof deck covering about a four foot section. We are going to adhere the rubber roof in small sections roughly four foot sections until we work our way across the entire roof. Replacing the roof on my 1995 flair fleetwood motorhome this method works for both epdm and tpo roofs.

Put the trim back and you are ready to fix your rubber roof. Use a self leveling sealant such as dyco flow seal caulk to seal roof joints. Then use either eternabond repair tape or if it is just the area around a vent use a self leveling sealer such as floseal.