papachaz
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Couple of weeks ago I was up on the roof doing the usual maintenance. Washed it, dicor caulk, cleared the drain line on the A/C, the normal things we all do (or are supposed to) 
I found a soft spot about the size of a small dinner plate right along the edge. I was looking for it too, as we'd noticed a spot in the ceiling beginning to wrinkle
when I bought this camper a few years ago, it had a soft spot around the TV antenna, and the dealer gladly repaired it as part of getting to sell it. what he did, was pull off the termination strip on the front, the gutter on one side, and pull back the rubber so they could replace the decking. They did cut the roof straight out from the edge 18", and then patched it with a piece of aluminum flashing, putting dicor under it before they screwed it down, then completely covered it after putting it down. I didn't have a problem with that, as that's basically how the do anything that goes throught the roof, the vents, the antenna, etc.
well, 2 1/2 years later, we find we've had a leak along the edge, I think it's where they didn't do a real good job of sealing the edge and the gutter when they put it back on. So, today, while we have a few sunny days in the forecast, I've cut out the old decking. Letting it sit in the sun to dry, will replace the insulation, paint all the wood that was wet with Minwax wood hardner/sealer, replace the decking and put it back together. I just cut it back like they did, and will repair it back like they did, along with eternabond over the top of each patch. Then I'll start saving for a new roof to be put on
here's a few pics of what I've gotten myself into. Stinks to be trying to do this too with a bad back, taking me 4 times as long as it would have a few years ago :-[
I found a soft spot about the size of a small dinner plate right along the edge. I was looking for it too, as we'd noticed a spot in the ceiling beginning to wrinkle when I bought this camper a few years ago, it had a soft spot around the TV antenna, and the dealer gladly repaired it as part of getting to sell it. what he did, was pull off the termination strip on the front, the gutter on one side, and pull back the rubber so they could replace the decking. They did cut the roof straight out from the edge 18", and then patched it with a piece of aluminum flashing, putting dicor under it before they screwed it down, then completely covered it after putting it down. I didn't have a problem with that, as that's basically how the do anything that goes throught the roof, the vents, the antenna, etc.
well, 2 1/2 years later, we find we've had a leak along the edge, I think it's where they didn't do a real good job of sealing the edge and the gutter when they put it back on. So, today, while we have a few sunny days in the forecast, I've cut out the old decking. Letting it sit in the sun to dry, will replace the insulation, paint all the wood that was wet with Minwax wood hardner/sealer, replace the decking and put it back together. I just cut it back like they did, and will repair it back like they did, along with eternabond over the top of each patch. Then I'll start saving for a new roof to be put on
here's a few pics of what I've gotten myself into. Stinks to be trying to do this too with a bad back, taking me 4 times as long as it would have a few years ago :-[
