oriontn
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If I were going to put a roof on a RV I would look at the spray-on type. Something like Rhino Flex or a product similar.
Is an aluminum or rubber membrane better for a replacement?
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TonyDtorch
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A professional shop sprayed on Rhino liner roof would be a perfect repair.....I wonder what would it cost?oriontn said:
Winnebago didn't have a major problem, rather some of the owners had a major problemGary RV_Wizard said:
I don't think Winnebago took responsibility for any of them unfortunately.I would agree with Tony, I don't think it was an installation issue, unless they were cutting the roof too short. It's not the greatest design, and if the caulking isn't maintained it can leave you with a big surprise. Awareness and some maintenance is all that is keeping the rest of the Winnie roofs on.
Gary RV_Wizard
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Cheez, guys. I was only suggesting that a properly designed and installed fiberglass roof is as trouble-free as any.
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TonyDtorch
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okay when I started out I wasn't going to 'rant on roofs', ...but then I did.
sorry.)
when I started out I wasn't going to 'rant on roofs', ...but then I did.sorry.
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billwild
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I agree with you Gary, we had a fibreglass roof on our Holiday Rambler and it was basically trouble free. I loved it. Had a class C with an aluminum roof, pin holes and leaks were common problem.
Bill
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Your suggestion was well taken, but I think calling out Winnies issue as an "installation" problem rather than "design" problem caused some people to disagree with you, including myself. I don't think it has ever been shown they were not installed properly, rather it is a design that requires maintenance and if the maintenance is not done it can be catastrophic.Gary RV_Wizard said:Cheez, guys. I was only suggesting that a properly designed and installed fiberglass roof is as trouble-free as any.
Steven Mael
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You will get very loud rain drops if you make an aluminium. It's kind of annoying.
Gary RV_Wizard
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Yeah, it's the way the Winnie roofs were designed that caused the ongoing problem. Location and type of seam. The only significant point here is that the problem has nothing to do with it being fiberglass - the problem would have been the same if the material was EPDM or TPO or metal.
Aluminum or other metal roofs are not necessarily noisy either. If the metal lies flat on a wood or other solid substrate, there will be no noise. However, if it is suspended over open space or very light insulation, it can resound like a drum. Both aluminum and fiberglass are rigid enough so that portions of the roof may be bridged over open spaces in the substrate, so that can lead to more noise. EPDM & TPO generally cannot be installed that way, so typically don't have that concern. Again, it's a matter of proper design, not the material itself.
Aluminum or other metal roofs are not necessarily noisy either. If the metal lies flat on a wood or other solid substrate, there will be no noise. However, if it is suspended over open space or very light insulation, it can resound like a drum. Both aluminum and fiberglass are rigid enough so that portions of the roof may be bridged over open spaces in the substrate, so that can lead to more noise. EPDM & TPO generally cannot be installed that way, so typically don't have that concern. Again, it's a matter of proper design, not the material itself.
