Replacing Roof Floor And Walls In Motorhome

John faulkiner april 9 2012 at 8 57 am.

Replacing roof floor and walls in motorhome.

From the beginning we knew it had rot in the floors that the previous owners had repaired. Clean the roof thoroughly then use a rubber roof sealer to repair any cracks. Rubber tpo probably the most common material for an rv roof and actually comes in two different types. The new roof is as good as when the motorhome rolled off the factory line possibly even better and its owner should enjoy leak resistant travel and camping for years to come.

An epdm rv roof ethylene propylene diene monomer or a tpo rv roof thermal poly olefin. Locate appliances and accessories and measure their distance to the walls. How to repair an rv metal roof. Hi gang this is our little pop up camper a 2000 a liner.

This is the roof kit i purchased for around 488 00 ma. Before you begin make sure your rv is parked on a level surface. 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. Water leaks so replacing those bad sections was the next step.

Scrape off any leftover foam stuck to the ceiling using a bristle brush. As for the floor given enough time the water might have reached the flooring and damaged it as well. Replace rotten camper floor. Leaks most often come from the roof and you ll obviously need to identify where a leak comes from and determine whether there is damage to the roof.

Take out all of the walls and cabinets then place the new ceiling panel in place as a whole sheet. The floor is rotten from the bottom up and the subfloor needs replacing too. This auto trail s floor section gives good insulation while a cheaper coachbuilt may have walls just 25mm thick if a coachbuilt s damaged bonded panel needs a new outer skin the workshop will remove trims bond a new painted aluminium skin over the original then replace. Before epdm and tpo metal was the material of choice for rv roofs.

Coachbuilts have bonded wall and floor panels of varying thickness. This won t make it last any longer though. The second photo is of the new bamboo floori. Pry off any trim holding the headliner in place as you go.

Unless you have soft or wet spots in your floor the only way to know how much work your floor replacement is going to be is to start removing the top layer and see for yourself. If you re having trouble with tougher spots use your putty or hobby knife to cut the backing free from the roof. Replacing the roof on my 1995 flair fleetwood motorhome this method works for both epdm and tpo roofs. We bought it used and knew it would need a lot of work.

Also be ready to examine not only the walls but also the roof and the floor. Create our own option by mixing together options 1 and 2.