Forum: Exterior
09-04-2012, 10:38 AM
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Sam,
Ours is a metal roof so I can't offer...
Sam,
Ours is a metal roof so I can't offer any advice on using eterna-bond on your rubber roof. When I was shopping for tape I didn't notice if they had a tape specifically for a rubber roof. ...
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Forum: Exterior
09-04-2012, 06:20 AM
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TrulyOregon,
Sounds like a plan to me. I...
TrulyOregon,
Sounds like a plan to me. I might suggest that the next time you are in WalMart or hardware store to check out their adhesive backed aluminum tape. Our HiLo developed a crack in the...
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Forum: Exterior
08-28-2012, 03:13 PM
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Ceiling panels ...
Ceiling panels
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Another question, Jerry, after reading your posts. Have you done anything regarding the ceiling ripples? Ours have expanded toward the front...
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Forum: Exterior
08-23-2012, 09:01 AM
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Truly Oregon,
If you have not read all my...
Truly Oregon,
If you have not read all my posts or those of garyk52, I would advise you do so to determine a course of action. Since you have a 2207T and ours is a 2406T, I would suspect that you...
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Forum: Exterior
07-12-2012, 09:19 AM
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Sam,
Actually it is the ceiling panels that...
Sam,
Actually it is the ceiling panels that will need to be replaced. Insofar as the roof repairs, they showed no signs of additional leaking as it sat in the rain yesterday. The ceiling panels...
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Forum: Exterior
07-12-2012, 07:48 AM
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I uncovered the RV yesterday and raised it to...
I uncovered the RV yesterday and raised it to check on the ceiling that had gotten wet through the roof leaks I had just repaired. The summer heat had done its work and the ripples I had in the...
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Forum: Exterior
07-11-2012, 05:09 AM
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Mark,
You didn't state in your post but did...
Mark,
You didn't state in your post but did your roof also show signs of electrolysis as did mine? If so, you will have noticed on one of my posts that a neighbor who is in the building business...
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Forum: Exterior
05-01-2012, 09:40 AM
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update on roof repair and a new problem
Sam,
Yes I saw you had answered for me; thanks. We picked up and moved after the rain stopped yesterday. I had brought a 4' ladder with us so before I raised the Hi Lo at the RV Park, I checked...
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Forum: Exterior
04-30-2012, 07:37 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 24,643
roof repair
Hi Gary,
Sam answered for my reasoning on not removing the AC Unit. I'll find out soon if I was correct as we are having a very hard driving rain for the past 45 minutes and still coming down...
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Forum: Exterior
04-30-2012, 07:26 AM
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Replies: 55
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roof repair
Leticia,
Sorry I couldn't respond earlier. We dropped our RV off on lake Eufaula [in Oklahoma] and continued on to a convention in K.C. and just returned late yesterday. At the present time, I...
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Forum: Exterior
04-27-2012, 06:43 AM
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Forum: Exterior
04-20-2012, 04:40 PM
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Replies: 55
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Heron2000,
Be sure to clean the roof well...
Heron2000,
Be sure to clean the roof well before painting. I failed to do so on a couple of spots and had to replace a section of tape and repaint. Do-overs are not much fun!
Jerry Curtis...
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Forum: Exterior
04-02-2012, 12:35 AM
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Sam, You were right. In applying the paint and...
Sam, You were right. In applying the paint and doing as the instructions stated, going north-south on the first application and east-west on the second, necessitates getting on the roof for one of...
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Forum: Exterior
03-31-2012, 11:02 PM
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Replies: 55
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Roof Repair - First Paint Coat
It has been a heck-ova-day. It was one of those days when everything is stacked against you. Because of errands and other duties, it was late afternoon before I got started painting. The big...
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Forum: Exterior
03-31-2012, 12:35 AM
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Ready to Paint
We finished all the preliminary work today and tomorrow the roof gets its first coat of Kool white Paint. I have removed all the old caulking and replaced it with new, applied the eterna-bond web...
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Forum: Exterior
03-30-2012, 07:10 AM
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Taping Process
As promised I am attaching some pics of the taping process using eterna-bond tape around roof penetrations, lateral joints, end caps, and wall-roof junctions and areas where holes were found in the...
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Forum: Exterior
03-25-2012, 09:38 PM
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Replies: 55
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Forum: Exterior
03-25-2012, 09:24 PM
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Progress on roof repair
Les,
i will surely post pics, I am just waiting until I get all the eterna-bond tape in place. I do not know how much you ordered/have, but if you approach it the way I did, it will take [3]...
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Forum: Exterior
03-25-2012, 09:02 PM
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Replies: 55
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Progress on roof repair
Thanks Sam,
And, yes, I [we] have been busy. We just finished placing the eterna-bond over the rear end cap and one more lateral. I will send pics when we are completely finished with the...
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Forum: Exterior
03-25-2012, 05:24 PM
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My roof repair progress report
It has been a while since I posted anything on the project due to other activities we have had going on. I worked on the Hi Lo for the past week and have made a lot of progress. I did remove all the...
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Forum: Exterior
03-04-2012, 11:16 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 24,643
roof repair
Saturday I cleaned the caulking from the roof/wall juncture and gutter/awning mount in preparing for the primer, eternabond tape, and paint. If I had this to do over again, I do not think the...
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Forum: Exterior
03-02-2012, 10:00 PM
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Replies: 55
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Roof Repair Day 2
I spent some time today prepping the RV for the upcoming roof repairs I intend to make. I began by taking off the curbside gutter and awning. One advantage of being a HiLo owner is that with this...
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Forum: Exterior
03-02-2012, 09:50 AM
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Roof Repair - Getting Ready
Today I took the first step in beginning the roof repairs on our 2406 T. I have had it stored in our driveway with a cover over it for the past 3 months and in anticpation of beginning repairs,...
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Forum: Exterior
02-13-2012, 05:34 AM
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Replies: 55
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Sam,
Thanks for the advice with the tape. I...
Sam,
Thanks for the advice with the tape. I remember your stating that before and I already have a roll of that blue tape left over from a house paint job I did. No, I don't think this is a...
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Forum: Exterior
02-12-2012, 08:42 PM
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Replies: 55
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Roof Repair
I began a post last year that was about a crack that appeared in the rear end cap on our 2406T Hi-Lo. After addressing that problem, I continued on that same thread with another problem that came...
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