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tundrwd · 05-27-2019, 05:46 AM

All, I have a roof leak I fixed last year, right at the junction of the roof panels on my 2016 Bullet. Some silicone came off leaving a "well" in the strips that seal and hold in the roof panel to the front panel. Used quite a bit of Dicor, and used it liberally over the area that looked problematic.

Well, in KS we've had nothing but rain for weeks now, many times torrential (2-5+ inches an hour at times. My dad who was flew in SE Asia during Vietnam said it reminded him of the monsoons in Thailand several times). And no end in sight just yet. Was supposed to be nicer today - but now forecasts of more rain later today, and the entire upcoming weekend.

That area is now wet inside the trailer (corner of the roof panels and the side meeting up). I can't get it dry as we're at extremely high humidity for the foreseeable future - until this stuff dries out, and I expect that to take at least a couple of weeks of dry south winds. I cannot fix it where its parked, there is a slope 12" to that side, so a scissor ladder won't stand up there at all, and be able to reach it. I can move it - but the ground is so saturated, the ladder will definitely sink up to the first rung - plus I now expose the trailer to more weather. (It's parked beside my shop right now, which protects a good portion of it the way the weather comes through here).

I can't temporarily put a tarp on it - it'll simply blow off within moments. I get a constant 20mph wind where I am - and it goes up from there. We've been getting 50+ gusts along with all this weather. So I don't see how to temporarily tarp it.

So - I want to FIX the problem permanently (several years). I can inspect and re-caulk, but don't like having to go back 3-4 times over the summer to check and go over suspected areas. I'm pretty pressed for time these days.

My solution is what I've been trying to avoid - using Eternabond tape. Probably the 4" width. I know several swear by it - several swear at it. But I really need a solution. And, I'm assuming that I can't really apply it very well since its wet underneath, and until that dries out (heavens knows when that will be) - an attempt to apply it now will just result in it "bubbling" back up as the water evaporates out of it.

So - anyone got any other clever ideas for dealing with this?

05-27-2019, 05:46 AM	#1
tundrwd Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 81	Need advice quick - roof leak All, I have a roof leak I fixed last year, right at the junction of the roof panels on my 2016 Bullet. Some silicone came off leaving a "well" in the strips that seal and hold in the roof panel to the front panel. Used quite a bit of Dicor, and used it liberally over the area that looked problematic. Well, in KS we've had nothing but rain for weeks now, many times torrential (2-5+ inches an hour at times. My dad who was flew in SE Asia during Vietnam said it reminded him of the monsoons in Thailand several times). And no end in sight just yet. Was supposed to be nicer today - but now forecasts of more rain later today, and the entire upcoming weekend. That area is now wet inside the trailer (corner of the roof panels and the side meeting up). I can't get it dry as we're at extremely high humidity for the foreseeable future - until this stuff dries out, and I expect that to take at least a couple of weeks of dry south winds. I cannot fix it where its parked, there is a slope 12" to that side, so a scissor ladder won't stand up there at all, and be able to reach it. I can move it - but the ground is so saturated, the ladder will definitely sink up to the first rung - plus I now expose the trailer to more weather. (It's parked beside my shop right now, which protects a good portion of it the way the weather comes through here). I can't temporarily put a tarp on it - it'll simply blow off within moments. I get a constant 20mph wind where I am - and it goes up from there. We've been getting 50+ gusts along with all this weather. So I don't see how to temporarily tarp it. So - I want to FIX the problem permanently (several years). I can inspect and re-caulk, but don't like having to go back 3-4 times over the summer to check and go over suspected areas. I'm pretty pressed for time these days. My solution is what I've been trying to avoid - using Eternabond tape. Probably the 4" width. I know several swear by it - several swear at it. But I really need a solution. And, I'm assuming that I can't really apply it very well since its wet underneath, and until that dries out (heavens knows when that will be) - an attempt to apply it now will just result in it "bubbling" back up as the water evaporates out of it. So - anyone got any other clever ideas for dealing with this?