Walking on roof

[sleeptime]

Our new towable trailer is a 2013 Passport Ultralight GT 2300BH which has an aluminum frame. I want to install a SoftStartRV device to my AC. I need to go on the roof and am told my roof is a NO WALK roof. Should I lay plywood on the roof to hold myself during the install?

[chuckster57]

Welcome to the forum

You can use a sheet of plywood to “spread the load” . You may want to use a couple of 1/2 sheets for easier maneuvering.

[ChuckS]

I’d also la6na few old towels or something down on that plywood where it touches roof membrane to prevent any potential r7b wear spots from plywood while you are on that plywood working on the AC

[skids]

It is likely that one of the aluminum supports was terminated at both sides of the air conditioner. That causes weak roof there with added weight from the AC. Do sand the edges of the plywood to prevent splinters that would pierce the membrane. I try to put most of my weight along the roof’s side-edge and make sure that the plywood bridges a few of the aluminum members.

[Campermike]

I have the same trailer and used 2x4 to spread load when I had to get on the roof and replace the ac seal. I didn't walk on it just more or less crawled. Whole up there check all the seals and add self leveling dicor wherever needed.

[JRTJH]

A 4x8 sheet of "1.5" thick pink rigid foam" cut in half is a "wonderful weight spreader"... won't scratch the TPO roof membrane, light enough to carry up a ladder without "wrestling it up" and even if you drop it onto the roof accidentally, it's not going to break through and damage anything.

Half inch Plywood will work, but there are disadvantages to work around that you don't have with the foam sheet.

[sleeptime]

The best suggestion yet. Thanks