cannot find a covered storage area so far for our m/h with a TPO roof (2004 fleetwood). it will be in Bullhead city Az. for the summer in 100 plus temps.. are these roofs made to withstand that constant sun on them and is there anything to coat them with to help it out? also is they anything that should be done to the interior other than maybe leaving the roof vents open?
Leave the vents open just a tad and if you want it covered, try one of those RV covers. Ours is out in the sun all year, never any issues with the roof. Just do the yearly maintenace of cleaning and putting down roof cleaner etc, and you should be fine. Believe they are rated to last at least 20 years with proper maintenance.
superglue,
Bullhead City huh? That's some serious heat. We've been there a few times for river running and yep, you can fry eggs on just about any surface during your summer. Anyway, rubber roofs are actually fairly durable. I'm not a fan of them but, that means nothing. On our '99 Bounder, it was left uncovered here in Ramona CA for 7 years and, while they are fairly durable, it took it's toll on it.
As for lasting 20 years, yes the mfgs claim they will but, I've yet to see some that are in really great shape that have been left out in the sun for that amount of time. Ours eventually almost turned completely black, due to the fact that the White portion simply weathered off over 10 years in the sun. We ended up doing a complete re-coat of it with the Dicor product sold at C/W.
WE used the primer/sealer and followed the instructions explicitly. But, anyway, if you have any opportunity to cover that beast, do so. Drive under is the best but, not always affordable and or available so, at least try and cover it with one of those throw on covers. The Sun kills all.
Scott
Scott and Karla SDFD RETIRED
2004 Itasca Horizon, 36GD Slate Blue 330 CAT
2011 White Honda CRV EX-L,4WD w/NAV Toad 2008 Caliente Red LVL II GL 1800 Goldwing KI60ND
And I believe your '99 Bounder had a true rubber roof - I could be wrong. The newer TPO type material is much better than the EPDM rubber material used in the past.
There are 24 hours in every day - it all depends on how you choose to use them.
Bruce & Jill Brown
2008 Kountry Star Pusher 3910
Our 2000 coach has a TPO roof and for 12 years when not traveling it sits in our driveway exposed to the hot NV sun. We do have solar screens covering all windows on our coach when stored.
Haven't cleaned it as often as I should, however it's still holding up with no leaks to date. It appears to be a fairly durable roofing material. Probably will need replacing in a couple of years or so.
As far as the interior, if it will be stored w/o air conditioners running, probably be a good idea as others suggested,to open vents a bit. Also, I would fill the toilet bowl with water to keep the seal from drying out. We found by setting a couple of large bowls of water,one in living room and one in bedroom helps in maintaining some humidity for interior wood parts.
Jim & Sherry Seward
Las Vegas, NV
2000 Residency 3790 V-10 w/tags & Banks System
2003 Suzuki XL/7 toad
LVJ58 wrote: Our 2000 coach has a TPO roof and for 12 years when not traveling it sits in our driveway exposed to the hot NV sun. We do have solar screens covering all windows on our coach when stored.
Haven't cleaned it as often as I should, however it's still holding up with no leaks to date. It appears to be a fairly durable roofing material. Probably will need replacing in a couple of years or so.
As far as the interior, if it will be stored w/o air conditioners running, probably be a good idea as others suggested,to open vents a bit. Also, I would fill the toilet bowl with water to keep the seal from drying out. We found by setting a couple of large bowls of water,one in living room and one in bedroom helps in maintaining some humidity for interior wood parts.
thanks to all for the info..
does anyone treat the roof with any type of sun block or anything like that, or just kep it natural? we just had it washed and not sure if we should coat it at all with something.
thanks again
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