larry cad
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For what it's worth, I have a friend who used Eternabond to repair his backyard swimming pool with water still in the pool!!! It worked and is still working. The stuff is amazing!
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boosTT
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I wouldn't do it until the trailer is out of warranty. Wait atleast 18 months.
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troll3193
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I did mine at the 4 year mark. Next trailer I get, I will do it day one.
I have a lot more confidence in the ability to keep my TT dry with the seams taped..
I did to roll as suggested, but would next time. As sushi have had a coup,e of lose edges, but have remedied that by a very thin bead of dicor at the edge of the eternabond.. Yes I know kinda of belt and suspenders, but then my TT is 8 years old and dry..
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LarryJM
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troll3193 wrote:I did mine at the 4 year mark. Next trailer I get, I will do it day one.
I have a lot more confidence in the ability to keep my TT dry with the seams taped..
I did to roll as suggested, but would next time. As sushi have had a coup,e of lose edges, but have remedied that by a very thin bead of dicor at the edge of the eternabond.. Yes I know kinda of belt and suspenders, but then my TT is 8 years old and dry..
Bryan
My thoughts exactly and the only important thing to realize is you need at least about 1" outside the existing caulking and realitively flat for the Eternabond to properly adhere. You can check out my Eternabond seal in the link in my signature.
Most dealers and even manufacturers will look for every loop hole to deny warranty coverage on a roof leak issue and that is general the generic lack of inspection and resealing the existing caulking which I contend is IMPOSSIBLE to do. So why take a chance and just remove that potential issue from the GIT GO.
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Hector Bravo
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I am on the road and only have my Droid so I have not responded yet but I have been keeping up with the thread and appreciate all of the responses. There is a lot of food for thought and further investigation.
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Hector Bravo
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I do appreciate all the advice and warnings.
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Almot
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OP, it's usually roof material that has 10 years warranty. Workmanship is 1 or 2 years, check your papers.
Short of failed rubber - which can happen anywhere on the roof area - there is nothing that material warranty is good for. It doesn't cover leaks due to failed seams or rubber not adhering properly to the plywood or punctures anywhere in the rubber.
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Hector Bravo
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My old roof was good for 10. My wife thought the salesman said 15 but I do plan on investigating.
My feeling is that if there is a covered roof repair AND the Dicor adds time to the job then it would be fair to transfer that cost. I don't see how Dicor tape could cause a problem.
That said, while I have found Jayco to be good to deal with I have also found that in this economy warranty work is not as easy to come by when dealing with some companies.
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Hector Bravo
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Jayco told me that a leak from the roof after the first year is considered to be owner error since they expect the owner to inspect the roof yearly.
What I take from that is unless the roof spontaneously disintegrats, it is on the owner. I guess the longest I should wait is a year. Hector
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Almot
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Hector Bravo wrote:What I take from that is unless the roof spontaneously disintegrats, it is on the owner.
Looks this way to me. 10-year material warranty is exactly for this - if material falls apart. I recall reading that this chemical composition is stable for 20 years, so they have nothing to lose with 10-year warranty. Leaving accidents like fallen trees aside, premature demise of rubber roof waaay before 10 years is usually due to imperfect laying out of rubber on the plywood and imperfect application of metal trim, i.e. poor workmanship, but they are not responsible after 2 years.
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