Repairing Rv Roof Vent

Those vents and covers on the roof of your rv are constantly being exposed to elements that eventually take their toll.

Repairing rv roof vent.

Fix a leaky roof vent pipe with a oatey rubber gasket. This won t make it last any longer though. Before epdm and tpo metal was the material of choice for rv roofs. Over time ultraviolet rays beating down on your rv s roof will cause the plastic vents to deteriorate to the point that a simple brushing by of a small branch will cause them to crumble away into dust.

Uv rays can cause plastic to deteriorate enough that a light bump will make them fall apart. Hail storms have broken more rooftop fixtures than anything else. How to repair your broken rv rooftop vents. Bob livingston and bill gehr replace a weathered rv roof vent cover.

It happened to us on a trip out west. Weather especially hailstorms will also wreak havoc. This is quite common with leaking roofs on airstream trailers. It can also leak around dents that have formed close to the interior ribbing of the rv.

An aluminum rv roof can leak from the vents from the rivets or from a hole in the aluminum itself. It was just one of those chance things when nickel sized hail took out the bathroom. Many rv roof fans come with automatic thermostats which open close the vent along with turning the vent fan on or off depending on the temperature setting on the fan. Clean the roof thoroughly then use a rubber roof sealer to repair any cracks.

Household roof coatings will seal a metal roof just fine but the best product by far for metal roofs is kool seal.