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Old 05-06-2014, 09:02 PM   #1
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Bubbled interior roof

Anybody know if there is any way to remove the bubbles in the interior roof of a camper ? See pics


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Old 05-06-2014, 09:41 PM   #2
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Ummmm that looks like water damage.......

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Old 05-07-2014, 02:25 AM   #3
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Old 05-07-2014, 04:36 AM   #4
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You first need to find the leak on the roof. It may or may not be directly above the damage because water seeks its level and can run down ribs to pool where you see the damage.

DO NOT ignore this. It will only get worse until your camper is destroyed.

This type of damage can be repaired if found early and prompt action is taken. Additionally, contact the insurance company, both homeowners and RV, to discover if your policy(s) will cover water damage.

Good luck. Unfortunately, this type of damage is easier to prevent than cure.
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You or someone who is comfortable being on the roof will have to check the caulking on the roof of your Roo. On your model year Roo it looks to be close to the seam where the front or rear wall rolls over to connect to the roof material. That's the first place I would look. My 2010 Roo has the same style end walls and I find that there are low spots where water will pool near that seam. I covered it with 6" wide Eternabond tape to help prevent water from getting past the caulking.
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Definitely water damage. :-/
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Old 05-08-2014, 11:18 PM   #7
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I covered it with 6" wide Eternabond tape to help prevent water from getting past the caulking.
Do you have a pic of how you applied the tape?
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I don't have any pics but there are several posts on the forum showing the Eternabond used on roof seams. Do a search for Eternabond and you should find them.
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It appears to be in the rear near where the roof transitions from roof
membrane to rear wall.
Go on the roof or stand on the ladder and look -closely- at the caulking
seam where roof meets back wall.
Mine had several suspicious pock marks or wrinkles so I over caulked
it anywhere it looked like it could possibly leak.

BTW- I had similar bubbles inside on my back wall just down from the curve at
the top. Mine turned out to be leaking clearance lights.
I wound up removing and re-sealing several of them.
Yours is probably the joint between roof and back wall.

Good luck! The bubbles probably won't go away but you do need to
stop any more from happening!!
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Anyone know where to buy the material to replace the ceiling? Just thinking maybe a future project to fix the bubbled area.

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I am looking into a similar issue on my Jayco 23B. I found a pretty close match in stock at Windsor Plywood. The stuff was about $35 per sheet, and had matching batten style molding like you show in your picture to cover the seams. Unfortunately I see the closest Windsor store to your location is Thunder Bay!

I also found similar material at our local RV store in their giant desk catalog. Unfortunately they were quoting ~$90 per sheet, but sounded like they could get it. No samples in stock though, so can't really assess the match to your existing material. It was the RV store parts rep that put me on to Windsor.

I think the material to look for is called 1/8" luan (or lauan) plywood; we usually call it mahogany ply in the Great White North, but luan / lauan is a common term in the 'States. There is a line of this board in 4' x 8' sheets with the headliner material attached (in various colours and textures). Try a really good plywood supplier in your area; I didn't see this at Home Depot or similar.

Not sure of your roof construction details, but mine is the typical luan and Styrofoam vacuum formed panel. For the repair, I was going to use water based contact cement, that is compatible with Styrofoam. Jon Eakes recommends LePage Pres-Tite Green for this application.

What glue will stick to what?

https://www.amresupply.com/part/0165...RN-CONTACT-CEM


Couple of other thoughts. Was going to use this type of saw to cut the existing paneling if I could get away with a patch

http://www.homedepot.ca/product/rotozip-zipsaw/969113

The RV tech that looked at our roof & ceiling used one of these to determine how far the moisture has spread behind the head liner material. It was wet over a considerably larger area than the apparent wrinkling. I also thought this tool would be good to assess when the roof structure was adequately dried out prior to installing new material.

http://www.homedepot.ca/product/digi...display/835218

Haven't done the job yet; just trying to figure out the scope and see if I can DIY or need the whole roof removed.

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Old 09-07-2014, 12:26 PM   #12
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Update. Finally got around to looking at my roof a little closer. And of course I had the dreaded mold. So looks like I had to replace my interior roof. I

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Old 09-07-2014, 02:20 PM   #13
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Update. Finally got around to looking at my roof a little closer. And of course I had the dreaded mold. So looks like I had to replace my interior roof. I

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Yikes...at least you found it before someone became sick from it due to exposure...good luck on the mold remediation.



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Old 09-07-2014, 02:48 PM   #14
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You got some work Cory. Good luck and post some of the after pics.
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