How To Put A Roll Rubber Roof On A Trailer

An epdm rv roof ethylene propylene diene monomer or a tpo rv roof thermal poly olefin.

How to put a roll rubber roof on a trailer.

The first layer should cover the roof as far as the chalk line. Timelapse of metal roofing install on mobile home trailer. Then pieces of the membrane are cut and carefully glued around the vents creating a watertight seam. Use a soft brush then get down on your hands and knees to have a look across the surface of the roof then brush it again.

Each type of rv rubber roof requires slightly different maintenance so be sure to consult your owner s manual for the proper way to care for your roof. Once the rubber membrane sometimes called epdm is stretched over the roof and holes cut for the vents the rubber is next folded over the roof edge and fastened with screws. The rolls are cut to fit then unrolled across the roof and smoothed out to avoid air bubbles. If you have a flat roof and want a more attractive option it is possible to apply rubber shingles on top of the rolled rubber roof.

Place the first layer of rolled roofing on the roof. As you place the rolled roofing down stretch it to get rid of wrinkles and creasing. Please subscribe to my channel and also follow me cowboywade on instagram i have an ebay page. This is how i did a metal clad roof on my travel trailer did this on the cheap couldn t afford a 3000 re roof with the rubber epdm.

The seams must all be taped and sealed and then the rubber shingles can be nailed down on top in rows. Now that your nice new timber roof decking is on and clean it s time to place the rubber membrane onto your roof. Music is credited to cantina blues take the lead. When we discuss coating a metal roof it s usually an rv roof but the dicor metal rv roof coating product works great on metal horse trailer roofs too.