Repairing Popup Roof Wood

How to repair wood rot and the side seams of your pop up camper.

Repairing popup roof wood.

Removing the pop up camper roof and assessing the water damage you are here remove the exterior trim to assess damage detach the canvas and remove the roof remove rotted and water damaged wood. Here are the supplies and materials you will need to prepare beforehand in order to do the repairs. We ll talk about how to fix a fiberglass rv in the next section and cover fixing the canvas area in. Let s go into details here on how to fix a leaking roof for each of the 9 types of roofs.

Safety equipment prepare your safety gloves goggles and face mask. Drill metal file abs cleaning solvent abs powder methyl ethyl ketone powder the abs. Sep 28 2018 pop up camper remodel and rv renovation ideas to make your affordable towable camper into the glamper of your dreams. Finally use the 400 grit sandpaper to smooth out the surface of the repair in preparation for paint.

Sand the surface of the fiberglass repair by first using the 36 grit sandpaper to remove the rough edges. Leave the next course of shingles intact by carefully removing the second set of four nails. Repairing wood rot and side seams on a pop up camper. At this point i spread fill it epoxy filler from the rot doctor into the entire exposed cavity and then glued in the plywood piece.

After spraying the cpes i glued in some 1 x 2 pieces of wood to add support when i inserted the piece of plywood. 1 popup camper roofs. Fan mail kevinrobinson6688 p o box 123 bobtown pa 15315 0123. During a reroof start at the peak of the roof and remove all shingles prying them up with a pitchfork working your way down the roof.

You will need to dress appropriately with. Remove the rotten wood. It can leak through the canvas roof area or the fiberglass roof area. Working your way up the roof expose all of the rotted wood.

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