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08-07-2021, 06:12 PM #11
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08-07-2021, 06:25 PM #12
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It happens. Compared to the very large amount of trailers built it is a very small minority
Social media makes it appear larger than it is imo
Spent a career in the auto industry and even with robotics and high quality control things failed
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08-07-2021, 09:12 PM #13
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The ripples are likely from your roof billowing at speed down the highway. Watch rigs coming at you from the other side as you drive and you see it all the time. I had the same issue myself. The membrane starts to become unglued and balloons up from a low pressure zone above the roof, kind of like an airplane wing. That’s how it got cut at that edge. Then it wrinkles as it settles down.
Unfortunately I was well outside warranty, and the third owner to boot. A repair shop wanted to replace the whole roof for $6k, with the same crappy membrane and only a 90 day warranty. I wound up having FlexArmor sprayed on for a bit less and a lifetime transferable warranty. Was a huge bummer, but the new roof has been great.
You can patch the hole, but I’m not sure how you can stop the billowing.
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08-08-2021, 08:19 PM #14
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^^^^^ This ^^^^ Preventative maintenance is crucial to staying in front of problems and making simple repairs before they become a problem. Read and re-read every manual for your rig and all appliances and maintain a steadfast preventative maintenance schedule.
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08-09-2021, 06:43 AM #15
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See I agree with this ^^^^
I also agree that quarterly inspections / preventative maintenance is also very important.
Here is the real issue. My buddy and I were on the roof, inspecting it and adjusting the rear awning. the week before I went on my last trip. We saw NO ripples, NO holes, nothing that needed any attention whatsoever....
I go camping 4 days after that, and on the way home on Sunday, we are coming thru the huge rain storm in north texas... WHen I get home I have water leaking into my rig.
The roof delaminated on the way home, and ballooned up is my thought, and it caused the tears in my roof and thus the leaks.
I guess now what I should do is buy a camera and watch the roof top as I drive because quarterly / weekly / 24 hour / monthly inspections will not let you know if your roof is going to have a failure driving down the road because of a shitty glue job at the factory..
I have talked to GD, and she gave me a case number with pre auth to go to dealership. They GD have IMO always treated me right, however..... GD has no control over the fact that if I take this to a dealer, my camper is gone for at least 2 - 4 months to get this work done.... And while it is sitting there waiting it could be leaking. I will have to deal with this to make sure nothing else is wrong, then after that perhaps I will take it to flexarmour and have that put on as it will be more robust than a rubber roof.
While taking the AC housing off found two more holes and a issue on the skylight as well.. Pretty sure if there was not an AC unit there holding the roof material down, my rubber roof would have been laying on the highway.
I love how on the skylight they way overcut it. You can tell by the pic how they cut a stright line way past where they should have and the fix as you can also see was to just run the caulk out an extra inch and half to cover up the bad cut..Last edited by stumpfinder; 08-09-2021 at 06:47 AM.
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08-11-2021, 08:28 PM #16
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I agree with you. We have a 2016 Solitude. I go up there at least twice a year to look things over and fill in new cracks in the lap compound that have formed since the last time...
When we finally need a new roof (thinking 3-4 years max) We are having the "lifetime warranty" plastic roof installed.
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09-07-2021, 07:28 AM #20
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To close the loop on this one.
1. Roof de-laminated from wood. No quarterly inspection would have caught the shoody work from GD.
2. Contacted GD and was told to take it to dealership. After calling 3 in the DFW area and as far out as Tyler TX, it was going to be 2 - 5 months of rig sitting on a lot waiting for work to be done. Still have no idea if they would have fixed anything and covered it, or if it would have just been another problem 6 months later.
3. Took the rig to https://dfwrvroof.com/ and in two days, I had upgraded skylights / fans / and a brand new roof that I never have to step foot on again (in theory)
I am really happy with the new roof and hope it delivers.
John
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