Saturday, April 2, 2011

Roof repair done

Hi Y'all It took them a day longer than they said, but it is done. We are back home again after four days in a motel......horrors of it all!!!! It turns out that even though I was against replacing the entire rubber roof, it turned out to be a very good thing. As they were tearing (and that is the best way to describe it) off the rubber they discovered two spots where the water had been coming in. Both spots are where the fiberglass front and rear cap meet the rubber roof. Apparently the factory did not use enough sealant on these seams and over time a leak developed. We would not have noticed a problem until the water had worked its way thru 10 layers of wood, styrene, vapor barrier, insulation and the vinyl inside ceiling and by than it would have been really bad. Under the rubber is a thin layer of plywood and it was wet in about a 3 x 3 foot area in both spots. The water had not soaked thru the plywood and they were able to dry it out. It had to be dry in order for the adhesive to work properly. Under the plywood is a layer of Styrofoam and Danny pulled up the plywood and checked to make sure that it was dry underneath. They worked very hard and late into the night two nights to get us done today, and it was about 1:30 when we pulled the trailer out of the garage. Both the mechanic Danny and his wife, the office manager, Samantha were very knowledgeable and very helpful. They put us ahead of other jobs that they have in their shop and allowed us free access to the shop at any time. This is unheard of in this day and age. Usually you see signs saying no one allowed in the shop area. I was up on the ladder several times looking and talking to the two guys. We are now at another COE park on the same lake(Sam Rayborn) as we were before. We will be here a week to make sure everything is working ok. From here we will move on to Texarkana Texas to another COE park for a while. It is still to early to be back in northern Illinois even though we are both anxious to get back. It sure is nice to be back home again back to the comfort of our own place. Take care Y'all we love ya Jim and Linda

4 comments:

  1. Hey, you guys ! You will be getting very close to where we will be at the COE Kirby Landing campground on Lake Greeson. Maybe ya'll could work in a bit of fishing with us ? Call 479/243/5450 and lets yakk it up.
    harm & bett

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  2. It is nice story guys, you have done almost well done. Rubber roofs are good to use and the heat is effected so more so i use it and what about roof leaks problems tell in detail in next post..

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  3. Hey yous'e guys ! We are at USCOE Kirby Landing Weston Point campground, site 89. Let's fry up some fresh caught catfish ! Will be here for a couple of weeks and the full hookup sites are $9. with the geezer pass. The nights are mild and we have been sleeping with all of the windows open. Hope to see ya'll !

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