Putting A Metal Roof On A Camper

One to the outside of the frame and one to the inside.

Putting a metal roof on a camper.

A metal roof should be coated with an automotive wash and wax. Take your first sheet of metal and place it on the roof so that it overhangs the edge at least 3 4 in 1 9 cm. Without looking at the unit and how the rubber is laid it is hard for me to be accurate with an answer but yes it can be done. Start by placing the new rubber roof roll on one end of the roof.

Line up the first metal panel so it overhangs the eave by about 3 4 of an inch. Attach the panel to the roof by drilling in self tapping screws through the metal and into the furring strip. Take care the first piece is aligned precisely perpendicular square to the edge. This will allow the owner to remove droppings and leaves with the most ease.

Metal roofs should be cleaned every now and then to keep any buildup from running off the top and staining the sides of the rv. Install one every 12 inches up the furring strip. Use your neoprene washer head screws to secure the metal to the sheathing. Rv parts nation seemed to have the best price for rv aluminum roof and for 30 feet it was going to cost 520 plus a few hundred dollars to have it shipped to me.

Space the screws about 12 in 30 cm apart down the entire piece of metal. The person put plywood down on top of the rubber roof and sealed it down. Having said that fiberglass rv roofs require less maintenance than rubber rv roofs which makes them preferable for some campers. The roof bracing boards should be arranged in this manner.

Set the second panel next to it and overlap by one ridge. Fiberglass this type of rv roof is hard to the touch and is a bit more rare than a rubber rv roof because the material adds cost and weight to the rv. We are going to adhere the rubber roof in small sections roughly four foot sections until we work our way across the entire roof. This option of roof while the most expensive is by far the most durable.

If you manage to make them wobble even for a bit put up cross braces on the frame and reinforce the posts immediately. That same article said this one was even more rare but the idea of a metal roof sounded pretty durable and awesome. But it still leaked in the front. Aluminum roof now this one sounded like a good idea.