Roof slope?

[Pele2048]

Originally Posted by HoMiPa

This is awesome! And I think completely doable by me on mine. Please post photos of the angle stock aluminum, etc once you start that process. I'm a visual person. :-)

Will do.

Also, while on the phone ordering my 30 ft roll of center trim yesterday, I asked if they could get pics of a TrailManor under construction or perhaps some design sketches... They are the factory, after all.

They said they'll see what they can get me.

And on a final note, I was up on the roof last night getting the leaves and acorns out from the A/C unit and from under the roof vents. I left my jack and 2x4 support post in the trailer last night.

We ended up getting a fairly strong thunderstorm.

Dry as a bone inside this morning, no evidence of dripping anywhere. Roof slope correction solved my leakage issues.

[HoMiPa]

Originally Posted by Pele2048

Will do.

Thank you!

Originally Posted by Pele2048

I asked if they could get pics of a TrailManor under construction or perhaps some design sketches... They are the factory, after all.

Unfortunately, how they build them now, is not necessarily how they were built before. There have been changes over the years, so not sure current photos/sketches will be the same as what you, or I, have in our trailers.

Originally Posted by Pele2048

Dry as a bone inside this morning, no evidence of dripping anywhere. Roof slope correction solved my leakage issues.

That's good news! I think this is a project I will need to attempt sometime this summer. Again, although my dip isn't as deep as yours, I'm always very aware of how it is parked in reference to the prevailing wind, and lower the back end slightly 'just in case'. It would be nice if I wouldn't have to worry about that quite so much. I need to replace the bag seals anyway - mice did a job at one corner two winters ago. But will wait until after I attempt to fix the roof slope.

[HoMiPa]

Originally Posted by Pele2048

Will do.

And on a final note, I was up on the roof last night getting the leaves and acorns out from the A/C unit and from under the roof vents. I left my jack and 2x4 support post in the trailer last night.

We ended up getting a fairly strong thunderstorm.

Dry as a bone inside this morning, no evidence of dripping anywhere. Roof slope correction solved my leakage issues.

I am curious to know if you were able to permanently correct the roof slope by adding a piece of angle iron, like you originally intended, and if you have any more instructions/photos on what you did once you removed the jack?

Thanks!

[Pele2048]

Originally Posted by HoMiPa

I am curious to know if you were able to permanently correct the roof slope by adding a piece of angle iron, like you originally intended, and if you have any more instructions/photos on what you did once you removed the jack?

Thanks!

I was able to get the roof slope corrected. I saw you had the same type of bend when I looked at your remodeling photos. (Good job BTW!)

I have the TrailManor folded down and tarped because I have quite a bit of work to do on the roof with regards to caulking. As it turns out, I have roof leaks because the eternabond tape was not put on a clean surface.

Under and on top of the eternabond tape is some sort of spray-on substance. It's almost like a foam of some sort, but not like the expanding foam; it's dried flat. Unfortunately, it was put on the top of the shells without any prep work what so ever... There's pine needles and seeds and leaves stuck in it.

I've got a gallon of denatured alcohol to work with so that I can get all the foam residue along with the eternabond residue off.

[BrucePerens]

Has your roof slope remained corrected after you took the jack away?

[Pele2048]

Originally Posted by BrucePerens

Has your roof slope remained corrected after you took the jack away?

It's reduced.

I don't think it'll ever be totally gone without replacing both shells, which obviously ain't happening.

So long as water stays out, I'm good.

[jdmackes]

I know this is an old post, but I just wanted to make sure (as I was thinking of doing this same thing and had wondered why I hadn't seen anyone else do it) that you only used a jack to push up the roof and get it more normal?

[Wavery]

Originally Posted by jdmackes

I know this is an old post, but I just wanted to make sure (as I was thinking of doing this same thing and had wondered why I hadn't seen anyone else do it) that you only used a jack to push up the roof and get it more normal?

You could do that, for sure. However, once you remove the jack, the roof will again resume the damaged shape or worse (probably worse).

The edge of the roof is wood. Once wood looses it's arch it's because the wood itself has become damaged. Just like if you have a 2x4 that has lost it's shape due to wood rot, each time that you try to bend it back, it tears the wood fibers and weakens the wood more until it eventually just falls apart.

The only alternative to return the roof back to it's normal shape (other than, though bolted, exterior braces) is to remove the damaged wood and replace it with new wood. However, if the roof has been damaged badly enough (roof has gone concave instead of convex) the aluminum panels may have become delaminated from the internal styrofoam. In which case, the damage is unrepairable.