RV roof maintenance is the standard part of RV ownership. Knowing the RV roofing material is important because once you know the type of roof material then you will provide it compatible roofing products to protect it. Using a wrong RV product is worse than not doing any maintenance at all. Most RVs have rubber roof these days and knowing the ins and outs of rubber roofs is very important.
Making Sure That Roof Is Rubber
First make sure your RV has a rubber roof. The best way to do this is consult you RV manual. Your RV may have an EPDM rubber roof or TPO rubber roof. Although both are rubber roofs but both have different maintenance needs. You can also feel the difference between them by doing a touch and feel test.
A TPO roof is much shiner than EPDM roofs. Also, a TPO roof comes with heat-welded seams. Also TPO roofs are available in variety of colors and if it feels more like a plastic, then it’s likely a TPO roof. On the other hand if the roof feels like a rubber than it’s more likely an EPDM. EPDM roofs are only available in black or white colors. EPDM roof feels exactly like the material of a black inner tube and is cemented together instead of heat-welded.
Benefits of a Rubber RV Roof
RV rubber roofs have many benefits. Unlike metal roofs they are very light weight which means the roof deck doesn’t need any kind of reinforcements.
The most important benefit of RV rubber roofs is they are very low on maintenance. RV rubber roof require very less maintenance especially if they are coated with RV Roof Magic.
Rubber is a very long lasting and durable material and usually laid in a single piece which means fewer seams. Fewer seams mean fewer areas for water to seep in and causing damage.
Rubber roofs can last up to fifty years if they are properly maintained and even longer than that.
Modern RV rubber roofs are so durable that they are able to withstand high winds and hail damage.
Even if your RV rubber roof has rust stains they can be easily cleaned with appropriate cleaners available on the market. Cleaning the rust will also increase the roof life considerably.
Repair of RV rubber roofs are very easy and fast using RV Roof Magic. A single bucket of RV Roof Magic is what required for most repairs.
Once you have coated your RV rubber roof with RV Roof Magic you need to take care of it, but howhttps://www.rvroofmagic.com/rv-roof-care-and-maintenance.php.
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