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Caulk Tape to the Rescue
cudakidd53:
So, during a frog strangling rain the day I was leaving the Ozarks for home, I'm standing in the bathroom, brushing my teeth and hear a constant drip in the shower area. Now, nobody showered since the previous afternoon, so the shower is dry except for the splashes from the drips. I'm looking all over with nothing but ceiling and skylight around the scene of the drip source. I start touching screws of the skylight and here comes a steady stream upon touching the second one! I push up evenly upon the rim of the skylight and it's like I suddenly have a rain head shower- leaking around the entire perimeter of the shower! Now the rain was falling heavy enough for there to be a constant flow/build-up of 1/3" on the roof of the trailer, which luckily quit not long after.
I get home and the next day climb up on the roof to discover the sealant/caulk has separated at 2 of the 4 corners of the outside layer of the skylight- easy fix! Break out the chisle sided putty knive and easily cut the old caulk away and replace it with some of that handy emergency caulk tape on 3 of the 4 corners, as a 3rd was looking iffy. I can see a total caulk removal/replacement and roof re-coat next summer! Sure am glad I keep a roll of that stuff around in the RV toolbox!
Wilbur:
What!? Ya didn't use duct tape? Come on man! ;D
Good for being prepared. Leaks like that are not good for sure. Glad you caught it.....and could fix it right quick!
Bob Smith:
Sorry to hear of the leaking. I would get the RV home and remove the skylight so the area around it can dry out good before you have bigger problems. After you get all the caulk off the edges of the skylight look for cracks in the plastic. Lots of the roof vents have plastic mounting surfaces that tend to crack and leak. When I replace them I get the vents with metal mounting surfaces.
cudakidd53:
Thanks Bob- it's a plastic dome skylight with two parts, outer bubble and inner bubble- not a vent. Taking off the inner one tomorrow to double check the inside one.
Nate:
mike, just remember what JR just went thru with his roof leak!
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