Leaking Caravan Roof Vent

And water was leaking through at a fair rate.

Leaking caravan roof vent. If you ve discovered during a routine maintenance check that you have a leaking caravan roof it has to be fixed quickly before too much damage is done. In some cases it has been re packaged and sold as caravan sealant. I used a non setting bedding silicon sold by a caravan accessories shop. This type of product allows for some vibration and a small amount of movement.

Your roof is most likely leaking at a weaker point for example a join or seam if you have a canvas element to your pop top caravan so check those spots first. For the most part a caravans outer shell is sealed using neutral cure silicone. Leaky windows are quite easy to spot but leaky roofs tend to sneak up on you. In this video i take out a leaking roof vent on my rv camper van b class and re seal it.

The vent was carefully placed in the aperture so it sat just proud of the roof. Some leaks can be hard to track to their source but one i recently found was a pretty straightforward job. A caravan s roof isn t always perfectly horizontal either due to its construction or because the caravan isn t parked on level ground. An essential tip to prevent your rooflight from leaking when installing it from new.

That is why it is worth determining the option of a new waterproofing. The roof vent pipe is installed cut through the roof and around the pipe attached to the roof is surrounded with rubber boot as insulation for the gap between the pipe and roof. Washing a caravan is again a bit of an effort but the pay off is sealant that will last that bit longer. Replacing the entire roof is never a small job.

The first step to successfully fixing any caravan leaks is to trace the source of the water seepage. We re not suggesting a weekly wash but one every few months using a mild detergent or car wash solution will do the trick. There are many possible parts of the roof potentially leaking but one of the most common ones is the area around the roof vent. The roof area is the hardest but most vital bit of course if you re up on a ladder with a soft bristle broom or even a mop used carefully.

Here s how to fix a caravan leak. Learn from my mistake. Bostik s v60 white glazing silicone is used by a number of the major caravan manufactures in australia for sealing the outsides of their caravans. If your caravan roof only has minor leaks and you have been able to identify where they are it might be worth rethinking whether you need to replace the whole roof or resealing the roof would be an option.