Putting A Tarp On Rv Roof

Installing a blue waterproof tarp will buy you time until you can get a badly leaking roof re shingled.

Putting a tarp on rv roof.

This will prevent water and debris from entering the damaged area. The screws must pass securely into the roof. When ones roof is damaged it is only natural to want to stop any water from getting inside which also happens to be one of your insurance company s primary concerns. While it may take weeks or even months to get a roofer out to repair the damage a tarp can be put in place pretty quickly.

Lay the tarp out flat over the roof. The size you ll need mostly depends on where the peak of the roof is in relation to the leaking area on the roof. You may need to put nails in or around your soffit area to tie off the ropes and tarp. In this video we show you how we put the tarp on our trailer and also how we secure the tarp to prevent it from flapping in the wind.

This means patchwork tucking the tarp into tire wells and more bungees than you d like to deal with. Part 2 up here in the rocky mountains in nw montana we get snow lots of it. Lay the tarp flatly over the damaged area and make sure there are at least 4 feet of it overhanging past the roof s peak and the rest over the eave. Lay the tarp across the roof so that at least 4 feet 1 2 m lies on the sloped part of your roof on each side known as the peak.

Wet snow is very heavy keeping it off the flat roof on our communications com. Using a covering for your rv is simple to slide on and covers all the different facets and features of your vehicle. Unless you have an unusually small camper you will need more than one tarp or a large tarp to cover everything. To begin securing the tarp screw through the rolled 2 x 4 boards with your screw gun.

Using cap nails attach one of the tarp s peak ends to a 2 x 4. I used spray adhesive under the whole expanse of the tarp. Fully secure your roof tarp to prevent flapping. Let the rest of the tarp hang off the lower border of the roof that overhangs the wall known as the eave.

Renate mellinger september 6 2018 at 3 57 pm. I hope you enjoy the v. Never lay the tarp out during a storm. Most tarps have grommets that will allow you to tie off the tarp to your roof.

You don t want water seeping through the outer covering and pooling on your rv s roof or against slide out seals. Graeme munro i have a metal roof. Some folks have wondered if it s still ok to use a blue tarp on your trailer or motorhome.