15 RV Roof Maintenance Tips to Prevent Expensive Repairs
A roof replacement can run into the thousands. The upkeep that prevents one costs almost nothing and takes less than an hour at a time.
8 min readSep 16, 2026
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A roof replacement can run into the thousands. The upkeep that prevents one costs almost nothing and takes less than an hour at a time.
8 min readSep 16, 2026
A soft spot means the decking under the membrane is already wet. How big and how deep it goes decides DIY patch or pro repair.
9 min readSep 12, 2026
Your RV has dozens of seals holding water out, and any one of them can fail quietly for months before a stain shows up inside.
9 min readSep 4, 2026
They get mentioned in the same breath, but blocks fix a height problem and pads fix a stability problem. Most setups end up needing both.
8 min readAug 28, 2026
Water rarely drips straight down from where it gets in, so the wet spot on your ceiling is only the start of the search.
8 min readAug 6, 2026
Hail does more than dent the siding: it cracks vent lids, loosens roof membranes and splits gel coat, and those small hits let water in later.
5 min readJan 14, 2022
What resealing costs by roof type, how coatings differ from sealants, and the prep work that decides whether the new coat actually sticks.
7 min readAug 3, 2021
The old membrane comes off, the deck is sanded and primed, and a seamless polyurea layer is sprayed over everything, vents and bolts included.
3 min readJul 8, 2021
One owner found water and rot under his roof, stripped it to the framing and rebuilt it with new insulation, plywood and sprayed polyurea.
3 min readJul 1, 2021
A bear can get into an RV, so here's how to keep food smells out, harden the camper and respond if a bear wanders into camp.
15 min readJun 30, 2021