We figured out how to fix it by removing all of the water damaged wood and then rebuilding the roof structure and reattaching the aluminum skin.
Jayco pop top leaking roof.
Early in 2019 our 1994 viscount vogue pop top caravan we call josephine had small signs the pop top roof leaking and needed to be repaired or replaced.
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You might be able to find the leak by evidence of water damage however this isn t always an accurate indicator of the exact place the water is getting in through.
Do you have a pop up camper with a water damaged roof.
Can the interior lining be replaced easily.
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The first job was to raise the roof so we could see if there was any sealant missing on the join around the roof and its base.
The leak was coming through at the rear left corner wall of the pop top and water was leaking through at a fair rate.
Everything seemed okay so we decided the easiest thing to do was remove the side moulding to.
Unfortunately the roof of the camper we bought was beyond repair and rotting away.
Check out the process here.
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.
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