PLeavitt,
WOW!!! $2800 + $400-500 for color!!! You could do that much cheaper with the Rapid Roof. A fraction of the cost.
You're up in Bothell, WA. & I'm down in SUNNY Arizona. My guess is that my roof see's MUCH more sun, than yours. I believe we have over 300 days of, mostly, intense sunshine and my trailer is always outside. I lived in the Tacoma area for a couple of years & have a pretty good idea of how much sun you guy's get. Nothing compared to what we get, down here. Now, RAIN, that's a whole different story.
My trailer was built in Aug. 1997 & I Rapid Roofed it in the Spring of 2002. The RR has been on for 4 years, baking in the sun & it's still pliable (rubbery), today. If I stick my fingernail into it, it still has a definate rubbery feel, to it. It can flex, nicely, with any movement of the trailer body.
I saw a cube van (truck) that had the RR applied for 7 years. I climbed a ladder & checked it out, myself, & it was still very pliable. RR is supposed to last 10 years.
I believe you mentioned that Line-X was going to remove the existing rubber roofing material & spray directly onto the bare wood. Better make sure that the existing wood is in good shape & not water compromised (starting to rot). Otherwise, I can't imagine trying to remove the Line-X product to replace bad wood.
I HIGHLY recommend that you give Clayton Borstad, President of Minnesota Roofing & RV Specialties, a call (1-877-387-6511) & present your problem to him. He knows more about protecting and/or rebuilding RV roofs than anyone I have ever met. He can walk you through fixing your roof, yourself.
My trailer is a 25', bumper-pull & I was able to do my roof with 6 gal. s of the RR. I, initially, bought 1 gal. just to do the perimeter of the trailer but, when I saw how nicely this product worked, I bought an additional 5 gals. This turned out to be way too much, so I did two extra coats (4, al together) & still had some left over, which, I gave to a friend that was doing his roof, also.
I had a roll of the "spunflex" that was 4" wide, which, is great for strengthening up the edges of the roof or anywhere there could be some movement in the roof.
Along the edges, my roof folds down, just slightly, onto the sides of the trailer. There, a metal trim piece that also serves as the rain gutter, clamps the EPDM to the alum. sides. I thought water could possibly get in between the trim piece (gutter) & the EPDM & work its way into the inside of the trailer. I painted the RR on the EPDM & into the gutter & put the Spunflex in the wet RR, in the morning. Let it dry, & put a second coat on in the afternoon. The next day, I did two more coats. Only two coats are recommended but, since I had so much, I figured why not make the roof "bullet-proof".
I painted around the vents, antenna's & anywhere the roofing material was compromised with holes to screw things down to the roof. I, even, removed the A/C cover, refridgerator vent cover & the other plastic covers that were on the roof & painted them with the RR, inside & out. Should really enhance the life of the plastic covers. My friend has a late-built 1998 trailer, which, he did not RR the A/C cover & his has already shattered from drying out. Mine looks great & it's older.
After doing the edges & vents on the trailer, I applied RR to the rest of the roof with a roller. I put an extension handle on the roller & was done in a very short time. That's the easiest part.
Since I had quite a bit of RR left over, I decided to paint the part of the vinyl awning that is constantly exposed to the sunlight when the awning is rolled up. I bought a 6" roll of the Spunflex & incorporated that into the RR to strengthen up the vinyl. This should really extend the life expectancy of the awning & it's rubbery enough to roll up, easily. My friend was starting to get small, pinholes in his awning material & did the RR to it, also. It's been working great for a couple of years, now.
If you can paint, I would really encourage you to give this product a try. It's a bit labor intensive but, certainly not "rocket science". I hate to paint & am not good at it but, my trailer turned out well. It sure is nice not to have to worry about water damage from your roof, anymore. I have a small, square sample of the RR & it's the consistency of rubber. Very pliable. You can twist it, bend it, crunch it up & it comes back to its original shape. I've heard that you can put it in the freezer, over night, & it's still flexible. In my opinion, Rapid Roof is, at least, as good if not better than its advertising claims.
Another thing, RR is VERY white, in color & has something in it that gives it a very reflective quality. It's supposed to keep your trailer cooler, in the summer. There is a Conklin (Rapid Roof) dealer/installer, here in town, that installed RR on the roof of semi trailers that haul ice for an ice manufacturing company. Before the RR, a lot of the ice would melt in the summertime. Now, a lot less of the ice melts while being shipped.
RR should be good for rubber roof repairs, also. If you have a tear in the rubber roofing material (EPDM), paint the inside area of the tear, lay the flaps of EPDM into the wet RR, then paint a coat on top of the tear & apply the Spunflex into the wet topcoat. Let it dry & add another, second, coat & you should have a waterproof, tough repair.
I hope you give Clayton Borstad a call & give this product a try. I think this may be the answer to your problem. BTW, I am, in no way, associated with any of the afore mentioned companies. Just a very happy customer.
I wish you luck in your decision.
Joe F. (Buffalo)
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