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Ray
1.3kIn this part, one video, I do a quick intro of the Lippert Alpha Systems products. Then I remove the metal flashing and peel off my 10-year-old OEM EPDM rubber roof from the fifth-wheel trailers living room slide out.
Thankfully the underlying wood roof decking looked to be in good shape overall. It won't need too much prep.
In part two, I'll be installing new roof membrane material from Alpha Systems called SuperFlex. I'll also reinstall and seal the flashing with various Alpha Systems sealants. -
Ray
1.3kIn part two, I install the new SuperFlex roof membrane from Alpha Systems. I'll also reinstall and seal the trim and flashing with various Alpha Systems sealants. Under the flashing, I use their butyl tape. On the roof seams, I used the self-leveling lap sealant. And on the sidewalls, I used the non-sag sealant for vertical surfaces.
Related Links:
Previous Lippert Product Installs and Reviews - https://www.loveyourrv.com/tag/LCI/
Vampliers Review - https://www.loveyourrv.com/vampliers-screw-extraction-pliers-review/
Werner Ladder Review - https://www.loveyourrv.com/finally-picked-myself-up-a-proper-ladder-for-fulltime-rving/
Roof Maintenance Tips - https://www.loveyourrv.com/routine-rv-roof-maintenance-inspection-and-leak-protection/ -
johnontario
5Hi Ray, you asked for a source for seal suppliers and I've got these on my "don't forget this" list.
- Steele's Rubber Products at https://www.steelerubber.com/ and https://uni-grip.com/ . Neither in Canada but they might have suppliers up here..... -
Ray
1.3kThanks, Steel Rubber looks like a handy site! I love how they have all the measurement diagrams, bookmarked them for future reference. I found a seal on Amazon.ca and ordered - https://www.amazon.ca/AP-Products-018-338-BLK-Slide-Secondary/dp/B00EZX0E7M/ I think it should work. Cheers! Ray
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johnontario
5Glad I could offer something after all the handy tips and ideas we get from your site!
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Randy Smith
12Great job as usual! I put slide toppers on my rig because I have 3 slides. I also added a strip of eternabond tape to the top edges of the slide to prevent wear and to make sure I had a good seal up there against leaks at that trim piece.
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Ray
1.3kAfter spending so much of the winter sitting around in the rig, I can tell you I had a few aches and pains after it. :) Lots of up and down the ladder!
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Grant Johnson
2Hi Ray....I may have missed it, but interested in all the sealants you are using for this. I use dicor for the roof, but it looks like you used others for this project. -
Ray
1.3kYes, I've decided to test out some different sealants offered by Lippert under the name Alpha Systems
Here is a clip where I talked about them - https://youtu.be/T-B691p7A-g?t=419
I'm also getting them to send some of the AlphaBond roof repair tape to compare to Eternabond and the acrylic roof coating to try on my main roof. -
John Ingebretson
6Nice job Ray, our 2010 Cougar slide roof is just about ready to be replaced as well. You mentioned a window seal job, what do you think of this product in lieu of or in addition to butyl tape?
https://dicorproducts.com/product/seal-tite-butyl-foamcore-roll/ -
Ray
1.3kLooks like it would do the trick. I think Keystone just used regular butyl tape as it has oozed out in places. It seems to have worked well, haven't had any leaks. I still have 3 rolls of the Alpha Systems butyl tape left so think I will go with that. I'll get a better idea once I get a window out and see how they sealed things.
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