Putting A Tarp On Rv Roof

Most tarps have grommets that will allow you to tie off the tarp to your roof.

Putting a tarp on rv roof.

You don t want water seeping through the outer covering and pooling on your rv s roof or against slide out seals. Fully secure your roof tarp to prevent flapping. To begin securing the tarp screw through the rolled 2 x 4 boards with your screw gun. I used spray adhesive under the whole expanse of the tarp.

Lay the tarp out flat over the roof. I live in the midwest and notice a few rvers who cover their rv with a simple blue tarp like the one in the photo above. Graeme munro i have a metal roof. Never lay the tarp out during a storm.

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. Secure the tarp s remaining sides with additional 2 x 4 boards using your screw gun and screws. 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. Using cap nails attach one of the tarp s peak ends to a 2 x 4.

Installing a blue waterproof tarp will buy you time until you can get a badly leaking roof re shingled. Some folks have wondered if it s still ok to use a blue tarp on your trailer or motorhome. Using a covering for your rv is simple to slide on and covers all the different facets and features of your vehicle. 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.

The screws must pass securely into the roof. This will prevent water and debris from entering the damaged area. 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. Let the rest of the tarp hang off the lower border of the roof that overhangs the wall known as the eave.

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. The size you ll need mostly depends on where the peak of the roof is in relation to the leaking area on the roof. Once installed correctly you can expect a tarp to last a two full years taking into consideration the roof s slope. You may need to put nails in or around your soffit area to tie off the ropes and tarp.

This means patchwork tucking the tarp into tire wells and more bungees than you d like to deal with. I hope you enjoy the v. Wet snow is very heavy keeping it off the flat roof on our communications com.