Putting A Tarp On Rv Roof

Graeme munro i have a metal roof.

Putting a tarp on rv roof.

Lay the tarp out flat over the roof. This means patchwork tucking the tarp into tire wells and more bungees than you d like to deal with. Some folks have wondered if it s still ok to use a blue tarp on your trailer or motorhome. 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.

Part 2 up here in the rocky mountains in nw montana we get snow lots of it. The screws must pass securely into the roof. Unless you have an unusually small camper you will need more than one tarp or a large tarp to cover everything. 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.

Installing a blue waterproof tarp will buy you time until you can get a badly leaking roof re shingled. To begin securing the tarp screw through the rolled 2 x 4 boards with your screw gun. You may need to put nails in or around your soffit area to tie off the ropes and tarp. I hope you enjoy the v.

You don t want water seeping through the outer covering and pooling on your rv s roof or against slide out seals. Using a covering for your rv is simple to slide on and covers all the different facets and features of your vehicle. Secure the tarp s remaining sides with additional 2 x 4 boards using your screw gun and screws. This will prevent water and debris from entering the damaged area.

Never lay the tarp out during a storm. Renate mellinger september 6 2018 at 3 57 pm. 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. Wet snow is very heavy keeping it off the flat roof on our communications com.

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. 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. 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.

Once installed correctly you can expect a tarp to last a two full years taking into consideration the roof s slope. Most tarps have grommets that will allow you to tie off the tarp to your roof. I used spray adhesive under the whole expanse of the tarp.