Aluminum Rv Roof Construction

This standard for rv roofing has been around as long as rvs have been traveling across the highways and byways of our country.

Aluminum rv roof construction.

While this makes rvs lighter and thus they use less fuel there are some draw backs. From my searching around the internet and reading various websites it seems like there s three main materials used for roofs on rvs. P some years back the rv industry touted a whole new roofing material called epdm for ethylene propylene diene monomer m class rubber. While there are rv owners firmly on both sides of the fence when it comes to aluminum or rubber roofing standing at the top of the mountain of best roofing material both can agree that there s a reason aluminum.

It s fairly unlikely that you will find an rv aluminum roof with some notable exception like the iconic airstream trailers. Choosing an aluminum roof for our class c motorhome. But with time rvers began to notice a few problems. Rthis aluminum framed trailer has a well designed roof structure but still lots of wood.

For us old metal roof rvers a switch to. This wood trussed trailer may work well if the overall workmanship is good and the materials are well chosen. I didn t know anything about what types of materials were used on rv roofs. Installing aluminum siding and roofing will keep your rv or other vehicles rust free weather resistant and on the road for many years to come.

Considered the new way of constructing an rv the aluminum structure is made to support a fiberglass outer structure. However an aluminum rv roof has fairly low maintenance. Like fiberglass aluminum adds weight to the rv. Said to last the life of your rv it would be a virtually maintenance free roof that should make rvers dance with joy.

If the workmanship is as good as the design it should last more than the 20 year life span of the average rv without structural failure. For a while it was like that. Aluminum rv structure. Laminate construction has a drawback called de lamination.

I learned that the original roof was the edpm rubber roofing membrane and it was beyond repair.