Posted 2010-04-04 5:58 PM (#118434) Subject: Question for Merhow people. What the heck is this???
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I recently bought a 2001 Merhow three horse very lite gooseneck trailer and I love the trailer in every way, but I noticed after the first hard rain fell, an area of the floor became very wet inside the dressing area. From looking in on the inside, it did not appear to be coming from the ceiling/roof area, so I was thinking maybe it was coming in from where the awning is hooked up and going down the inside of the wall where I can't see. Still not sure about that though, all I know is the ceiling stays dry and only a fairly large area of the floor is getting wet.
Anyway, I decided to take a look at the top of the trailer which obviously I should have done before purchasing it, but never thought it would be a problem with an all aluminum trailer. Alos, I thought Merhows were supposed to have one piece roofing section with no seams. Well, please look at the attached pictures and tell me what the heck all that sealant/cocking or whatever it is. I don't think there are seams under it, but why would there be at that cocking if there were't. Please tell me what you think.
Posted 2010-04-04 6:47 PM (#118436 - in reply to #118434) Subject: RE: Question for Merhow people. What the heck is this???
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Posts: 2453 Location: Northern Utah
Danielle go back and edit your last post and put a RETURN between each photo. This will force them to stack one above the other instead of making the post so wide.
It sure looks to me as if that trailer does not have a one piece roof. That appears to be caulking to seal joints in the roof material
Posted 2010-04-04 7:26 PM (#118438 - in reply to #118434) Subject: RE: Question for Merhow people. What the heck is this???
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I tried to edit, but it said it can not be done after 3 minutes, so I couldn't change anything. If the moderater want's to delete the whole message since I also am not allowed to do that, I will repost with smaller pictures.
Posted 2010-04-04 8:17 PM (#118440 - in reply to #118434) Subject: RE: Question for Merhow people. What the heck is this???
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That's weird looking what they did up there. Hard to say what the heck is going on, seams or not? One of the biggest things and first is to ask for a ladder and climb on up and see what's going on with the roof. New or used, I do it. I may get strange looks when I ask for a ladder, but at least I can see what's going on up there.
Posted 2010-04-04 8:40 PM (#118442 - in reply to #118434) Subject: RE: Question for Merhow people. What the heck is this???
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That's alot of seams. I have a different brand but my seams just run accross the trailer not down the middle. I might suspect that may not be the original roof.
Posted 2010-04-04 10:25 PM (#118445 - in reply to #118434) Subject: RE: Question for Merhow people. What the heck is this???
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it almost looks like something was up there, like a hay rack? and somebody did a bad job and the roof got damage and they tried to fix it. just my thoughts
Posted 2010-04-05 5:16 PM (#118483 - in reply to #118434) Subject: RE: Question for Merhow people. What the heck is this???
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Posts: 144 Location: Hickory Hills, IL
I have a 2000 Merhow Verylite and my roof looks nothing like that- there is one seam on the roof, just behind the LQ wall (Merhow went to a one piece roof some time later).BTW- my awning attachment point also leaked, and like you I thought it was the roof for about 6 months and two attempts to re-caulk the seam later, as well as re-caulking the roof to wall seam. Was actually the awning causing the leak, but hidden behind the awning you could not see it. My awning was ripped anyway so I removed it and have fixed the leak. Not sure how well I would have been able to fix it with the awning still on (although it was probably possible, I had already decided to ditch the awning we never used).~K
Posted 2010-04-06 10:08 PM (#118524 - in reply to #118434) Subject: RE: Question for Merhow people. What the heck is this???
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This is where the manufacturer's think of the general public as a bunch of real dummies. They take Aluminum sheets and roll them up a couple of feet to meet the single roof sheet. So by starting on the side wall with the sheet of aluminum they call it a "side sheet". For the most part you need an extruded top rail to slide your roof sheet into giving just one joint along each side of the roof. Each side sheet will have a seam joining it to the sheet in front and in back. You will also have a seam for the fiberglass roof nose section. This system can give you 100% more roof seam than by using an extruded top rail. The manufacturer's just call things what ever they want to and unless you have studied the product they can get things like this past you. Re caulking is something that should stop the leaking.
Question for Merhow people. What the heck is this???
Yep that is a factory design Merhow roof. Someone must have owned stock in a caulk company.