Trailer roof
 

I have a 12' x 6' home made trailer that I need to make a new roof. 1 1/2 years ago I put a layer of fiberglass over the 1/4 plywood roof that seemed to work well until this winter. Mother Nature's never ending snow and rain has found enough leaks to loosen a large spot of the layer.
I would like to recover it with a single piece of aluminum, but I can't seem to find a place that sells a sheet or roll big enough. Does anyone know of a place that sells that big?

RE: Trailer roof
 

Why not splice multiple sheets together? You're going to need internal bracing for that distance why not just assemble it with weatherproof bonding agents at the joints?

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There is internal bracing. but If I were to overlap say 2' strips of aluminum flashing I would end up with 7 pieces and they would not land on the existing frame spaced at 2'. I suppose I could add curved formers to the top and give the roof some slope. What would be good for the metal to metal seems?

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Look into EPDM rubber roofing, it glues down, many motorhomes/campers use it

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I checked out the rubber roof it seems like an option but also seems more expensive with the installation materials needed.

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Call around any commercial roofing companies you might have in your area, they may have some remnants the would give up cheap, be sure and get white

It goes down with contact cement,, nothing fancier really,, the expensive component is the chemical seam binder/sealer, but you shouldn't need that. you might want some aluminum L-metal to hold the edge down in the wind...

Just a thought, but done right it would last longer than the trailer under it,, Good luck

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We have a sheet metal shop here that can get large sheets of alum,stainless, and others. All the local heat/AC contractors use him to bend up various pieces needed for install. So check with a few Heat/AC guys and see who does this work for them.

david

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I picked up a 2' by 50' aluminum trim coil today. I am going to give that a shot. Thanks for the help. I will keep the edpm in mind if I have any trouble.

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Somewhere in your area is the old "Champion " motor home company. If you could contact them they might be able to help. Most RV repair shops should be able to help. ENJOY !!! RED

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Generally the largest stock piece is 60" wide and 12' long. Epoxy paint may also help keep the moisture out. Good luck

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They sell paint-on bedliner at walmart, another thought ;)

good luck

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Yep I did take that into consideration when I covered it with fiberglass.

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You might also think about having a few ridges put into it on a break. 4-5 ridges running the length of the trailer would sure give it a lot of strength.

David

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Dave good suggestion

If it were me going with the roll metal, I'd glue it down, probably with a roofing cement, and just use sheet metal screws to secure it. Roll metal is so thin @ 70mph it going to do some serious vibrating if it not glued over the whole surface area.

I think the biggest issue with Roll metal being used for a roof is going to be expansion/contraction,, when that stuff warms up it's going to grow and wrinkle up big time. so what ever glue you use must stay flexible

good luck

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I think I will glue it down also. I am hoping if I keep it white on top it won't have as much of a problem with expansion as the fiberglass-wood combo did once it got a small leak.

Thanks everyone.