Install: LaSalle Bristol XTRM PVC RV Roof Membrane on a 2016 Forest River Salem Travel Trailer

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Today on our 2016 Forest River Salem Hemisphere light travel trailer, we're gonna show you how to install the LaSalle Bristol extreme roof membrane. This is what our roof membrane is gonna look like when it's installed. What are some of the reasons that we would need a new roof One, maybe we have an old camper that's got some leaks in it. Another reason, we're restoring a camper and we want to make sure that the roof we're putting on or the roof membrane that we're gonna be putting on is a good material that's gonna last. A third reason, what if we bought a camper and maybe the old roof was not properly maintained It's got cracks. It's dried up.
It's gonna cause leaks, leak into the inside of the camper, mold, mildew is gonna cost a lot of extra money if we have to start replacing everything inside.What are some of the reasons to choose a PVC roof membrane over some of the other materials A lot of your campers are gonna come out with a rubber roof or rubber like roof that have to be treated once every one to two years. That means you're gonna have to get up on your roof, clean it, and then put a conditioner on it so it doesn't dry out and crack. Unlike some of the other membranes out there, once you install your PVC membrane, it's gonna be maintenance free. You can rest assured you're gonna have years of coverage backed by a 15-year warranty.Another benefit to the PVC membrane is let's say you're camping and you have a tree branch that falls on the top and maybe put a tear in it. You take an extra piece, take some PVC cement, put it over the top, and you can chemically weld that piece to your top to give it a permanent bond unlike some of the other roofing materials out there that will only accept a temporary patch.
As far as the insulation goes on this, it's not a difficult task. Just keep in mind that it is not a one-day job. It is gonna take a couple days. It's monotonous and a little time consuming.Another great benefit to having a PVC membrane over some of the other materials out there is your roof is gonna stay on average up to 20 degrees cooler which means that it can keep the interior of the camper up to two to three degrees cooler. One downside to the PVC material is once you tear off your old roof, if you have particle board, this material, the PVC membrane is gonna show any underlying imperfections.
Now that being said, this is roof, this is maintenance free so you're not gonna have to get back up here but if that is a concern for you, suggestion is to maybe lay down some inaudible 00:02:36 over top of your particle board to give it a nice clean smooth look.Now that we've gone over some of the features, let me show you how I installed it. Before we start our installation on our roof membrane, we need to prep our area which means we need to remove everything on the top of our roof and everything along the sides of the roof. Anything that's holding our roof or our membrane down we need to remove. We're gonna start with our tracks here on the side. Our rooftop or our membrane actually rolls down and is underneath the back side of it.
We're gonna start taking this off. There is a plastic piece that runs right down here that covers our screw

[@jasontindal2525]

I have a really important question about the video at the 18:45 mark.

[@joshdavis8447]

Can the membrane be chemically welded to PVC vents or the PVC pipes? Using another piece, welded to the vent walls and down onto the membrane field, as flashing.

[@etrailer]

You could do that, but you'd have some difficulty if you ever needed to replace the roof vent. Removing the extra piece you're wanting to use as flashing could damage the existing roof. www.etrailer.com/RV-Roof-Repair/LaSalle-Bristol/3441700534142711421.html

[@jasontindal2525]

you stated the butyl tape under the membrane and the tape on the back of the trim piece will stack. can you please give a little better explanation/picture or video of how it will look? I am confused as to how the initial tape will cover the holes of the trim under the PVC cover then the same trim piece will also cover the holes but the video states it will stack?

[@etrailer]

The butyl tape that is on the wall of the RV will help to seal the holes that were created by the screws and the butyl tape on the trim is to seal the holes in the trim. Both sets of tape will be drawn into the hole by the screw. At 13:15 in the video you can see exactly how Shane installs the rails. www.etrailer.com/RV-Roof-Repair/LaSalle-Bristol/3441700534142711421.html

[@jamesmerkel9442]

They hve a paint on membrane for showers & NOW a paint on membrane for around window openings b4 window installs, & the window stuff can b layered as thick or smooth as u need 12mm is product spec. Seems b4 anything else at factory they need to hve guys paint & trial this window sill safer paint product then PVC roof over that. God min standard going forward.