Our Roof is LEAKING - Resealing Skylights

[@jenniferbailey44]

Very useful to watch as our Hymer had some water coming through the rooflight. Thanks for sharing🙏👍

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

No problem, Jennifer. Hope you find it useful 🚙🚙

[@steveharding9365]

Always good to watch. Thanks

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

Cheers Steve

[@CraftyCampervanners]

That’s our Saturday morning dose of Herman completed. Thanks, Pete & Kaz 😀👍👍👍😀😀

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

LOL. Hi Pete and Kaz. Thanks for watching 🚐🚐👍🚐👍

[@charlessmillie8774]

Great job really well done. Nicely presented and explained Beauty 👍 Chas.

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

Thanks Chas. Zoë says I'm starting to copy you 😞. She's talking nonsense of course. Beauty Oh no !!

[@charlessmillie8774]

@@HermanHitstheRoad lol 😆 Beauty 👍 Chas

[@kieranking8657]

another interesting "how to" video, I really enjoy these👍

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

Glad you like them, Kieran. Thanks for watching 👍👍🚐

[@gordonbrown9152]

Beauty!

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

Is that you, Chas? 👍😉 Thanks Gordon

[@captured-by-kenny]

Great job, keep up the great videos👍👍👍

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

Thanks Kenny 👍👍

[@Phelix27]

Thanks Ads. It’s testament to Hymer build quality that there was no damp I think 👍

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

Totally agree but those Fiamma roof lights are a bit naff I think. I can see me replacing them in a few years time.

[@alanjackson4646]

They obviously didn’t use very good mastic when Herman was built.

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

The rooflights are newer than Herman so nowt to do with Hymer, Alan

[@G.J..Journeys]

Nice spotless clean repair. Thanks for sharing. 👍 Graeme

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

Thanks 👍Graeme

[@camperab]

Very well repaired indeed! Greetings from Bavaria, Germany.

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

Thank you very much, Camp mal. 🚐🚐👍🚐👍

[@robertpenning3501]

Interesting video Ads, as always. I'm now going to check all four of my mini heki's and the large heki over the lounge area. Wish me luck.

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

Remember, Robert. If it's not broken don't fix it. Good luck and let us know how you got on.👍🚐

[@robertpenning3501]

@@HermanHitstheRoad They all appear ok. Being in Southern France they have been affected by very strong UV over the years and I''ve already replaced the large Heki twice because they just crack and I've also replaced the 4 mini Heki's once. The only water ingress I've had was after a freak storm where the wind blew rain water underneath the large Heki and through the rubber seal. Oh, I've just remembered, I lost a mini Heki in Spain and although we were stationery and it was open at its minimum setting a very strong gust of wind ripped it off the roof and deposited it 50 metres away! Oh the joys of being a Camping cariste as we are called out here. I'm now in the process of replacing the two 110 a/hr leisure batteries buried deep within the double floor of the van. Safe travels and keep those vids coming. All the best Bob & Ann

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

@@robertpenning3501 Wow, you've not had much luck with your rooflights.Good luck with the LBs

[@robertpenning3501]

@@HermanHitstheRoad New LB's should arrive on Thursday. Get them fitted and then we're off to Provence and the Cote D'Azure for a couple of weeks. Tough old life when you're retired. I'm interested to know what you do for a living?

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

Hi Robert, I'm a computer consultant for a software company. Developing solutions to problems is what I do mainly.

[@countryvanlifeuk]

Nice job and fix Makes me smile we start these fixes with what looks like easy jobs But always turns into a mare lol Well done ATB Stephen

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

Thanks 👍Stephen.

[@seanlotr]

Great video

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

Glad you enjoyed it, Sean 👍👍👍🚐

[@sam8rix]

Great video mate 👍

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

Glad you enjoyed 👍👍👍

[@richiebainbridge2608]

A bed of mastic strip may have been a better choice but really good to see it cleaned to that degree. Nice 👍

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

Thanks Richie, that's what I must have taken off. The old mastic strip didn't seem to have bonded to the roof properly and I wonder whether the roof wasn't cleaned or the strip is any good at all? Any idea? 👍🚐

[@scottl5028]

@@HermanHitstheRoad sikaflex is better imo..the mastic stuff goes brittle.. sanding the skylight plastic helps bonding too as new plastic has a sort of silicone on it.. Nice work 👍🏼

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

Thanks Scott 👍👍🚙

[@scottl5028]

@@HermanHitstheRoad so I decided to go and check mine out today as it was raining..and guess what...drip from the bathroom skylight.. Sikaflex time as soon as it dries up 😤

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

Good choice. No leaks here 👍👍👍

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thanks for sharing, whoever did those must have been short of sealant! It's a wonder they didn't blow off! Hopefully no lasting damage though.

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

I hope so too, Bob. I think they used mastic strip which comes with the roof light but they didn't clean the roof properly. 👍👍👍🚐

[@surfreadjumpsleep]

@@HermanHitstheRoad Sounds like they didn't know what they were doing. I have one fiamma roof vent and it's a terrible piece of plastic. After my experience with Fiamma I would not be trusting anything from Fiamma & certainly not their method of sealing. I've got a couple vents to replace and I think I'm going with the Heiki mini.

[@lindahiggins9295]

Also love watching your videos. Has been ages since I have heard anyone say ta-raa. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

Thanks Linda (from Wales I'm guessing?👍), we're glad you enjoy our videos. I normally shout ta-raa to Zoë when she's outside and I'm about to drive off in Herman, as a joke of course 🚐👍🚐👍

[@frankwbeveridge]

Great video Ads,well explained and good camera skills. Even a complete novice would be confident to tackle that job after watching this. I would have liked to have seen how you accessed the roof area from outside of Herman, maybe in a later video. 👍🖖🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

Thanks Frank. We have a roof ladder at the rear to access the roof. 👍👍👍🚙

[@chrisfigiel1150]

Blimey Ads and Zoe great team work,I think you both should start a new business venture,repairing and fixing motor homes,as the other people who fixed your roof lights ,are bodget and scarper, and very tight with there mastic gun ,another top quality vlog👍

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

LOL Thanks Chris, I think the rooflights come with non-hardening mastic putty. Except this has gone hard!! Other comments suggest I should have done the same rather than using Sikaflex but I think this is a better job 👍🚐👍

[@surchin4serenity474]

Excellent job. Too late now but you should use non-setting mastic to seal rooflights. Sikaflex should only be an issue if there are any leaks or if a future replacement is required. Great vid, keep them coming 👍

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

Thanks Ian. I think non-setting mastic was probably what I scrapped out. It seemed to have set though! 😉🚐👍

[@surchin4serenity474]

@@HermanHitstheRoad Watch "How to change a rooflight part 2 - expert advice from Practical Motorhome's Diamond Dave" on KZbin kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGfTm617ZtetY68

[@MrFHLH]

Excellent video thanks very much. What sealer did you use as I will be fitting a sat dish soon and was wondering what would be the best to use. Many thanks.

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

I used Sikaflex 522, MrFHLH. Glad you found the video useful 👍

[@MrFHLH]

@@HermanHitstheRoad thanks very much.

[@colinjoyceart]

Might be worth checking any other roof vents as a preventative measure unless you just have those two.

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

Just the two rooflights, Colin. Thanks

[@lawrenceflanagan5037]

A guestimate of all the work done on Herman?. For someone about to buy.

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

Hi Lawrence, no idea. We've had our motorhome for 10 years and we've added stuff and we've fixed stuff - mostly we've done it rather than paying for labour costs. What are you getting and when are you picking it up?

[@Shep-nf3wk]

I like the use of screwdriver cam Ads. Is this a new camera you’ve just got?

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

Hi Shep, no, it's just a GoPro on my head

[@markmangan8586]

😊👍

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

😁👍

[@jimcoan9491]

Thanks I had mine taken out and replace with mini heki's cost me £100 each but lightened up the van no end, I have a large wind up roof light that seems to have a seized up winder have you come across this as I would like to fix it before we start touring again.

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

Hi Jim, the winder mechanism is outside under the roof light. The cogs are plastic but the threads are metal. See if you can some WD40 at them (you may need to get in the roof). I can see the mechanism through the roof light if I'm high enough. Try not to force the handle. I hope this helps. Let us know how you get on. 🚐🚐

[@jimcoan9491]

@@HermanHitstheRoad Guess I'm going to have to remove the trim from around the Heki to get at the winder mech so I can lube it but I've never had it stripped down before I wondered if any other viewer had done one?

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

The groups on Facebook can be very helpful. If you have a Hymer you could try Classic Hymer Technical or there is Motorhome Happiness.

[@JohnnyBurr]

You keep on like this and Herman won’t be original!!!

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

Hi Johnny, Herman used to be a 1964 VW Type 2 Campervan 😉👍🚐🚐🚐🚐

[@scottl5028]

@@HermanHitstheRoad reminds me of triggers broom 😆

[@AndreasEUR]

Doesn't sikaflex harden? I was told to use something that doesn't set 🤔

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

Why is that a problem, Andreas? The non-hardening putty that I removed hardened and became brittle cause the vent to let in water.

[@AndreasEUR]

@@HermanHitstheRoad i don't know 🙈👍 everyone says to use the type that does not harden, but another video I saw, te guy made a very high bead.. not like the one you made. I recently bought a 2006 mh, and I don't like the way one of the skylights look, so I was gonna reseal it, and researching. I think it is to allow for expansion/contraction of outer skin.

[@AndreasEUR]

@@HermanHitstheRoad like 12mm high bead iirc.

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

But Sikaflex is flexible and will move with expansion. I can't imagine the putty doing that. Of course, these are my opinions and I could be wrong. I didn't like the fact the previous putty product had turned brittle and Sikaflex has been great in the past.

[@AndreasEUR]

@@HermanHitstheRoad yeah i saw, but there was so little of it on your skylights. The other video the guy had to use a knife etc to cut it..

[@JohnnyBurr]

CHAZ, Help!!!!!!!!!!

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

LOL

[@lifesadventures4805]

If you use sikaflex you'll never get it off again!

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

At least it won't leak unlike the putty that I should have used, lifes adventures

[@ChasingContours]

Yeah I was thinking the same. Some butyl tape and then if necessary and thin bead of Sikaflex around the outside just as UV protection and additional seal.

[@davidcowley1823]

Interesting videos as always, but please get rid of the adverts during your videos. They are very annoying.

[@HermanHitstheRoad]

Thanks David. Apologies about the adverts but they are there to support the channel. I'm not sure if you are aware but KZbin Premium allows you to watch any KZbin video without the adverts. kzbin.info

[@davidcowley1823]

@@HermanHitstheRoad Yes I hear what you are saying, but I know you can opt out of the advertising during the videos. Yes they put them prior to the video, but better that, than in the middle of your videos. I know Bob Earnshaw put up a pole requesting what we thought about it. Obviously we voted against adverts during the video.