Rebuiling A Tent Trailer Roof

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Rebuiling a tent trailer roof.

Removing the pop up camper roof and assessing the water damage you are here remove the exterior trim to assess damage. Remove rotted and water damaged wood. Detach the canvas and remove the roof. The method to get it raised has been by an ever changing combination of springs pulleys and winches.

After a lot of research though i realized that you could still repair that abs roof and in many cases the owners of the repaired coleman abs roofs were happier with the results than had they gone with a traditional pop up camper roof. Understanding camping trailers roof lift systems all pop up camping trailers have one thing in common. This will decrease the chance of it breakage or leaking. Start by removing the canvas and canvas rails from the interior roof and the lights any.

We ll do a little roof rebuild series but fair warning. Scrape off any debris or old roof material. Lay the roof on the ground and start removing everything else awning. The roof must be raised before it can be used.

Tent trailer roof re build step 1. While rebuilding the roof of the pop up camper wasn t necessarily difficult it was tedious. Remove the old roof. Remove all trim and tear apart the roof.

The first thing you need to do is to clean your roof thoroughly so as to remove any dirt particles. There was a lot of manual labor involved. Rebuilding repairing the roof and making it water tight rebuild roof structure with new wood. This is going to be a long series.

Let it dry for a day or so before you use it on your next camping trip. Reattach roof and canvas to camper.