Thursday, November 13, 2014

Problem: Leaking

I'm pretty sure the cause of some leaking is from this storage box on top. It has a few pretty sizable holes in it and it's suspicious after it rains there is no water collected in the bottom of this thing. The water must be going somewhere. So with my $100 Dicor tape from Camping World, I patched the holes and with my other Dicor products I sealed up (globbed) over the screws. This has been done by a previous owner but their sealant was eroding and coming off on most of the screws. It needed a fresh coating. And they used a silicone sealant, which I just learned causes rusting. Tsk tsk.

Putting Dicor sealant on the screws felt putting frosting on a cupcake, which therefore made it fun. 



In addition to that, I also used the Dicor tape along the damaged area on the roof/side seam. The tape is extremely adhesive and it worked well to bring the edges back together. I then got a few pieces of metal flashing. I liked the idea of light weight angled metal, like a mini roof that water will drop off and away from the seam. I then used plenty of sealant that was made for metal to metal. This repair job is so janky I'm reluctant to show photos because at no angle do they look nice. But after I paint the flashing, I'll take a photo. Maybe.

I believe my water leaking problems are fixed for now... 

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