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Shower Roof Leak

Yahoo Message Number: 26241
We have a 98 Intrigue. We have developed a leak in the roof around the shower dome. We temporarily patched the leak with some Dap elastometric (sp?) caulk. Does anyone know the right type of caulk to use? Also we now have water between the two layers of the dome. How do we remove it? Thanx

Mike and Marg Keogh
'98 Intrigue 36' #10538
'00 CRV

Re: Shower Roof Leak

Reply #1 –
Yahoo Message Number: 26242
Mike

We had that problem on our 99 Intrigue and I parked the coach to cause all of the water to run to one corner. I then pull the caulking out and slid a small screw driver between the two layers to let the water drain. You need self leveling caulk that is sold at Camping World and by CC parts. I really like the caulk that CC sells!

Gene

Mikeogh@... wrote:

Re: Shower Roof Leak

Reply #2 –
Yahoo Message Number: 26246
Mike, my 2 cents worth.

Everything has to be completely dry, not even damp!

A good white polyurethane caulk such as Sika 15 lm or Vulkem 116 will do a very good job, these are about the same consistancy as peanut butter. Flow type caulks tend to drain thin on high spots and are hard to control. You should look in the yellow pages for a sealant distributor or contractor, as these are for professional use only, expect to pay about $8 to $10 per tube, you will only need a couple of tubes. I have seen the vulkem 116 at some Home Depot stores.

70% of the job is removing the old sealant and cleaning the area.
Tape the edges with masking tape about 3/8" wide of the old caulk lines to get a bond on a new area of roof. Use a round ended tool such as an old table knife to smooth the caulking after laying down a bead, try to end up with it about 1/4" thick, then pull the tape while it is still fresh.

I was a caulking contractor for 25 years and that is how I would fix mine.

Chris Bradley.
Affinity 3952

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Mike

We had that problem on our 99 Intrigue and I parked the coach to
cause all of the water to run to one corner. I then pull the caulking out and slid a small screw driver between the two layers to let the water drain. You need self leveling caulk that is sold at Camping World and by CC parts. I really like the caulk that CC sells!

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Gene

Mikeogh@... wrote: We have a
98 Intrigue. We have developed a leak in the roof around the shower dome. We temporarily patched the leak with some Dap elastometric (sp?) caulk. Does anyone know the right type of caulk to use?

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Also we now have water between the two layers of the dome. How
do we remove it?

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Thanx

Mike and Marg Keogh
'98 Intrigue 36' #10538
'00 CRV

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Re: Shower Roof Leak

Reply #3 –
Yahoo Message Number: 26250
We had the same problem in our '97 Allure. To solve the problem we removed the old caulking (which will take some elbow grease and the careful use of a plastic putty blade)...dried the shower dome area out...cleaned up the old dirt, grime and caulk residue...and then re- sealed using Dyco C-10 self-leveling caulk. It took us 2 hours.

Ben and Pam

1997 Allure - #30096