Why would they put this rivet right here? See pictures below.
This is the roof to side gutter. I was pulling off the old caulking and silicon , thinking I would clean it then reapply new.
The problem is that the other side of the RV does Not have this done only in the two places where the awning attach.
My questions are:
If these are designed for the roof to come over and drop into the gutter with no caulking, then why did the previous owner do this?
Did he or a shop put that rivet in?
Why?
Is it supposed to be there? As you can see it doesn't allow the roof to press against the gutter for it to seal.
I think they may have done it in one more place as well but won't know until tomorrow when I get to that spot.
This was already siliconed like that when I got it but I wanted to clean it up and if I had to put it back on, do it nicer.
This doesn't make since to me as I said the other side has no silicon(awning only spots).
The roof comes over then inside of it, pressing against it to seal it.
If water does get in there it should just run down the gutter and out one of the 3 holes in it 1 each end and 1 in the middle.
I had a leak last year, so Ins. paid to send it to the (RV PROFESSIONALS)WAJ. The fixed the inside dried it all that stuff.
Resealed the roof. Then to my very unhappiness just siliconed over the side gutter and looked like crap again. I asked them why it even had to be there. Answer "because someone put it there for a reason". What the ????!! because some put it there that don't matter. What's the reason its there and not on the other side of the RV?
I called Winnebago and asked him why you would silicon the crap out of the side like that.
They said they weren't sure why, that you could put a small bead along it, as the gutters are J style, flat up, flat down, J as the the gutter. That made sense to me. But why no signs of factory silicon in the roof to inside of the gutter part?
I didn't know about the rivets at the time of this phone call.
Maybe I need to reexamine the other side for factory silicon inside the gutter?
Obviously you can see this is in my head and I can't except "because someone put it there"
This is our first RV so I'm learning as I go, but this has bugged me for awhile.
I was hoping someone with RV experience could help with this.
And Yes the simple fact of it leaked is why, has crossed my thinking.
But why then does the other side not leak?
You can push the roof inside the gutter in theres about a 1/4" space/gutter, when you let go it presses back against the inside of the gutters edge.
If you could explain this to me or if you know the proper way? Example: a little silicon on the inside of the roof to gutter part.
I would appreciate it.
If this is the case what about the rivets?
What way would be best to silicon them without clogging the gutter, causing a potential backup of water and another leak?
By the way this is why I feel it leaked last winter.
This is the roof to side gutter. I was pulling off the old caulking and silicon , thinking I would clean it then reapply new.
The problem is that the other side of the RV does Not have this done only in the two places where the awning attach.
My questions are:
If these are designed for the roof to come over and drop into the gutter with no caulking, then why did the previous owner do this?
Did he or a shop put that rivet in?
Why?
Is it supposed to be there? As you can see it doesn't allow the roof to press against the gutter for it to seal.
I think they may have done it in one more place as well but won't know until tomorrow when I get to that spot.
This was already siliconed like that when I got it but I wanted to clean it up and if I had to put it back on, do it nicer.
This doesn't make since to me as I said the other side has no silicon(awning only spots).
The roof comes over then inside of it, pressing against it to seal it.
If water does get in there it should just run down the gutter and out one of the 3 holes in it 1 each end and 1 in the middle.
I had a leak last year, so Ins. paid to send it to the (RV PROFESSIONALS)WAJ. The fixed the inside dried it all that stuff.
Resealed the roof. Then to my very unhappiness just siliconed over the side gutter and looked like crap again. I asked them why it even had to be there. Answer "because someone put it there for a reason". What the ????!! because some put it there that don't matter. What's the reason its there and not on the other side of the RV?
I called Winnebago and asked him why you would silicon the crap out of the side like that.
They said they weren't sure why, that you could put a small bead along it, as the gutters are J style, flat up, flat down, J as the the gutter. That made sense to me. But why no signs of factory silicon in the roof to inside of the gutter part?
I didn't know about the rivets at the time of this phone call.
Maybe I need to reexamine the other side for factory silicon inside the gutter?
Obviously you can see this is in my head and I can't except "because someone put it there"
This is our first RV so I'm learning as I go, but this has bugged me for awhile.
I was hoping someone with RV experience could help with this.
And Yes the simple fact of it leaked is why, has crossed my thinking.
But why then does the other side not leak?
You can push the roof inside the gutter in theres about a 1/4" space/gutter, when you let go it presses back against the inside of the gutters edge.
If you could explain this to me or if you know the proper way? Example: a little silicon on the inside of the roof to gutter part.
I would appreciate it.
If this is the case what about the rivets?
What way would be best to silicon them without clogging the gutter, causing a potential backup of water and another leak?
By the way this is why I feel it leaked last winter.
r get AG to let me upload larger pics. At least they aren't sideways anymore.
