One Tip I can share that is an RVers rule that I wish I had paid a bit more attention to is:
- "Know Thy Roof".. and
- Keep a regular eye on it, regularly get the ladder out and look for anything that could be a tear(especially if you get into branches or tress (even little ones)
Do you have a tin roof? Are you lucky & have an Airstream and Aircraft Aluminium?
If you have a rubber roof like me (and many of the rigs out there), It would have been nice to know what a mess quick-fixes could make of it (like putting silicone caulk on it or around antennas and skylights)... Keep that stuff away from your rubber roof.
Keeping a small fix kit of real EPDM liquid rubber roof (and some small EPDM patches would have been a good investment.
I've been ripping out water damage for a near-spring project. It was caused by tear damage I didn't spot until to late.
I'm lucky that I have some building skills and a shack in the North GA Mtns to do the work at.
It would be hard to do in a park (and it would cost a fortune at an RV repair shop .)Luckily my sins with silicon were not real bad, and wasn't what caused the leak.. Its just a pain to get up. but I would have liked to have known better.