Popup Abs Roof Keeps Expanding And Contracting

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.

Popup abs roof keeps expanding and contracting.

We had minimal cracking in our abs roof. Well sometimes with wood starts to expand and contract it tends to spit the nail out so to speak. The sun hits your roof and heats it up. Instead of using the powder mixture you can also opt to use a rubberized leak stopper.

This movement creates the popping noise. Materials whether new or old shift regularly with changes in temperature and air pressure. In 1999 coleman stopped producing the roofs and started buying abs roofs from another company. As the lumber expands it moves and it will rub against other pieces of wood that aren t moving at the same rate.

Original coleman and fleetwood roofs and equipment. We have a 1996 coleman cheyenne one of the first trailers with the abs roof. Add one part abs powder and methyl ethyl ketone powder. At colder temperatures abs parts will shrink and at warmer temperatures abs will expand.

We have extensively and suc cessfully tested coleman folding trailer roofs to temperatures as low as 20 f and as high as 140 f. This is all natural and harmless. Gaskets seals latches trims and more are available from the experts in pop up camping. And as long as those nails aren t breaking through the surface i wouldn t worry too much about it.

Mix it together in a glass container stir it until it is combined well. The new roof had an improved shape crowned in both directions and a metal support brace. We carry a large selection of original equipment hard to find roof and related hardware. Fixing a crack in a.

After a few years it sagged and we had it replaced under warranty with a new roof. Just google coleman abs roof repair and you will find lots of information. Abs is thick plastic that is durable but it often cracks and becomes damaged over time. Let it sit for a few minutes and use it once it s gooey.

If these movements occur on top of a foundation that is cracked the result is a whole host of noises that can be more frightening than irritating. Coleman abs roofs were introduced in 1996 and were installed on all coleman pop up trailers from 1996 to 1998. Some of the big beams in the cellar may crack and that.