Roof shrinking?

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   We have late 2019 early 2020 R-pod 195.  This year we noticed a couple of splits in the roofing material and I noticed that the roofing material appear to be coming loose along one side.  
We took the camper to our local repair place (who is not a Forest River dealer) in preparation for the upcoming camping season.  They reported that the entire roof appeared to be shrinking and while the caulked roof would last a year or two, we should consider replacing the entire roof (time frame not specified). 

I was wondering if anyone else had encountered this issue?  It seems to be rather unusual for a 5 year old R-Pod.

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ArenaBlanca Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 07 Sep 2016 Location: Alamogordo, NM Online Status: Offline Posts: 158	Post Options Post Reply Quote ArenaBlanca Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Roof shrinking? Posted: 29 Feb 2024 at 10:24am
	We have late 2019 early 2020 R-pod 195. This year we noticed a couple of splits in the roofing material and I noticed that the roofing material appear to be coming loose along one side. We took the camper to our local repair place (who is not a Forest River dealer) in preparation for the upcoming camping season. They reported that the entire roof appeared to be shrinking and while the caulked roof would last a year or two, we should consider replacing the entire roof (time frame not specified). I was wondering if anyone else had encountered this issue? It seems to be rather unusual for a 5 year old R-Pod.
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StephenH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6325	Post Options Post Reply Quote StephenH Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 Feb 2024 at 11:29am
	You might check with Forest River. If it is the newer style roof, I think it did have a multi-year warranty, but my memory might be faulty. However, in getting it caulked by a non-FR dealer, that might be a moot point. Still, it wouldn't hurt to check.
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GlueGuy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2649	Post Options Post Reply Quote GlueGuy Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Mar 2024 at 9:58am
	I kind of doubt that the roof is shrinking, but that something else might be going on underneath to cause the frame/structure to spread. Could be that water got in and caused some of the wood structure to swell, or that something else is happening to cause the walls to bow out. That's pure speculation, but it's where my mind is leading me.
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ArenaBlanca Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 07 Sep 2016 Location: Alamogordo, NM Online Status: Offline Posts: 158	Post Options Post Reply Quote ArenaBlanca Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 05 Mar 2024 at 10:08am
	Forest River has told me that this camper has a rubber roof and the rubber roof has a 15 year warranty. So, the camper is going to an authorized service center tomorrow. Thanks you, Stephen for the tip.
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