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Old 08-30-2020, 02:26 PM   #1
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Roof sag

The roof on my 2013 Escape 17' has sagged over the past years, no one has walked on it and no snow has been on it (always keep it protected). It has sagged about 1 1/4" so it collects water and is staining the roof. Anyone heard of this or has anyone seen a fix for this?
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Old 08-30-2020, 02:55 PM   #2
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My roof collects water - mainly on the lower profile - I have no idea if it started its life like this but my solution has been to store it nose down so that the water runs off. I’m wondering where you’ve measure to know that it is over an inch lower?
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Old 08-30-2020, 03:04 PM   #3
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You could raise it by adding support inside. 1 1/4" is a huge amount. I too world be interested in how you measured this. Where is this sag? Maybe share a photo too, that way a solution would be easier to come up with.
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Old 08-30-2020, 05:45 PM   #4
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The sag is behind the max-vent. I took a 6' level across the roof and also length wise and it was 1 1/4" deep at its low point. I will try to post a photo.
I was trying to figure out how I could put a support of some sort inside, but the head room is already a bit tight in the 17'. The other option is live with it.
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Old 08-30-2020, 06:45 PM   #5
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You're already down an inch and a quarter so any remedial effort that gained some of the that back would be a plus.

I seem to remember years ago someone with another brand of f.g. trailer having a similar issue. I think that they successfully added a flat arch of some sort.

The first step would be to use a pole with a bit of a foot on it, to spread out the force and gently push up on the low area and see how movable it is. Key word: gently.

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The first step would be to use a pole with a bit of a foot on it, to spread out the force and gently push up on the low area and see how movable it is. Key word: gently.

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I'd make that 'load-spreading foot' on both ends of the 'pole'. And yes, 'gently' is key IMO. I'd be inclined to try a screw-jack rig, making 'lifts' in very small increments, probably with day-long+ periods of 'rest' between to 'see what develops'.

Any sag in a FG trailer roof would be quite 'disturbing' to me. Subscribed to follow.

PS Ron - with apology for my ignorance of the history, what year is your 5.0TA "#6" ?
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Old 08-30-2020, 06:59 PM   #7
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#6 is a 2014
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Thank you Sir!

edit, woops, just realized that I mixed up the owners
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Old 08-30-2020, 08:52 PM   #9
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I'd make that 'load-spreading foot' on both ends of the 'pole'. And yes, 'gently' is key IMO. I'd be inclined to try a screw-jack rig, making 'lifts' in very small increments, probably with day-long+ periods of 'rest' between to 'see what develops'.

Any sag in a FG trailer roof would be quite 'disturbing' to me. Subscribed to follow.

PS Ron - with apology for my ignorance of the history, what year is your 5.0TA "#6" ?
Ron has a 21 now. Pat
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I noticed some sag in my roof the first time I waxed it, which was probably in the spring of 2016. I'm pretty diligent about raking snow off the roof before is sets up and accumulates. I just measured the sag with an 8' straight edge and it is only 5/16". I thought it would be more. The lowest point is at the front edge of the air conditioner so maybe its weight has something to do with it. After looking at mine I'm having a hard time imagining what 1.25" of sag would look like. Is that much sag putting stress on the overhead cabinets?
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I just measured the sag with an 8' straight edge and it is only 5/16".
Mine's about 3/16"

Is that much sag putting stress on the overhead cabinets?
Or is weight in the cabinets putting stress on the roof.

Once the OP experiments pushing up on the affected section and seeing how willing it is to move we'll have a better idea of the options available.

F.G. can be re-profiled. I did it on this car fender by using an outward force and then bonding in a 1/4" x 2" strip of plywood on the underside. While polyester isn't a thermoplastic resin in this case using heat did seem to make it more pliable.

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The roof on my 2013 Escape 17' has sagged over the past years, no one has walked on it and no snow has been on it (always keep it protected). It has sagged about 1 1/4" so it collects water and is staining the roof. Anyone heard of this or has anyone seen a fix for this?
I read somewhere that the early escapes had no pole near the door and there was sag in roof so that was why they added the pole
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Old 08-31-2020, 05:51 PM   #13
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I don't understand how the roof on a 17B ( at least ) could sag.

At the door there are supports either side of the opening, running from the roof to the floor. Next to the door is the cabinet where the fridge is located, again supports from the floor to the roof. On the other side is the bath, with walls from the floor to the ceiling.
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Old 08-31-2020, 06:37 PM   #14
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I don't understand how the roof on a 17B ( at least ) could sag.

At the door there are supports either side of the opening, running from the roof to the floor. Next to the door is the cabinet where the fridge is located, again supports from the floor to the roof. On the other side is the bath, with walls from the floor to the ceiling.

These are my thoughts as well. We have a 2015 17A, and after just now looking at ours, I can't fathom how the roof could sag.
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It has sagged about 1 1/4" so it collects water and is staining the roof. Anyone heard of this or has anyone seen a fix for this?

Are you saying you measured when you first got the trailer and again recently? If not, what are you basing your measurement on?
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Can you take some pictures. Put a straight edge or 2x4 on the roof for reference.
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Old 09-21-2020, 12:20 PM   #17
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Our year and half old 19' is sagging on the street side along the awning before it slopes up. No load other than rain. About ˝" of water over 8 or so feet. How did you remove the staining? Anybody talk to Escape about this? Our 35 year old Scamp did the same on both sides. Thought I'd be done with this...
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Again, how do you know it is sagging? Did you check to see if water collected there when you first got the trailer? Did you make some measurements?
Water collects on the roofs of trailers. Raise or lower the tongue so that it runs off.
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Our year and half old 19' is sagging on the street side along the awning before it slopes up. No load other than rain. About ˝" of water over 8 or so feet. How did you remove the staining? Anybody talk to Escape about this? Our 35 year old Scamp did the same on both sides. Thought I'd be done with this...
Our 12 year old 16 ft Scamp roof also sagged but that only occurred in the winter if I let snow build up on the roof never from rain in the Summer .
That being said , I share your concern and just because my roof isn’t sagging , it doesn’t follow that yours isn’t
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What I am saying is, how do you know it is sagging? Is it because you looked at the roof and noticed water had collected? What do you have to compare it to? Water collects in places on my 17B roof. That doesn't mean it is sagging. I don't think it could sag with all the interior supports - fridge walls, shower walls.
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