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Only a few fifth-wheel manufactures offer fiberglass roofs. Most of the higher end motorhomes use fiberglass roofs. When we first started shopping and asked about fiberglass roofs, we were told to avoid them because they are noisy and prone to leaks. That did not fly with us, because, as ex-boaters, we knew fiberglass is the preferred top for a boat (not too many rubber roofed boats), which deals with more water than an RV. |
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| Also, being through several rain storms in the Travel Supreme, we have found the rain on the
roof to be a more gentle sound than the sound we heard on our rubber roofed motorhome. Perhaps the amount of roof insulation in the
Travel Supreme has something to do with the gentle sound. Our experiences with the rubber roof on our motorhome put a fiberglass roof high on our list of “wants.” Tree branches can easily cut through a rubber roof. Even the newer vinyl roofs are still subject to tree branch cuts. I guess a big enough hit could crack the fiberglass roof. But we have a lot of experience in fiberglass repairs and they are as strong as the original fiberglass. The fiberglass roof does not have the chalky white film run-off like rubber/vinyl roof so the RV stays cleaner When we installed the solar system, we could glue the solar panels to the roof because it was fiberglass. If we had a rubber/vinyl roof, we would have had to screw in the panel mounts. We prefer not to put any more holes in the roof than we have to. |
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