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Much to my surprise this spring when I did my roof inspection after pulling the coach from storage (it's covered in winter storage), I found a soft spot where the front cap meets the roof near the curb side. I inspect my roof several times throughout the camping season and Dicor any areas that looked cracked or dried out. In that particular area I did not see anything suspicious (cracks or otherwise). Also no damage inside the couch in the bedroom closet area.
My plan was to have the FlexArmor (https://rvroof.com) roof applied in 2022, seven years into ownership. As I get closer to retirement, this was an item I wanted done as a peace of mind for the roof. Getting onto and off of the roof will likely become more of a challenge with age.
They have several locations across the US but the closest to me was just east of Kansas City, Missouri. I started the research on this franchisee before committing to engaging with them on a quote and work. Two guys started this business in November 2019 and have great reviews from RV owners. I spoke to FlexArmor HQ in Jacksonville, Florida and they stated that all franchisees must go through a few months of training. The equipment is shipped and installed by staff from Jacksonville, Florida to ensure it meets the “FlexArmor” standards. The equipment will also be inspected periodically by someone from HQ.
With that knowledge, I engaged with the owners of Lifetime RV Roof in Bates City, Missouri. They were very easy to work with through the quoting and expectations process. They need 2.5 days to complete the process without any major repairs. Day one is predominantly prep with the second day being two coats and the final half day is inspection with putting it all back together. Oddly, one of the owners has an aunt who lives 15 miles from me in Minnesota....small world.
Their facility is right off the Interstate 70 and can handle two RVs at one time. A day’s drive down, stayed at the KOA just down the road from them and had reservations for a hotel 12 minutes west of their location. They offered to have me stay in their lot overnight before the start date but I elected to stay in the KOA where I could dump tanks in the morning.
Upon arrival they immediately went to the roof for the inspection and found the soft spot I pointed out in our previous conversations. I dropped the coach in their parking lot and we discussed the process once again. My coach had the old crank up TV antenna and they recommended I consider the omni-directional stationary bat wing replacement, $95…done!
They completely draped the coach roofline to garage floor in plastic then plug in the coach for power, if necessary. They removed the AC units entirely, removed the top of my MaxxFan vents, covered the openings for the AC and vents, masked the shower skylight. If you have standard RV vents they will replace the covers as part of the price. They would also replace the vent stack cover as part of the installation price but I have a non-standard vent cap so they worked around it. They mask and spray just over the rear cap, further over the front cap than the original seams and right to the top of the gutters. As you can see in the attached photos, they don't actually scrape the Dicor just cut it off. They don't replace the existing roof but spray over it. The polyurea they use bonds to the existing membrane creating a complete seal to the roof substrate. Good maintenance and proper installation from GDRV made this an easier job whereas they have done some extensive roof repairs on other coaches.
On the first day, they called and explained the shower skylight was very brittle and during prep, it cracked. They would replace the old one with a new one, matching the dark brown color of the roof items with a tinted version rather than just plain clear...no charge. They also stated they could spray over the new skylight removing any chance of replacement in the future. The DW wants the light so no cover over for us.
They kept me posted via text on their progress over the 2.5 days and I was able to pick it up around 11am on the third day. The took me into the garage bay and up on the scaffolding to look at their work. I have no regrets getting this done and working with the two owners was a pleasure (they are also the installers, no staff yet). I have been on the roof a couple times since having this done in early August, once to clean leaves off the slide rooms and once to cover the coach going into winter storage. No seams to Dicor and no maintenance whatsoever for the life of the coach.
-Lyle
Much to my surprise this spring when I did my roof inspection after pulling the coach from storage (it's covered in winter storage), I found a soft spot where the front cap meets the roof near the curb side. I inspect my roof several times throughout the camping season and Dicor any areas that looked cracked or dried out. In that particular area I did not see anything suspicious (cracks or otherwise). Also no damage inside the couch in the bedroom closet area.
My plan was to have the FlexArmor (https://rvroof.com) roof applied in 2022, seven years into ownership. As I get closer to retirement, this was an item I wanted done as a peace of mind for the roof. Getting onto and off of the roof will likely become more of a challenge with age.
They have several locations across the US but the closest to me was just east of Kansas City, Missouri. I started the research on this franchisee before committing to engaging with them on a quote and work. Two guys started this business in November 2019 and have great reviews from RV owners. I spoke to FlexArmor HQ in Jacksonville, Florida and they stated that all franchisees must go through a few months of training. The equipment is shipped and installed by staff from Jacksonville, Florida to ensure it meets the “FlexArmor” standards. The equipment will also be inspected periodically by someone from HQ.
With that knowledge, I engaged with the owners of Lifetime RV Roof in Bates City, Missouri. They were very easy to work with through the quoting and expectations process. They need 2.5 days to complete the process without any major repairs. Day one is predominantly prep with the second day being two coats and the final half day is inspection with putting it all back together. Oddly, one of the owners has an aunt who lives 15 miles from me in Minnesota....small world.
Their facility is right off the Interstate 70 and can handle two RVs at one time. A day’s drive down, stayed at the KOA just down the road from them and had reservations for a hotel 12 minutes west of their location. They offered to have me stay in their lot overnight before the start date but I elected to stay in the KOA where I could dump tanks in the morning.
Upon arrival they immediately went to the roof for the inspection and found the soft spot I pointed out in our previous conversations. I dropped the coach in their parking lot and we discussed the process once again. My coach had the old crank up TV antenna and they recommended I consider the omni-directional stationary bat wing replacement, $95…done!
They completely draped the coach roofline to garage floor in plastic then plug in the coach for power, if necessary. They removed the AC units entirely, removed the top of my MaxxFan vents, covered the openings for the AC and vents, masked the shower skylight. If you have standard RV vents they will replace the covers as part of the price. They would also replace the vent stack cover as part of the installation price but I have a non-standard vent cap so they worked around it. They mask and spray just over the rear cap, further over the front cap than the original seams and right to the top of the gutters. As you can see in the attached photos, they don't actually scrape the Dicor just cut it off. They don't replace the existing roof but spray over it. The polyurea they use bonds to the existing membrane creating a complete seal to the roof substrate. Good maintenance and proper installation from GDRV made this an easier job whereas they have done some extensive roof repairs on other coaches.
On the first day, they called and explained the shower skylight was very brittle and during prep, it cracked. They would replace the old one with a new one, matching the dark brown color of the roof items with a tinted version rather than just plain clear...no charge. They also stated they could spray over the new skylight removing any chance of replacement in the future. The DW wants the light so no cover over for us.
They kept me posted via text on their progress over the 2.5 days and I was able to pick it up around 11am on the third day. The took me into the garage bay and up on the scaffolding to look at their work. I have no regrets getting this done and working with the two owners was a pleasure (they are also the installers, no staff yet). I have been on the roof a couple times since having this done in early August, once to clean leaves off the slide rooms and once to cover the coach going into winter storage. No seams to Dicor and no maintenance whatsoever for the life of the coach.
-Lyle
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