Pop Up Roof Redo With Roof Panels

In part 1 of how to remove the pop up camper roof i showed you how rotted away the 1 x 2 ceiling frame was on our pop up camper.

Pop up roof redo with roof panels. If you added a roof rack and much cargo you may exceed. A few months ago we rescued a neglected rockwood pop up camper from a family friend s backyard. Set your store to see local availability add to cart. Get 5 off when you sign up for emails with savings and tips.

Please enter in your email address in the following format. Drill the holes from the tpo to the inside and clean out the hole. We are pretty familiar with coleman pop up campers but this rockwood was a whole new ball game for us. You could also put the roof back on step 14 and then drill the holes but i fear the roof might shift and fall.

We decided to replace all of the perimeter of this frame but thankfully once we removed that wood we found that the 1 x 2s that ran across the ceiling and the square in the middle for the roof vent hadn t taken much water to cause any structural damage. When we last checked in with y all we showed you how we took the roof apart to start the reconstruction. The camper was in pretty bad shape and we knew it would need a roof rebuild. The sprinter rb with sportsmobile s penthouse pop top more than exceeded the test weight requirements.

Once it was structurally solid i just kept the old plywood panel up on the ceiling and just peeled away any of the rotten layers. Free delivery with 45 order. Ford vans can be regular body or extended 1992 and newer. We had to replace the wood sides of the roof and a couple of the 2 x 2s that ran along the top edges of the roof.

We basically approached this roof rebuild like a puzzle. Now up until this point all of our hands on pop up camper experience has been with our coleman camper. Chevrolet vans must be 1994 and up. Roof weight mercedes benz allows a maximum added roof weight to the sprinter of 660 pounds.

They ll also install just a pop top into your existing van for 6000 to 7000. Now if you kept one of the old side panels or both put them back up to the new sides and match up where the upright bolt holes will go. Some pop tops especially if they go up much higher can weigh considerably more.