Popup Abs Roof Keeps Expanding And Contracting

The new roof had an improved shape crowned in both directions and a metal support brace.

Popup abs roof keeps expanding and contracting.

Fixing a crack in a. After a lot of research though i realized that you could still repair that abs roof and in many cases the owners of the repaired coleman abs roofs were happier with the results than had they gone with a traditional pop up camper roof. The older roof was already damaged and cracked and now it is bearing the weight of the new roof. Well sometimes with wood starts to expand and contract it tends to spit the nail out so to speak.

Gaskets seals latches trims and more are available from the experts in pop up camping. Just google coleman abs roof repair and you will find lots of information. Mix it together in a glass container stir it until it is combined well. I thought so too.

Instead of using the powder mixture you can also opt to use a rubberized leak stopper. We have a 1996 coleman cheyenne one of the first trailers with the abs roof. In 1999 coleman stopped producing the roofs and started buying abs roofs from another company. Some of the big beams in the cellar may crack and that.

We have extensively and suc cessfully tested coleman folding trailer roofs to temperatures as low as 20 f and as high as 140 f. Coleman abs roofs were introduced in 1996 and were installed on all coleman pop up trailers from 1996 to 1998. If these movements occur on top of a foundation that is cracked the result is a whole host of noises that can be more frightening than irritating. Let it sit for a few minutes and use it once it s gooey.

After a few years it sagged and we had it replaced under warranty with a new roof. Add one part abs powder and methyl ethyl ketone powder. The wood is expanding when it warms up as in the spring and contracting when it cools off as in winter. And as long as those nails aren t breaking through the surface i wouldn t worry too much about it.

We had minimal cracking in our abs roof. As the lumber expands it moves and it will rub against other pieces of wood that aren t moving at the same rate. Original coleman and fleetwood roofs and equipment. At colder temperatures abs parts will shrink and at warmer temperatures abs will expand.

This is all natural and harmless. This movement creates the popping noise. We carry a large selection of original equipment hard to find roof and related hardware.