If you’ve been living the RV life for any amount of time you know that there’s plenty of maintenance involved, and this is especially true of your resealing your RV roof. But what does an RV roof reseal cost?
We’ll walk you through the average cost to reseal an RV roof in today’s guide, along with your options and how to save some money during the process.
The average cost of resealing an RV roof runs between $200 if doing it yourself or up to $800 if you hire the RV roof reseal job out to a professional.
We’ll walk through these numbers and the variables below.
RV Roof Reseal Cost
As we covered above, you can expect the cost of resealing an RV roof to run between $200-$800 depending on what materials are used and whether or not you do the job yourself or hire it out to someone.
There are many factors that affect how much to reseal an RV roof which we’ll explore further in this guide.
Factors That Affect RV Roof Reseal Costs
RV Roof Resealing Cost Vs RV Roof Recoating Cost
Every RV roof will eventually leak, but the repair methods to fix your RV roof leaking are very different and have totally different costs associated with them.
What Is RV Roof Resealing?
RV roof resealing consists of going around all the seams on your RV’s roof applying caulk (such as Pro Flex RV sealant or something similar), as well as patching any holes or tears in your RV’s roof with a RV roof patch kit or with Eternabond roof seal tape.
In this case, you’re looking at costs of $200 or less to purchase the materials and do the work yourself when resealing your RV roof.
If paying someone else, you are not only paying for the materials and markup, but also for that person’s time to remove old caulking, clean the roof, and then reseal it, bringing the average cost of an RV roof reseal to around $800 when done by a professional.
What Is RV Roof Recoating?
RV roof recoating also involves fixing tears, punctures, and caulking, but also involves you painting an entire layer of RV roof coating on your RV.
Obviously the material costs are going to be higher for RV roof recoating, so you can expect to spend around $500 to recoat your RV roof yourself, assuming you only need to recoat the roof and not apply new fabric to it.
You can expect to pay around $1,500 to have someone else recoat your RV roof.
Cost Of Replacing RV Roof Gaskets
When resealing your RV roof you may also need to replace gaskets like the A/C gasket, vent gaskets, and other areas.
Replacing or repairing RV roof gaskets will add around $50 for a DIY project or around $200 if done by a professional.
Cost Of Resealing RV Roof Seams
When resealing your RV roof you may also need to touch up some spots on the seams which cannot always be caulked and may need a paint-on sealant.
Resealing your RV roof seams will add around $100 in material costs for a DIY project or around $250 if done by a professional.
Cost Of Resealing RV Slide Out Roofs
When resealing the roof on your RV’s slide out you’ll usually need to replace the entire rubber gasket around it (or at very least the top piece), along with caulking everything as you normally would on your RV’s roof.
Expect the materials for resealing the roof on an RV slide out to run an extra $50-100 if doing it yourself and between $250-300 if paying a professional to do it.
Cost Of Resealing Different RV Roof Types
RV roofs are made primarily of rubber, fiberglass, or metal, and the cost of resealing an RV roof varies by each material type.
Rubber RV Roof Reseal Cost
If your RV’s roof is made of rubber, it’s either made of EPDM (Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer) or TPO (Thermoplastic Polyolefin).
EPDM rubber roofing coating can be used on both EPDM and TPO roofs and averages around $70 if you need to touch up some areas of your rubber RV roof when resealing it.
Fiberglass RV Roof Reseal Cost
Resealing a fiberglass RV roof primarily consists of removing the caulk, cleaning the affected areas, replacing any gaskets if necessary, and caulking, so again this will run between $200 to $800 if DIY-ing it or hiring the job out.
You can use EPDM coating on a fiberglass RV roof to touch up any other spots that can’t be caulked, and this will add additional material costs to your DIY job of around $100 for the coating and painting supplies, or about $250 to the job for someone else to do it.
Metal RV Roof Reseal Cost
Resealing a metal RV roof also entails removing the caulk, cleaning the affected areas, replacing any gaskets if necessary, and caulking, so this RV metal roof resealing process will also run between $200 to $800 if DIY-ing it or hiring the job out.
You can use EPDM coating on a metal RV roof to touch up any other spots that can’t be caulked, and this will add additional material costs to your DIY job of around $100 for the coating and painting supplies, or about $250 to the job for someone else to do it.
How Often Should You Reseal Your RV Roof?
The obvious answer would be to reseal your RV roof whenever you notice leaks, but generally you can expect your RV roof reseal to last for around 5 years.
You should inspect the caulk on your RV’s roof seams and around gaskets and other joints annually as part of your RV maintenance and prevention schedule, making sure to touch up any problem areas that you see.
RV Roof Leak Repair Cost
If you have a leaking RV roof then you can expect to pay a little more than the average cost to reseal your RV roof when paying a professional.
This is because you’ll need to pay for an RV roof leak test which costs around $100, plus you’ll need to pay for the associated repairs and resealing to be performed.
RV Roof Replacement Cost Vs RV Roof Reseal Cost
RV roof replacement is an entirely different subject which we’ll cover later, but you should clearly understand that if you need to get the roof replaced it will run significantly more than the cost to reseal an RV roof.
Wrapping Up How Much An RV Roof Reseal Costs
We hope this guide helped you to anticipate how much you’ll spend when resealing your RV roof and gave you some ideas on how to save money during your project.
Did you try it yourself or did you end up hiring someone to do the RV roof reseal for you? Let us know how much everything ended up costing you in the comments below if you feel comfortable so that we can share our experiences together.
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