# Full Roof Replacement for Eastvale, California > Complete strip and recover of an RV roof including deck repair, new membrane or shell, and all penetrations rebedded. Source: https://ocrv.info/services/roof-slide-and-awning/full-roof-replacement Full roof replacement strips the existing roof surface down to the deck, repairs or replaces damaged decking and rafters, installs a complete new membrane or shell, and rebeds every rooftop penetration. It is the appropriate answer when the surface has shrunk, crazed broadly, or accumulated more repairs than it can carry. ## Pricing Range $3,500 to $18,000+. Labor band 20 to 80 hours. Performed in shop at 23281 La Palma Ave, Yorba Linda, CA 92887. A full roof replacement is the largest single maintenance event most coaches ever see, and owners approach it with understandable dread. The number is significant, the coach is out of service for weeks, and there is nothing glamorous about the result since the roof is the one part nobody looks at. What it buys is another two decades of not worrying about water, which on a recreational vehicle is the thing that determines whether it survives. The decision usually arrives one of three ways. A membrane has shrunk away from its terminations and no longer covers what it needs to cover. A roof has collected so many repairs and coating layers that the next leak cannot be located, let alone fixed. Or an inspection during other work reveals decking that has been quietly rotting under an intact-looking surface. All three lead to the same place. OCRV Center performs this work entirely indoors at the Yorba Linda facility. That is not a convenience, it is a requirement. A coach with the roof stripped to bare deck cannot see weather, and the adhesives and sealants involved all specify temperature ranges that an open yard in the Inland Empire cannot deliver in summer or in a January morning. The 35,000 square foot building holds long coaches through the full sequence. ## What brings this in - Membrane visibly shrunk away from the caps - Multiple soft areas across the deck - Several generations of patches and sealant layers - Widespread checking or crazing of the surface - Leaks that reappear in new locations after each repair - Coating layer peeling from the membrane below - Rafters felt as high spots through a sagging deck ## What does a full roof replacement include? Everything on the roof comes off. Air conditioners, vents, skylights, antennas, satellite domes, solar arrays, ladder brackets, refrigerator stacks and both side gutter rails. Each is labeled and stored. Then the old membrane and adhesive are removed down to bare decking, which on an EPDM roof is a scraping job and on a coated roof is considerably worse because the coating has to come off before anything else can. That phase is unglamorous and it sets up the quality of everything after. With the deck bare, the real inspection happens. Every square foot is probed. Soft or delaminated plywood is cut out and replaced with matching thickness material properly fastened into the rafters, and rafters that have taken water are sistered or replaced. Only then does the new surface go on, followed by rebedding every fitting on fresh butyl with new gaskets, rebuilding both terminations, and finishing with the correct sealant. Nothing that came off the roof goes back down onto old material. - All rooftop equipment removed, labeled and stored - Old membrane, adhesive and any coating stripped to deck - Full deck probed and damaged sections replaced - Water damaged rafters sistered or replaced - Every penetration rebedded with new butyl and gaskets ## Which roofing material should replace the original? TPO is the most common choice for a recover and for good reason in this climate. It holds reflectivity, which matters when the coach sits in Inland Empire sun, it does not chalk down the sidewalls, and future repairs are heat welded rather than adhesive bonded. That last point is the one owners appreciate most in year eight when a branch punctures the sheet and the repair fuses rather than sticks. EPDM remains a valid choice and it costs less. It is forgiving of foot traffic and it has decades of history behind it. Some owners of higher end coaches ask about converting to a laminated fiberglass shell, which is possible but a substantially larger project involving structure, not just surface. We lay out the options with real numbers rather than steering, since the right answer depends on how the coach is used. ## How much decking usually needs replacing? There is no honest way to know before the membrane is off, which is why we quote with a stated decking allowance rather than pretending to a fixed number. Coaches that have been maintained and stored under cover frequently need nothing beyond the immediate area of a known leak. Coaches with a history of deferred sealant maintenance commonly need the perimeter around several penetrations and sometimes a long strip along one edge. The worst cases involve rafters, and those are the ones where the schedule moves. A rotted rafter is not just a strength issue, it means the water has been sitting in the roof cavity long enough to reach the insulation and possibly the ceiling panels below. When we find that, we stop, photograph, and revise the estimate with the owner before continuing. Nobody gets a surprise supplement at pickup. That conversation happens with the deck open and the photographs in hand. - Decking allowance stated in the original estimate - Actual condition photographed once the sheet is off - Rafter damage triggers a stop and a revised scope - Insulation checked and replaced where saturated - Ceiling panel damage quoted separately from roof work ## What should the roof look like when it is finished? Flat, taut and clean, with no wrinkles, no bubbles and no adhesive telegraphing. Every flange should sit with an even butyl squeeze-out line and a continuous bead of self-leveling sealant over its perimeter and its fasteners. Both gutter rails should be straight and sealed. The terminations at the front and rear caps should capture the membrane mechanically, not just with sealant. Walk the roof with the technician before delivery and look at all of it. You should also receive documentation: photographs of the bare deck before the new surface went on, a record of what decking was replaced, and the material specification for what was installed. That record matters years later when the roof needs service or when the coach is sold, and it is the difference between a documented major service and an owner claiming the roof was done at some point. Keep that record with the rest of the coach paperwork. ## Sequence of operations ### 01. Assessment and material selection The existing roof is surveyed, decking is probed through the membrane, interior moisture is metered, and the owner chooses a replacement material with real cost differences laid out. A decking allowance is set and written into the estimate so later findings are handled transparently. ### 02. Strip to bare deck All rooftop equipment is removed, labeled and stored. Gutter rails and cap terminations come off. The old membrane, adhesive residue and any coating are removed until clean decking is exposed across the entire roof, with the coach indoors throughout. Nothing is left open overnight. ### 03. Deck and structure repair Every section of decking is probed and inspected. Compromised plywood is cut out to sound material and replaced at matching thickness. Rafters showing water damage are sistered or replaced, and saturated insulation is removed. Findings are photographed and shared before work continues. ### 04. Recover, rebed and test New membrane or shell is installed and bonded across the prepared deck. Terminations are rebuilt and mechanically captured. Every fitting returns on fresh butyl with new gaskets, sealant is applied to clean surfaces, and the roof is water tested before the coach is released. ## Frequently asked questions ### How long will my coach be out of service? Plan on two to four weeks for a straightforward replacement, and four to ten weeks if substantial decking or structural repair is involved. The strip and prep phase and the decking work are the variable parts. Membrane installation and rebedding are predictable. We give a target date at authorization and update it once the deck is exposed and we know what we are dealing with. ### Can you just install a new membrane over the old one? We do not, and you should be skeptical of anyone who offers it. Bonding new material over an old sheet means you cannot see or repair the decking, you inherit every existing failure, and the new adhesive is bonding to a chalking, degraded surface rather than to clean plywood. It looks like a roof for a while and then fails in ways nobody can trace. ### What if you find a lot more rot than expected? We stop, photograph everything, and bring you a revised estimate before continuing. That is why the original quote includes a stated decking allowance rather than a pretend fixed price. Discovering extensive rot is not rare on a coach that needed a new roof in the first place, and handling it transparently is better than absorbing it quietly or springing it at pickup. ### Is it worth replacing the roof on an older coach? That depends on the rest of the unit. A structurally sound coach with a good interior and a bad roof is worth doing, because the roof is what will destroy everything else. A coach that already has extensive water damage in the walls and floor may not justify the investment. We will give you an honest read on the whole vehicle rather than just quoting the roof. ### Will my solar panels and air conditioner go back on? Yes, all of it. Everything removed is labeled, stored and reinstalled on fresh butyl with new gaskets. Air conditioners get new gaskets as a matter of course rather than reusing a hardened one. Solar mounts are reinstalled with proper backing. If any equipment is found damaged or degraded during removal, we tell you and quote it separately rather than reinstalling something that will fail. --- OCRV Center. 23281 La Palma Ave, Yorba Linda, CA 92887. (949) 799-3387. info@ocrvcenter.com. Serving Eastvale, California in Riverside County, about 20 miles from the shop. All work is performed in shop at the Yorba Linda facility. No mobile, roadside or on-site service is offered. Scope is body, paint, structural, fiberglass, interior and vehicle systems work. Engine rebuilds, transmission rebuilds, drivetrain work, DOT inspections and emission testing are not performed.