{"id":40836,"date":"2021-06-12T17:08:03","date_gmt":"2021-06-12T16:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/?p=40836"},"modified":"2022-11-16T17:35:06","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T17:35:06","slug":"reseal-a-leaking-motorhome-caravan-roof-vent-skylight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/reseal-a-leaking-motorhome-caravan-roof-vent-skylight\/","title":{"rendered":"Reseal a Leaking Skylight for Under \u00a320"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If your motorhome skylight or roof vent is leaking, here’s how to reseal it for under \u00a320. The mastic on our skylight has aged over the years, and water was dripping inside in heavy rain, never a good thing. I’ll be honest, this isn’t a fun or fast job, but you could save hundreds of pounds if you’re able to do it yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thankfully our skylight only leaked when it RAINED LIKE THE END OF THE WORLD, so we didn’t rush to fix it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sorry, the Skylight Has to Come Off<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Yep, you’re going to have to take the whole damned thing off. We’ve all tried whacking some silicon around the skylight base in the hope it’ll fix the leak. If it does, it’s temporary. The only way to get a permanent seal is to take the skylight off the van, remove all the old sealant from the roof and skylight surround, add new sealant and re-install it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To prepare you for the worst, at one stage of the job your roof will look like it’s undergoing serious surgery:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our motorhome roof with the skylight removed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sorry, I wish there were an easier way, believe me, but it’s nowhere near as bad as it looks! You only need some basic tools and patience to complete the job. The hardest part for me was getting on the roof, the ladders only just fitted in the Mini!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A neighbour at our storage yard had the same problem with his caravan. He’d found the inside of his skylight full of frozen water in the winter. He’d been quoted over \u00a3400 to take the skylight off, reseal and re-install it. The job cost us less than \u00a320, and that included a can of Plasti-Kote to respray and freshen up the interior of the skylight, so it’s worth at least thinking about tackling it yourself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tools You’ll Need<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These are the tools and materials I needed for the skylight on our 2001 Hymer B544:<\/p>\n\n\n\n