Thanks Linda (from Wales I'm guessing?👍), we're glad you enjoy our videos. I normally shout ta-raa to Zoë when she's outside and I'm about to drive off in Herman, as a joke of course 🚐👍🚐👍
@@HermanHitstheRoad Sounds like they didn't know what they were doing. I have one fiamma roof vent and it's a terrible piece of plastic. After my experience with Fiamma I would not be trusting anything from Fiamma & certainly not their method of sealing. I've got a couple vents to replace and I think I'm going with the Heiki mini.
Thanks Richie, that's what I must have taken off. The old mastic strip didn't seem to have bonded to the roof properly and I wonder whether the roof wasn't cleaned or the strip is any good at all? Any idea? 👍🚐
@@HermanHitstheRoad sikaflex is better imo..the mastic stuff goes brittle.. sanding the skylight plastic helps bonding too as new plastic has a sort of silicone on it.. Nice work 👍🏼
@@HermanHitstheRoad so I decided to go and check mine out today as it was raining..and guess what...drip from the bathroom skylight.. Sikaflex time as soon as it dries up 😤
Great video Ads,well explained and good camera skills. Even a complete novice would be confident to tackle that job after watching this. I would have liked to have seen how you accessed the roof area from outside of Herman, maybe in a later video. 👍🖖🏴🏴🏴
@@HermanHitstheRoad They all appear ok. Being in Southern France they have been affected by very strong UV over the years and I''ve already replaced the large Heki twice because they just crack and I've also replaced the 4 mini Heki's once. The only water ingress I've had was after a freak storm where the wind blew rain water underneath the large Heki and through the rubber seal. Oh, I've just remembered, I lost a mini Heki in Spain and although we were stationery and it was open at its minimum setting a very strong gust of wind ripped it off the roof and deposited it 50 metres away! Oh the joys of being a Camping cariste as we are called out here. I'm now in the process of replacing the two 110 a/hr leisure batteries buried deep within the double floor of the van. Safe travels and keep those vids coming. All the best Bob & Ann
@@HermanHitstheRoad New LB's should arrive on Thursday. Get them fitted and then we're off to Provence and the Cote D'Azure for a couple of weeks. Tough old life when you're retired. I'm interested to know what you do for a living?
Blimey Ads and Zoe great team work,I think you both should start a new business venture,repairing and fixing motor homes,as the other people who fixed your roof lights ,are bodget and scarper, and very tight with there mastic gun ,another top quality vlog👍
LOL Thanks Chris, I think the rooflights come with non-hardening mastic putty. Except this has gone hard!! Other comments suggest I should have done the same rather than using Sikaflex but I think this is a better job 👍🚐👍
Excellent job. Too late now but you should use non-setting mastic to seal rooflights. Sikaflex should only be an issue if there are any leaks or if a future replacement is required. Great vid, keep them coming 👍
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Hi Lawrence, no idea. We've had our motorhome for 10 years and we've added stuff and we've fixed stuff - mostly we've done it rather than paying for labour costs. What are you getting and when are you picking it up?
Excellent video thanks very much. What sealer did you use as I will be fitting a sat dish soon and was wondering what would be the best to use. Many thanks.
Yeah I was thinking the same. Some butyl tape and then if necessary and thin bead of Sikaflex around the outside just as UV protection and additional seal.
Thanks I had mine taken out and replace with mini heki's cost me £100 each but lightened up the van no end, I have a large wind up roof light that seems to have a seized up winder have you come across this as I would like to fix it before we start touring again.
Hi Jim, the winder mechanism is outside under the roof light. The cogs are plastic but the threads are metal. See if you can some WD40 at them (you may need to get in the roof). I can see the mechanism through the roof light if I'm high enough. Try not to force the handle. I hope this helps. Let us know how you get on. 🚐🚐
@@HermanHitstheRoad Guess I'm going to have to remove the trim from around the Heki to get at the winder mech so I can lube it but I've never had it stripped down before I wondered if any other viewer had done one?
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@@HermanHitstheRoad Yes I hear what you are saying, but I know you can opt out of the advertising during the videos. Yes they put them prior to the video, but better that, than in the middle of your videos. I know Bob Earnshaw put up a pole requesting what we thought about it. Obviously we voted against adverts during the video.
@@HermanHitstheRoad i don't know 🙈👍 everyone says to use the type that does not harden, but another video I saw, te guy made a very high bead.. not like the one you made. I recently bought a 2006 mh, and I don't like the way one of the skylights look, so I was gonna reseal it, and researching. I think it is to allow for expansion/contraction of outer skin.
But Sikaflex is flexible and will move with expansion. I can't imagine the putty doing that. Of course, these are my opinions and I could be wrong. I didn't like the fact the previous putty product had turned brittle and Sikaflex has been great in the past.
