If I have a company manufacturing motorhomes I would hire people like you guys to put together a plan to make the best RV as possible . Loved the video as always ! you guys are amazing !

@bindingcurve

2 жыл бұрын

There are already companies like that, and most people are not willing to pay those prices.

@SSgtdennisgray

2 жыл бұрын

@@bindingcurve willing or able are two different things. Plus this is a Winnebago product and at one time they lead the industry in workmanship.

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

That would be cool! Thanks for watching!

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, at one time I was a big fan

You guys are great problem solvers, always impressed with your pride in workmanship , as always thank you for educating the masses.

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Another fantastic job guys! If I had the need for work like that, I’d, no question, be making an appointment for your services.

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

High Praise! Thanks!

The difficult thing about this as an owner would be no matter how many roof inspections and yearly maintenance wouldn't have prevented this. I can't imagine watching an expensive coach deteriorate over the years and nothing you do can stop it.

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

That's why we try to show the truth

Excellent video James and Majestic Chad, lol. Sometimes nick names are really descriptive. You have people crossing the great white border to get it done right. It is very nice you guys reengineer the roof for people. I hope you guys get out and have some fun once in a while, is your compound coming along James? Stay safe and healthy gentlemen. Again thank you guys for the education on the RVs.

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

I would like to say it is coming along better than it is. I have no time.

@badgerpa9

2 жыл бұрын

@@AZExpert Well I am glad you are busy with work and staying safe. Easier said than done but try to take a few minutes to yourself. Your videos have helped me with something educational to watch while I had 3 back surgeries this summer, thank you for them.

Id be pissed if that was my rig you really saved the owner by repairing it and done a great job

@AZExpert

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! :)

Pacaso of rv repairs! Like other comments your knowledge and skill sets to improve over factory standards (which sucks)! Leaves me to conclude if my rv ever needs major repairs I will make that trip from Ohio to AZ for a service call to the Pacaso of rv repairs! Stay blessed and keep pumping out amazing videos!! Salute! And thank you for your service 🙏🏽

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

Oh, say it ain’t so! My friend retired from Winnebago in Iowa. Swore they were the best made and manufactured RV’s in the country! Of course, growing up in MN, everyone bought Winnebago’s. They were in driveways all over town and wall to wall at the lakes, long term camping. When you were older and retired, you bought a BIG Winnebago and every Winter, drove to AZ or TX and stayed till Spring. You would think FL, but no. I would rather take a bullet than go to any of those places! Well, to each his own. But go to MN or IA and that’s all you see up there. PS. Beautiful job on the roof!! 🎉

Wow, looks good. Thank you James and Chad for sharing this video. Happy trails!

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! :)

Simply beautiful workmanship! Winnebago should be ashamed! Only 8 years old! I’d send these tapes to their engineering department. I’m sure they will be in shock! I sure am!! Simply saddened by this failure of a company I’ve known and believed in!!

Fantastic work! Very professional.

Congrats on 33k subscribers! Great work as usual.

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀 Congrats on your awesome car

I really like your problem resolutions, Nice Job!

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Another super nice job James 👏

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

This is so much fun to watch. Thanks for sharing.

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great job better than new

Ty. I respect the skills you share.

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Looks better than original roof good workmanship

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great job !

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Nice work guys.

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

What a nice roof! Great work :)

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for showing the install on the wood to the foam. Last video stated you were not. My only suggestion is as a older fiberglass and wood boat project guy I would have treated the new wood with penetrating epoxy resin. Encapsulates the wood so it won’t absorb water. Also vastly increases the strength of the wood. Then glue the new filon on top of the water proof wood panels.

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

They probably would not stick, also not sure of the durability of that resin next to styrofoam. Generally we stick with materials that were designed for RV application, Marine application is a whole other ball of wax. Thanks for watching!

@dewholdingsllc1050

2 жыл бұрын

@@AZExpert fyi, yes boats have to take more of a beating and seem to last much longer than your RV examples. But, yes of course, sure epoxy resin sticks to foam. All boats are full of foam, so they are hard to sink even if flooded, usually under the floor which in older fiberglass /wood boats was glass over plywood. Replacing a floor or transom is a lot like replacing an RV wood roof. When you tear off de-laminated rotten wood the foam usually is stuck to it some of it. Modern boats since mid 1990s use all composite materials with fiberglass and with your glue it would stick like glue. I am speaking about non-waxed epoxy resins. I restore my RV thinking like its a boat, they are so similar and using penetrating epoxy resin on new wood is the way to go. Ask the experts: lots of yt boat restore folks, Jamestown distributors, aero-marine resins, west marine, etc. have staff that can tell what will stick if you do not believe me. my 2 cents

Good to watch the Professionals repair these roofing on these motorhomes

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Dude you scare the hell out of me when you're walking around up there, please be careful and excellent job 👍

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I will

Very nice job guys. It's hard to believe the way they are doing the roof now. I think they need to rethink that.

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

I agree

What a job! I really don't think I'd want to go to the extent you guys did. You really should write a book on what RVs to avoid..

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

LOL Thanks for watching!

I don't think I like your attitude mister we like watching you work. That's why we come every time you have a new video no matter what it is we watch to the end. 🔥⛄

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

LOL Thanks for watching!

@whatdoyouthinktodd

2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome.

Nice job. I always enjoy watching a job done well :>)

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Another job well done Mr. Filon. You and Chad should design rv's

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Nice work to both of you! So much better than it was, should last for many years.

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you!

Excellent Amazing work

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Job well done! Should last much longer than the original. 👍

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

DEFINITELY lol

Great job on that roof

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great JOB! Excellent!!!

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great job

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

What a great job you did on that I thought it was a lost cause

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great video, was a hard job. Someone needs to send these videos to Winnebago, maybe they will learn something.

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

They have been shared in the winnebago groups

Awesome!

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

AZ If I got a 45' motorhome say tiffin would those upgrades dealing with sway bar help on steering and keep the body from leaning ? O what about changing those spring to better items ?

James I have a 2001 Itasca Horizon. I'm looking for the skylight over the shower it looks like it maybe a special part size just made for Winabago/Itasca.

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

you are correct. you can get them from mobilityrv.com but they are crazy $$

I love your video ! I’m redoing a Winnebago Brave 94 from inside out and your energy in your videos is contagious ! I wish I had the budget to get it done by a professional but I’m doing it as perfect as possible 👍🏽 How thick are the luans that you use? A fan from the Valley :) Ps: if you ever want an assistant or a non-paid trainee, I’m down !

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

1/8th paneling

Amazing.....

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Interesting method of handling the job. You must pay Cassones RV for use of the shop and help with your repair job? I did the same thing as a mobile mechanic in the late 1980s and 90s.. A friend had a small brick & mortar auto repair shop in Glendale AZ. If I had a job that required "in shop" repair I would trailer the vehicle to him. Usually pay him for most or all of the repair. I had time for other jobs and made money on all jobs (usually). I had less overhead costs & helped my buddy pay his bills ... thanks.

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

I'm an independent contractor. I do not pay Cassones.

That roof is truly better than new, and a far cry better than I would feel with factory roof Winnie... I think the work you did in this roof pretty much assures you will be doimg the roof AC work 😂😂

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Nope! Not me

@DavidHBurkart

2 жыл бұрын

@@AZExpert 😂

And what do you use for the last layer on the roof. What kind of plastic is that? I found an American house with a damaged roof for sale in Europe. I think I could make it, but I don't know if there are enough materials.

Wow and Thank you for all the information! Because of your videos I have done a full inspection of my roof (2014 Itasca Sunstar 27n) and found the waves with some spongy areas. How can I get an appointment with your location? I live in NH and am willing to travel.

@AZExpert

Жыл бұрын

I'm not currently taking on any new jobs but I appreciate the offer!

Great videos. You mentioned in one of your videos that filon you used is thicker than what Winnabego uses. Can you let me know from what company I can purchase from. I have a 2003 Sightseer 30b. Thank you

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

the thicker stuff I sourced from Hemet Valley RV in California.

Amazing. What gave it the strength? The wood and foam? Hard to believe how that roof tightened up with the wood and foam? Good job

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Correct! Thanks

It’s amazing the work you two accomplished. My question is do you ever bump your heads on the low hanging metal roof over the work area?

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

constantly

@markk4300

2 жыл бұрын

@@AZExpert I feel your pain!

We had to repair a roof one time with similar problem, we used a stud finder to see where the cavities were

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

Can’t believe there are no aluminum crossmembers. Nice fix.

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Very good and interesting video. How many total days or hours did this one take?😀

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Roofs generally take a few days, depending on what else needs to be done

@earlribaudo4807

2 жыл бұрын

@@AZExpert Thank you.

I still can’t believe there is no kind of trusses built into that roof!

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Surprising I know

As always awesome 👌 video. Question I have a 2000 winnebago adventurer 35u 2 slides, my question what type of roof is it? It looks like fiberglass. Thank you.

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

the same filon roof. Winnebago has been making them like this for nearly 30 years

@kirktruman6707

2 жыл бұрын

@@AZExpert One more question please. Can I paint the roof with Henry's tropical white on the filon roof?.

Do you know what adhesives 3m makes that would be equivalent to Stabond? That stuff is pricey.

I can feel the anxiety of checking the stability of the roof afterwards. 😂 not that I wouldn’t trust your work, but but does that seem scary should there be a few inches of snow fall on that roof.

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

well with snow, you probably should not be up there.

@CozyLivingMachine

2 жыл бұрын

@@AZExpert I mean, fair! 🤣 I just meant the weight of the snow and trusting the roof to hold it!

Can you ever show us the owners picking up there new and improved RV

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not always around when they do, but I will keep that in mind

Is there anyway to add steel cross bracing to the foam roof. I will never buy a RV with a foam roof. It’s as bad as a foam floor.

@paulschuenke9529

2 жыл бұрын

Winnebago should be ashamed for building such a pile if She---t To spend that kind of money on a coach and it fails that soon😝😝😝

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

I do have a few videos, some there just isnt a place to install them

I was always told that the stabond red glue eats foam when you spray we usually use the natural yellow stabond it doesn't eat the foam as bad. do you have that issue at all?

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

183 is foam safe 440 is not

@Dabsfordays3

2 жыл бұрын

@@AZExpert Thank you for that I appreciate it

Brand new roof is awesome; 20yrs?

Feels like there would be some cables running from wall to wall that needed to be tightened.

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

No cables

Nice job again!!!!! Those production coaches can be real junk. They still charge like this is a long life product but they are not!!!!!

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Very true! They CAN last a long time if properly maintained. I'm finding the older units were not built as badly

curious why you didnt put the metal roofing reinforcement in like you did with a couple of the last ones? that roof still looks shakey

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

I assure you it is not shakey.

What does a job like this costs?

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry I don't quote customer prices

Might be a stupid question, but why don't the manufacturers build them this way at factory? Obviously there is a better way and better material.

Is it possible to replace a rubber TPO or EDPM roof with filon?

@patricksquires77

2 жыл бұрын

I am NOT a rv expert. Just a guy that owned a winnebago and watched some of these vids. The winni roof imo is one of the better ones on gasser motorhomes. Can you do filan on a originally flexible roof?…. Good q but - I don’t think so. You can’t just fastener it down on edges as i think it would break and crack. Winni have that rounded top edge a-bunting to that channel the filan gets bent and tucked into then held with the pro flex culk/glue or whatever. A edm or tpo roof has no spot to tuck the filan nor the bigger radius i believe - at least the ones I have seen.

So the ProFlex used on the sides was it clear or white?

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

usually clear thanks!

Like your scissor lift, in the uk health and safety would have a fit with the hand rails removed,I’ve used a lot of them even the big diesel ones a lot of rules using them on site

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

We live dangerously here

@pault1964

2 жыл бұрын

@@AZExpert you mean Chad

❤❤ Very nice job James, I was wondering if you have ever tried cutting out openings with a router using a 2 inch long by 1/2 inch wide bit with a roller barring on the end (patern bit)? Also, if you want to go beyond the call of duty, hit the a/c cover with a torch. It makes plastic that is old and rough looking look new again. Again, very nice job.👍👍

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Generally I dont want to hit wiring

How much does something like this cost?

I will never buy a Winnebago… I would be so worried about hitting a bump with all the units on the roof and have it caving in…. But then again that’s probably why they didn’t put the AC on the roof it can’t support it

Need to Clone you guys!

I always see you use wood for the base, can you use an azdale composite material, May be over kill, and too expensive

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

I recently asked Chad the same thing, my may concern is experimenting with someone's RV, not knowing if azdel's strength is good in this application. Thanks

Could you install aluminum roll sheet?

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

That would be a lot of weight

Amazing job. I still can't believe there are no cross supports tying the roof to the walls. Makes no sense from a construction standpoint. I just completed rebuilding my basement box due to poor design by Winnebago if anyone wants to watch.

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah post the link! Maybe it will help someone

@WanderToGetLost

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/mWyJpsajY93AmLw.html

My old pace arrow vision more roof bracing than that one! What in hell is going on at Winnebago? I'll stick with a power platform for gas units. This is hideous

Until the first good bump in the road..........

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Nah, It's good Greg.

Video title seems incorrect? The Repair is Complete because the roof had already failed?

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Correct

This repair must be expensive :O

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

They all are

How much would it cost for a job like this to be done including materials?

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry I don't quote prices on here

@kenbaustin4533

2 жыл бұрын

@@AZExpert I get it. Just looking for a ball park guess about what something like that would run in case I decide to buy me a Winnie!

I would like an RV for retirement but it is hard to find affordable good ones that don't have major roof issues you keep repairing.

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

They really are very pricey

Customer should have paid to paint the tops of the end caps while they were painting.

Question.....What does a roof job like this cost today?

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

I don't list customer cost

How much did it cost?

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

I don't list customer cost in here

I'm sure I'm not the only one that wants to know what the cost was to the customer and how long it took to complete.

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

I dont post customer cost on here--that is their business. Roofs generally take 3 or so days, depending on how much extra work there is

Eight year old roof replacement, that is unacceptable.

good as new? not when James & Chad get finished. better than new! you guys should start your own RV mfr. then we'd know they were designed and built RIGHT

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeff! That is high praise

I can't emagine paying, originally, that much money for junk. I'd be so mad.

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

I would too

I know we all ask, but how much?

@AZExpert

2 жыл бұрын

I dont tell, sorry, it's the customers business

@Fix-it-tony

2 жыл бұрын

@@AZExpert I’m sure some would ok with it, I know you have viewers trying to figure out how much it costs to do a job like this and if it makes sense for them.

I would never buy a Winnebago after seeing this.

@AZExpert

Жыл бұрын

Probably a wise choice

How much does a replacement like this cost? Roughly?

@kdub1666

2 жыл бұрын

I think I remember him saying ~$280/ft.

Nice video. Hard to believe no crossmembers. Might of been ok if they used enough glue.