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Originally Posted by 71_340
I did it when we had a 30' Sightseer and hated it. Unless you have a scaffold, you have to constantly move the ladder and will not be able to get a nice, continues bead of Manus 75 in the roof radius gap. It was also a PIA to properly clean the area.
You have a 42' RV which means almost 80' of repair area. I would not do that job for $1200.00 but I sure would pay that much to get it done.
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A scaffold has to be moved unless it's 40'long (they can also be rented). As I mentioned before, you can seal while lying on the roof. Alternatively, moving a ladder isn't that big of a deal and who cares if it's cosmetically perfect. If done properly, you'll never see it from the ground.
If I was much younger and needed the money, I'd certainly do this for $1,200.
Another way to look at the cost is $1,200/80' = $15/ft. Pretty expensive in my opinion. It's not too much more difficult to do than re-caulking a bathtub. I'd certainly get another estimate.
Safety is always of concern when deciding to do something like this yourself so I'm not against paying for someone to do it, it's just that $1,200 seems to be too much.