Just got our new Expedition with dormers to replace our old Expedition.?

Unexpected problem: any rain or dew or melting snow or ice runs in channel between roof and dormer. Not a big deal EXCEPT in front of the door! There is a river running down in front of the door! So every time you go in or out of the door you get soaked even just if it's from dew in the morning.?

Anyone have any suggestions to fix or control this?

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Dan

Be careful how you block the flexible gutter at the top of the dormer. We have twice accidentally pinched the gutter extension to the roof extrusion with the wind bars and caused significant rain water leaks in that corner. ?You may be able to carefully pinch off the gutter over the door to direct all the water to flow to the other side as long as there isn’t too much water that would overflow the gutter. ?I’m not sure if any of the canopies that attach to the roof would effectively direct the water away from the door. Let us know if you come up with a solution.

JoeS

We had the same issue with our 2016 Expedition (Soft Dormer). I solved it easily by attaching a piece of aluminum U Channel on the edge of the roof. The piece I used was 8mm wide and 11mm high (internal with 6mm, 1/4 inch) and It works great for dew and rain moving the run-off away from the door and down to the front of the roof, in a thunderstorm it is not effective.?

Nick,

Sounds interesting. Any pictures?

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Dan

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All, I am leaning to a dam of maybe 1/4" weather seal. Should be compressible enough to allow for opening and closing of dormer, yet direct some of the water to the other side. Probably won't help in a big down pour, but the we probably will not go in or out until it settles down. We will see ...

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Dan

Scott,?

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Glad that worked for you. Won't work here as the 3" of the seal that sticks out works like a gargoyle on a cathedral and runs the water about 6" away from the side wall. That's a good thing to keep water from leaking into the camper. However, in this case it is right over the door opening and runs onto the fold out steps. This means getting soaked going in and out of the Aliner. In addition, on cold mornings the water that begins to melt on the roof freezes when it hits the steps, making those steps treacherous.?

So, still looking for the best solution.?

Dan

I think Nick's idea works well.? The "U" channel ( more commonly called "C" channel) is essentially a rain gutter.? But go bigger, say 2"x2", and it will handle a raging downpour.? I'd stick it on to the metal roof edge above the door with permanent 2 sided mounting tape.? I just finished redoing the corner flaps on my trailer and I used gorilla mounting tape, and it worked well.

Steve,

Nick's fix may work for his unit, but in my case it would have to be at least a 4" channel to catch the overflow. Beyond that, it can't be mounted high enough as then it would interfere with the lift assist bars.?

Dan

I finally have a solution that takes care of 95% of the issue. I formed a small dam on the door side of the drain. There is one layer of 3M heavy duty double sided tape - the kind used to attach emblems, such as M3, CX-9, etc to cars. Then some non- porous door/window seals and finally some caulking to fill the gasket holes and the small gap under the center of the gasket on each side. This diverts the vast majority of the water to the kitchen side of the camper. Tiny amounts still drip off the door side. Probably not enough to be annoying. If it does become noticeable, a small C-channel will take care of the residual, but for now it's fine.?

Thanks for all your advice!