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Thank you again.  I'm covering all seams with "aluminum tape" to seal
leaks.  Sounds like you have more solid metal to work with than the new
aluminum trailers offer...  I'm just adament that I do the job right.  A
$20,000 trailer ain't cheap, and I don't want to screw it up.  Lots of
planning is going into this to make sure the result is something I'll be
happy with...


--- Debbie Kirchner <dakota.charm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Dan says you need to use some kind of insulation that is going to cause
> a
> vapor barrier, we glue it in really tight, get it as TIGHT as you can to
> the
> aluminum studs... it does not have to be perfect, but the best you
> can...
> Dan says you can even seal it tight with plastic, the stuff they put on
> a
> house before they put the siding on...
>
> we did not use furring strips on ours, we put all kinds of cabinets in
> it,
> we did a ton of glueing... we drilled holes into the studs and attached
> the
> cabinets directly to each stud, we had a Trailswest GN, with metal, not
> aluminum...
>
> I am heading over to my mom's soon for dinner... so I might not get to
> reply
> again till later
>
>
>
>
> On 12/24/06, Mike Lewis <mlewis73@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > The foam board is in between the existing aluminum studs that the
> trailer
> > came from the factory with.  I can't do anything with those without
> > compromising the structural integrity of the trailer, so might as well
> > fill in the space between them with insulation.  I will be using wood
> > studs (furring strips) bolted into the existing aluminum supports, to
> > support cabinets, etc.  I've heard of moisture issues even if the pink
> > stuff is used... not sure how to best handle the situation...
> >
> > Mike
> > --- Debbie Kirchner <dakota.charm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > Dan just showed up, you will have moisture problems, you will have
> to
> > > use
> > > chipboard or panelling which is heavy to give the wall board some
> > > strength... the dead air space could/will cause moisture build up if
> you
> > > heat inside the trailer... not a good thing at all.. why don't you
> want
> > > to
> > > use the pink stuff??? you could use another insulation... it is
> > > Styrofoam,
> > > that is rigid not the soft fluffy stuff
> > >
> > > do you have all your wires and water run FIRST?
> > >
> > >
> > > On 12/24/06, Debbie Kirchner <dakota.charm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > I will ask him, I think if you have Dead space, you will have
> trouble
> > > > though...
> > > >
> > > > On 12/24/06, Mike Lewis <mlewis73@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > Sure... I'd appreciate that.
> > > > >
> > > > > I already have foamboard insulation behind where the wall
> paneling
> > > will
> > > > > go... trying to avoid the pink stuff...  There will be about
> 1.5" of
> > > > > dead
> > > > > space between the foamboard and the wall paneling or whatever I
> use
> > > to
> > > > > "back" the paneling.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thank you,
> > > > >
> > > > > Mike
> > > > > --- Debbie Kirchner <dakota.charm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > we used  the thick pink insulation that fit behind the thin
> wall
> > > > > > panels...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > My hubby repairs RV's, if you have questions, I can ask him
> and
> > > type
> > > > > his
> > > > > > answer for you
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 12/24/06, Mike Lewis <mlewis73@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > > > I'm working on installing my own LQ into a 2002 Silver Star
> > > horse
> > > > > > trailer,
> > > > > > > 11' on the long wall.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I was wondering what the "professional" LQ installers put
> behind
> > > > > their
> > > > > > > wall panels.  I visited Lowe's today and even the 5/8" wall
> > > panel
> > > > > > boards
> > > > > > > seem a bit flimsy... seems like thin plywood or something
> behind
> > > > > them
> > > > > > > would help things a bit, although plywood is heavy.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thank you,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Mike
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> > > Until then, I float on the back of a barefoot gaited Morgan~
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> Debbie ~Someday, I will soar with the Eagles....
> Until then, I float on the back of a barefoot gaited Morgan~
> New Silver Solution a Patented Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobial Agent
> automaticbuilder.com/soda/silver

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