Rene T
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Modeladay said:Ok, finshed up the back wall and frame now on to the small section on the roof.
Pictures look identical except for a little shading on the 1st one. ;D
Modeladay said:Ok, finshed up the back wall and frame now on to the small section on the roof.
Punomatic said:Nicely done. You're almost there! Then you get to go camping. I am sooo impressed with your work.
alan6051964 said:Looking great !!!. don't forget to drill holes in your new wall studs in the back for all your light wires . other than this ?, I think your doing a wonderful job !. it's not as bad as you thought huh ?. as for the 3/8 osb ?, just use 3/8 plywood, if you use good wood screws for outdoors ?, it should bend, and hold great, don't worry about it bending...it will bend just fine. I used liquid nails on my roof trusses, wood screws, worked great so far. I've had a lot of rain here in Arkansas lately, and no leaks yet ? ( knocks on head )...lol. keep it up, your doing great, saving money, and your learning the in's and out's of campers !.
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I did go with 3/8s plywood and I'm using decking screws. I started with liquid nails and found this glue from LOCTITE that seems much better. If I looked at all that had to be done I don't know if I could have done it. I focused on one small thing at a time and did not dwell on the things that I thought I could not do. When I got to the things I thought were difficult I was able to sort it out. I think I will have less than $500 in material. I got one estimate and he said it would probably exceed $3000 , nether one of us thought it would be as bad as it was so it would have been much more. Having said that could a pro done better? Yes but I feel it is structurally strong. Yes I have learned a lot, I now look at RV ads and many times can ID leaks by just looking at the pictures
Modeladay said:Having said that could a pro done better?
Gods Country said:Errr I would do something about the knot. I presume you flipped it best side up. Sanded ply may be a better fit for this purpose.
Modeladay said:Nothing like knowing the guy personally when it goes wrong? Got the roof panel on tonight and will glue the roof down tomorrow.
Rene T said:I would also countersink ther screws a little deeper and fill the holes with putty. You don't want them touching the roofing material and eventually breaking through.
Rene T said:Try the lights now before you put it all back together.
Gods Country said:So did the floor turn out to be OK?
Gods Country said:I realize it's been a lot of work, but that was some real luck that the floor is OK considering the amount of damage.
Looks like you will be RVing soon! )