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PostPosted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 9:27 pm
by bledsoe3
Mark72 wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I say if you are building an insulated wall, place the studwall on the deck and let the outer wall skirt the frame.


That is how I built mine. However I am also installing a strip of diamond pattern embossed rock guard along the bottom to cover the carriage bolt heads.

Mark

I did mine this way too. In this picture the inner skin is not on yet. It was cut flush with the bottom of the 1"X 3". The 1"X3" sits on top of the floor to support the weight. The wood bellow the 1"X3" covers the frame.
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Also, all the screws were removed before the inner skin was installed. They were just used to hold the wood until the glue dried.

PostPosted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 1:43 pm
by SaGR
bledsoe3 wrote:Also, all the screws were removed before the inner skin was installed. They were just used to hold the wood until the glue dried.


Which glue? Seems like you have a lot of faith in the glue :D

PostPosted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:42 am
by bledsoe3
I used Titebond II. Plus I placed a spar right on the deck in the front which is screwed through the wall and the bulkhead sits on the deck too. It's screwed through the walls also.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 5:23 pm
by SaGR
Extra strength :D

PostPosted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:32 pm
by jdarkoregon
Frames are Ugly!

PostPosted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:52 pm
by Sam I am
I have a 3" wide band of 1/4" plywood trim going around the perimeter of the sides of my tear. My plan was to make the trim wider at the bottom so it would overlap and cover up the frame. Then I realized that the frame has bolt heads sticking out the sides that would hit the trim, so I just stopped the trim pieces at the frame. The frame is showing, but it doesn't look too bad, I think. If you have a welded frame with no bolt heads protruding, you could probably cover it with a trim piece.
Sam

PostPosted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:19 pm
by SaGR
jdarkoregon wrote:Frames are Ugly!


:thumbsup:

Re: Should the frame be covered by the sidewalls?

PostPosted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 1:32 am
by jandbsteardrop
So just to clarify, we can build our walls on top of the frame, flush, and then run the filon over the frame? So essentially the filon would be covering the wood walls and the gap/seam between the wall sitting on the frame and the frame? Thanks.

Re: Should the frame be covered by the sidewalls?

PostPosted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 4:58 am
by mikeschn
jandbsteardrop wrote:So just to clarify, we can build our walls on top of the frame, flush, and then run the filon over the frame? So essentially the filon would be covering the wood walls and the gap/seam between the wall sitting on the frame and the frame? Thanks.


Yes, you could do that also! You could also do that with aluminum instead of Filon!

Mike...

Re: Should the frame be covered by the sidewalls?

PostPosted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 12:37 pm
by jandbsteardrop
mikeschn wrote:
jandbsteardrop wrote:So just to clarify, we can build our walls on top of the frame, flush, and then run the filon over the frame? So essentially the filon would be covering the wood walls and the gap/seam between the wall sitting on the frame and the frame? Thanks.


Yes, you could do that also! You could also do that with aluminum instead of Filon!

Mike...


Thanks Mike. We are probably going the filon route as our trailer is wider than 5 feet and I can't seem to locate 6' wide aluminum for the top. Good to know that we can run the filon directly over the steel frame. Thank you.

Re: Should the frame be covered by the sidewalls?

PostPosted: Sun Dec 22, 2013 2:24 pm
by len19070

Re: Should the frame be covered by the sidewalls?

PostPosted: Mon Dec 23, 2013 6:42 pm
by crumbruiser
Len, That's very sharp! :thumbsup:
Frank

Re: Should the frame be covered by the sidewalls?

PostPosted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 6:19 am
by len19070
crumbruiser wrote:Len, That's very sharp!
Frank


:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Happy Trails

Len

Re: Should the frame be covered by the sidewalls?

PostPosted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 10:56 am
by Mdrinnon


I love the profile!!! :thumbsup:

Re: Should the frame be covered by the sidewalls?

PostPosted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 9:05 pm
by Wolffarmer
To me covering the frame adds weight and complexity to something I probably will never sell. My frame will be inboard a bit and painted black to hide it. To me seems the most practical and KISS solution.

Randy