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[ghcoe]

Then of course the worst part, the bottom.

Bottom

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Bottom #2

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Bottom #3

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[ghcoe]

Well I was getting things ready for canvasing the top tomorrow morning. As luck would have it the other HF drop cloth has the seam length wise . The stiching is also a lower quality, although the canvas seems to be the same so I will be able to use this for other applications inside. I hoped that I did not get one of the last of the other drop cloths. It has been over a year since I purchased these drop cloths. Made a run to HF and found that indeed they did have the drop cloth I needed. I could tell by the stiching and the tread used. So if you need canvas that has a 9'x6' clear area look for the HF drop cloth with a tight stich in the edges. The tread is also shinny, and all edges are finished.

The other drop cloth, the stiching is loose and the thread is not shinny and is similar in color as the canvas. Also, only two ends are finished. The other ends are just cut canvas .

[OP827]

Your trailer bottom canvas work is perfect, again!

[KCStudly]

Really nice canvas work!

[GPW]

Neatness does count !!!

[dales133]

Looking good. Verry neat edges

[GPW]

Just a thought about protecting those Neat edges .... the floor to wall join and under is an area that seems to see and collect a lot of water (around here anyway) ... and the canvas under the floor MUST be completely and thoroughly saturated and waterproofed... as well as the “reinforcing strip" underneath it (or on top) ... Current thinking is we would be better off with some kind of really simple drip edge that would channel any water down and away from the bottom of the floor ...

Any ideas about that ???

[dales133]

Just a thought about protecting those Neat edges .... the floor to wall join and under is an area that seems to see and collect a lot of water (around here anyway) ... and the canvas under the floor MUST be completely and thoroughly saturated and waterproofed... as well as the “reinforcing strip" underneath it (or on top) ... Current thinking is we would be better off with some kind of really simple drip edge that would channel any water down and away from the bottom of the floor ...

Any ideas about that ???

Here you can get a 40mm pvc angle about 4mm thick that is realy tough stuff .
Something like that if you could find a glue to stick to it would make a good edge.
I plumbers pipe glue or polyurathane adhesive would probably work...just a thought

[Wolffarmer]

Just a thought about protecting those Neat edges .... the floor to wall join and under is an area that seems to see and collect a lot of water (around here anyway) ... and the canvas under the floor MUST be completely and thoroughly saturated and waterproofed... as well as the “reinforcing strip" underneath it (or on top) ... Current thinking is we would be better off with some kind of really simple drip edge that would channel any water down and away from the bottom of the floor ...

Any ideas about that ???

Here you can get a 40mm pvc angle about 4mm thick that is realy tough stuff .
Something like that if you could find a glue to stick to it would make a good edge.
I plumbers pipe glue or polyurathane adhesive would probably work...just a thought

There is a PVC glue. Really thought stuff. I do not know if it is in Home Depot and/or Lowes. Or local hardware stores. Around here I can easily get it from an Irrigation shop. Lots of them here in this agriculture area.

[dales133]

Just a thought about protecting those Neat edges .... the floor to wall join and under is an area that seems to see and collect a lot of water (around here anyway) ... and the canvas under the floor MUST be completely and thoroughly saturated and waterproofed... as well as the “reinforcing strip" underneath it (or on top) ... Current thinking is we would be better off with some kind of really simple drip edge that would channel any water down and away from the bottom of the floor ...

Any ideas about that ???

Here you can get a 40mm pvc angle about 4mm thick that is realy tough stuff .
Something like that if you could find a glue to stick to it would make a good edge.
I plumbers pipe glue or polyurathane adhesive would probably work...just a thought

There is a PVC glue. Really thought stuff. I do not know if it is in Home Depot and/or Lowes. Or local hardware stores. Around here I can easily get it from an Irrigation shop. Lots of them here in this agriculture area.

Yea same stuff used for glueing pvc pipe together.
Incredibly fumey and goes off like a rocker.

[GPW]

I’m just trying to think of something Simple ...

[dales133]

You could use aluminium flat bar to do that

[ghcoe]

Even running a bead of caulking along the bottom edge would work to create a drip edge.

[GPW]

Thanks Guys , you inspired me to re-visit this idea .... a Canvas drip edge ... I can either glue or sew a fold onto a piece of canvas, and just glue it over the other skin ... Simple , but It would seem necessary to completely WATERPROOF the completed assemblage .. Cheap, flexible , and easy to replace ... Not difficult to make , perhaps gluing between two wooden blocks as depicted.

[ghcoe]

Did not get time to update last night.

I got the canvas draped over the top and allowed for shrinkage of about 6".

Draped

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Then I folded the canvas up in about 10'" folds so I could unfold as a went.

Folded

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Worked fairly well except once I got to the curve in the roof I realized that 6" allowance at the bottom was not enough . Too late now, so I finished it out. Should have allowed for 12"

A little short

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