Applying canvas to roof of tall foamie

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Applying canvas to roof of tall foamie

Postby rustytoolss » Wed May 17, 2017 11:34 am

Within the next 6 weeks I should be applying canvas to the outside of my Foamie. Unlike most of you guys building TD's. My Foamie is a TTT. The exterior of the cabin is 116" long x 76" wide X 74" tall,then and add 12" from the ground level. I've got a good grasp of doing the canvas work (since I did the interior wall before assembly) . But I'm not sure of how to do the canvas work on the roof. :NC . My XPS foam is 2" and I do have some 2x2's for roof load supports. But I have not really come up with a good plan to apply the canvas on top of my tall camper. I really don't want to try to lay on the roof, to apply my canvas, if I don't have to.
I" m up for any comments ...Thanks
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Re: Applying canvas to roof of tall foamie

Postby seanc » Wed May 17, 2017 2:32 pm

I can't wait to see your build!! My roof is 76" wide and I was only able to reach all of it through a 2' x 4' skylight in the center.

Once the foam only structure is glued together it should be plenty strong enough to roll onto its side. I flipped my camper (on purpose) before I canvassed it and was impressed with how stiff it was. :thumbsup:

Alternatively, you could build scaffolding over the top.
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Re: Applying canvas to roof of tall foamie

Postby GPW » Wed May 17, 2017 4:09 pm

We had to scaffold up for ours...
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Re: Applying canvas to roof of tall foamie

Postby tac422 » Wed May 17, 2017 8:26 pm

I jacked the front up high, until the bottom was almost touching.
I think I used a small step stool to reach up high.
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You can see the canvas rolled up on top, around a lightweight board.
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Re: Applying canvas to roof of tall foamie

Postby rustytoolss » Wed May 17, 2017 8:29 pm

GPW wrote:We had to scaffold up for ours...

what was your total height from the ground ?
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Re: Applying canvas to roof of tall foamie

Postby rustytoolss » Wed May 17, 2017 8:31 pm

tac422 wrote:I jacked the front up high, until the bottom was almost touching.
I think I used a small step stool to reach up high.
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You can see the canvas rolled up on top, around a light board.

When level what is your total height from the ground ?
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Re: Applying canvas to roof of tall foamie

Postby tac422 » Wed May 17, 2017 8:42 pm

[/quote]When level what is your total height from the ground ?[/quote]

70" for the body, 12" off the ground.

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10'3" long
67" wide
70" tall
The door is 27"x 54-1/2"x 47
Inside height is 68"
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Re: Applying canvas to roof of tall foamie

Postby pchast » Wed May 17, 2017 8:50 pm

I remember reading that some one here lay their TD on the side to do it.....
I like Scaffold myself.
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Re: Applying canvas to roof of tall foamie

Postby GPW » Thu May 18, 2017 5:08 am

Rusty , guessing our overall height is ~ 8 feet … ( we’ll have to measure when it gets light ) We tried the old ladder , but it was too shakey for me ( old guy) Scaffolds worked fine … :thumbsup:
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