Best walls for a teardrop

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What is the best wall for a Teardrop?

1/2" plywood
1
7%
1/2" plywood-----aluminum skin
3
20%
1/2"plywood -----1/4 Lauan outside
0
No votes
1/2" plywood------filon
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No votes
1/4" lauan ------ 1/2" foam -------- 1/4" lauan
8
53%
1/4"lauan-------1/2" plywood-------aluminum skin
0
No votes
1/4" lauan-------1/2" plywood- -----filon
0
No votes
1/4" Lauan------ 1/2" plywood------ 1/4" lauan
1
7%
1/4" lauan-------1/2" foam----------- Aluminum skin
0
No votes
1/4" lauan--------1/2" foam------------filon
2
13%
 
Total votes : 15

Best walls for a teardrop

Postby teardropsleeper » Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:36 am

What is the best way to make teardrop walls?
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Postby bledsoe3 » Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:46 am

There are many more than you have above. One of the most popular is either 1/4" or 1/8" luan outside, 3/4 framing with insulation and 1/4" or 1/8" inside.
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Postby toypusher » Wed Mar 14, 2007 9:07 am

To be honest, the best wall is the one that works best for you!! Like bledsoe3 said, there are lots more opions and one of the most common is the 3/4" framing and insulation with 3/8" or 1/4" on the outside and 1/8" on the inside.
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Postby teardropsleeper » Wed Mar 14, 2007 10:29 am

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Why so thick it seams like over kill.
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Postby madjack » Wed Mar 14, 2007 10:36 am

TDS, the correct answer is the one that Kerry gave...the one that works best for you...we build using 3/4" 13 ply Birch cabinet grade plywood......
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Postby emiller » Wed Mar 14, 2007 11:20 am

I also used 3/4 extrior grade ply. Coudn't get it tinner in a 4 x 10 sheet. Good thing too when my drive shaft flew from under my pick up it hit the front then swung and hit the side of the tear leaving only a gouge.
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Postby toypusher » Wed Mar 14, 2007 12:09 pm

teardropsleeper wrote:toypusher
Why so thick it seams like over kill.


If you want insulation, then you have to make room for it. Mine is 3/8" outside with 3/4" framing and insulation and 1/8" interior, but next time I will only use 1/4" on the outside. I built mine originally according to the Cubby plans (with a couple of modifications).
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Postby wolfix » Wed Mar 14, 2007 3:40 pm

toypusher wrote:
teardropsleeper wrote:toypusher
Why so thick it seams like over kill.


If you want insulation, then you have to make room for it. Mine is 3/8" outside with 3/4" framing and insulation and 1/8" interior, but next time I will only use 1/4" on the outside. I built mine originally according to the Cubby plans (with a couple of modifications).


Would this be a good method if a person was going to skin it in aluminum?
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Postby glassice » Thu Mar 15, 2007 12:23 am

:thinking: like fibbledsoe3 said there a lot of chooses for Me and some
fiberglass 1" foam glass no seams light no wood to rot
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Postby toypusher » Thu Mar 15, 2007 5:59 am

wolfix wrote:
toypusher wrote:
teardropsleeper wrote:toypusher
Why so thick it seams like over kill.


If you want insulation, then you have to make room for it. Mine is 3/8" outside with 3/4" framing and insulation and 1/8" interior, but next time I will only use 1/4" on the outside. I built mine originally according to the Cubby plans (with a couple of modifications).


Would this be a good method if a person was going to skin it in aluminum?


Mine is skinned in aluminum. (No rot cuse it's sealed right.)
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Postby TRAIL-OF-TEARS » Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:19 am

I built mine with 3/4 "cabinet grade birch.
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Postby asianflava » Thu Mar 15, 2007 3:37 pm

Mine is built with 1/8" luan, 3/4" framing/insulation, 1/8" luan, .040 aluminum.
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Postby JunkMan » Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:16 pm

Mine is built with 1/4" birch, 3/4" framing/insulation, 1/8" luan, .040 aluminum.
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