Thinking about a first foamie build...

[VermonTear]

I built a small teardrop 10 years ago, and we're thinking about a bigger camper now -- maybe a canned ham. So why not build one -- and add a bit of indoor space and a toilet! I'm intrigued by some of these foamie builds I've taken a look at, but still have some hesitations jumping off that cliff (or onto that bandwagon?).
Can I hang some kitchen cabinet, and some clothes cabinets from the walls? And how would I do that? Can I put a couple of solar collectors on the roof? Would the hold it. I'd have to plan everything I wanted to screw into ahead, right? How do you run wiring down (up/across?) through the wall?
So many questions. No manual. No plans. Hmmmm. Must be somewhere.
Thanks for any guidance / advice.

Ken

[Pmullen503]

Rout a channel in the foam and inlay wood 1x4's to carry the weight to the floor and give you some thing solid to attach your cabinets to. Cover that with PMF and you are good to go.

[linuxmanxxx]

For simplicity you can find some good extension cords with a y end or 3 ends and run those through set place in floor and stay away from embedding or channeling so if anything fails much easier to fix or replace.

I did the embedded route with outlets and did the above on my last build and will stay with the cords from here on out.
Steve

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[VermonTear]

Rout a channel in the foam and inlay wood 1x4's to carry the weight to the floor and give you some thing solid to attach your cabinets to. Cover that with PMF and you are good to go.

Got it, for the cabinets support. How about the solar panels on the roof? And PMF.....? Still on the learning curve. I goggled --- tops was Presidential Management Fellows, and not to far down the list, in the Uban Dictionary was what I was if I wanted to go to Harvard.

[VermonTear]

For simplicity you can find some good extension cords with a y end or 3 ends and run those through set place in floor and stay away from embedding or channeling so if anything fails much easier to fix or replace.

I did the embedded route with outlets and did the above on my last build and will stay with the cords from here on out.
Steve

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I hear you! It's nice to have wall switches though... and outlets. I think the person I live with might complain.
Ken

[bonnie]

Rout a channel in the foam and inlay wood 1x4's to carry the weight to the floor and give you some thing solid to attach your cabinets to. Cover that with PMF and you are good to go.

Got it, for the cabinets support. How about the solar panels on the roof? And PMF.....? Still on the learning curve. I goggled --- tops was Presidential Management Fellows, and not to far down the list, in the Uban Dictionary was what I was if I wanted to go to Harvard.

Poor Man’s Fiberglass. Canvas with glue, primer or paint.

Routing mount points for all connections. I will be adding cabinet like support for my solar panel mont points on the roof.


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[pchast]

Actually, if you are using PMF as a skin, I've had occasion to use a hole saw
to cut through and cement in a backer block in 2 areas. I was able to cover
the repair with a patch that is not too noticeable.