I've seen the skeleton method and framed method for insulating...
Thanks, Tonytony.latham wrote:I've seen the skeleton method and framed method for insulating...
I guess I'm not quite understanding the "framed method" part of your question. I've built skeleton walls using both 1x 4s and plywood. Using plywood is much less labour intensive. Using "sticks" is a little cheaper.
If you look at this wall my wife is working on, you'll see lots of structural stuff that would be hard to add by some sort of framing. Everything in this skeleton is done for a reason and adds a hard point for something inside or outside the cabin.
Tony
p.s. In the long run, I chose not to attach the fenders to the walls since this 'drop was built to boondock.
KTM_Guy wrote:
This is what he meant by using 1X4's. you cut them to build the Skelton instead of cutting it out of plywood. Lots of angle cuts for the curves. I went this way because I want 1" thick walls for insolation. And the other think I can't find 3/4" rigid foam.
You don't see many builds the way you are thinking like you would build a stud wall with top and bottom plate on a teardrop with a rounded roof. The reason is what would be the top plate would need to be curved and I'm not sure how to do that easy.
If you build something like a weekender, it would be easier to build using a stub method.
Todd
Billinthedesert wrote:Tony, let's see if I have your preferred wall framing correct: 1/4-inch ply over a 3/4-inch "skelatized" interior wall frame, interstices filled with 3/4 rigid foam insulation, inside and outside skins bonded to frame with PL Premium? Just look at all those beautiful clamps ...
Would a plywood skeleton be just as insulated or less insulated as 1X4 with the 1x4 turned sideways?
tony.latham wrote:p.s. In the long run, I chose not to attach the fenders to the walls since this 'drop was built to boondock.
azgreg wrote:tony.latham wrote:p.s. In the long run, I chose not to attach the fenders to the walls since this 'drop was built to boondock.
I know this is an old post but what did you mean by "boondock"?
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