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jasonj-TNT

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I am about to frame my small summer travel trailer, with 2"x2" and 2"x3" laid 'flat' in the walls and corners for studs.
These are 1 1/2" and I will sheath inside and out with 1/4" plywood so I am at 2" thickness.
I have been looking at RV windows and almost everything I find is for 1 1/2" thickness walls.
Are 2" depth RV windows widely available? Did I just search wrong?
I am planning on one larger (approx. 30") window at the front (hitch) end, one 24" wide window on each side and one or two small windows on the rear wall.
Any pointers appreciated

Thank You
Jason
 
The frames of the awning windows I bought for my build in 2013 were a little over 1.25" thick, which was easy to compensate for, in my case.

Since the trailer walls were just 3/4" thick plywood, w/o insulation, I just bolted/screwed the windows to the plywood from the outside, using OSI-Quad sealant as weatherproofing, and added exterior trim. Inside, to conceal the gap between window frame(s) and the wall, I used oak boards 1/2" thick by 3" wide, painted black, and screwed/glued in place.

I used the same oak board stock to frame & support the A/C unit in the back wall, similarly around both doors, and as a ledger board to support shelves inside the cabin.
 

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