Hello. I have a question regarding door thickness.
My side walls are made up from 3 ply panels....1/4" outside panel, 3/4" middle panel and 1/8" inside panel and I'll include the .040 outside alum skin, for a total wall thickness of 1.144" (note this measurement uses the actual ply thickness dimensions I'll be using).
When making up the doors, given that there's rubber seals and aluminum trim also installed in the areas where the door will fit, I'm trying to figure out how thick the door should actually be, as the 1.144" dimension will make
the door stick out from the outside trailer surface. In other words, I'm thinking rather than use the 1/4 inch ply panel on the exterior side of the door, maybe that should be an 1/8 inch panel.
Would anyone be able to share how they handled this (or any suggestions would be a help)?
Thanks very much.
EDIT: after I posted this, had a thought. Maybe I leave the door same configuration as the wall, build it with the aluminum trim pieces installed, set it in place making the outside surface of door flush with outside surface of cabin body and put a wood trim piece on inside wall surface that has a routed channel to hold the rubber seal. That way the depth of the channel can be determined when the door is actually installed and I can see how much space is needed to allow for the rubber seal. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks again!
John