Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

Hey Guys,

I headed out to Home Depot tonight with my list of materials and bought all the lumber for the floor, Ouside Walls, and Roof Spars. While I was gone to the big orange box, my correct Left Rear Rail for my trailer showed up at my doorstep. I can now begin finishing assembly of my trailer and begin building my floor tonight. I chose took everyone's advice and just got the cheaper lumber for all the floor framing and roof spars. I am ripping 2x4's in half for the floor frame and using 1x2 pine for spars. While I was at Home Depot, I also bought the rest of the tools that I needed so I got a Ridgid 3"x21" Belt Sander, Right Angle Drill Attachment, and Vermont American Poket Hole Jig for joining the cabinetry.

One MORE dumb question before I get started. I don't know if I asked this before but here goes, I di not cut my Red Trailer cross members down my 2" but I am going to build where the walls hang over the sides and cover the trailer. Do I need to add 2" to all my cross members like floor, spars, and roof sheeting? Will this clear the wheel ok? Am I looking at cutting my floor plywood to 60"? When this is answered I am ready to get into my build. Thanks Guys.

Think thrice, measure twice, Draw it out, then dry fit, then cut. I know OCD. There's a lot of that going around here.

The braces on the benroy were cut to allow the sides to hang over the frame and not bind the fenders and tires.

If you get away with not cutting and hanging over then yes you need to add to the measurement.

You should measure first anyway. Everytime. Don't rely on a plan because if your frame is off just 1/8 you can end up out of square.

BTW---make sure your frame and plywood are both square before you cut anything. Square and level.

Using 1x2 pine is O.K. for your spars, but remember to use the oak you have or another hardwood for the piece that your galley hinge screws into. Pine may give you problems down the road, and will be a "bugger" to fix.

Ya might try clamping a piece of wood to the front and back like this.....


and set the a side wall up, to make sure you have clearance between the wall and the wheels.

Good luck!!

Mk