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Flooring
Posted:
Sun Jan 02, 2005 6:59 pmby Ron Dickey
the most important part I would think is flooring.
Plywood what thinkness, one layer or 2 (with insolation)
Type of wood any or certain woods.
is there more?
Ron
Re: Flooring
Posted:
Sun Jan 02, 2005 7:11 pmby mikeschn
Ron Dickey wrote:the most important part I would think is flooring.
Plywood what thinkness, one layer or 2 (with insolation)
Type of wood any or certain woods.
is there more?
Ron
Flooring can be 3/4". You can build a subfloor out of 3/4" thick pine, or 2x4's ripped in half. The subfloor will look similar to this one on Larry's page...
http://www.outbackteardrop.com/misc/hrmechanix.jpg?
Mike...
Posted:
Sun Jan 02, 2005 11:46 pmby Eric Adams
I used 3/4" Advantech flooring. Warranteed to last for 50yrs.
Cuts real nice, drills and counter-sinks nice also.
All non-seen components will be made of this. Its supposed to withstand being under water. Had a local guy try it...not on purpose.
Posted:
Mon Jan 03, 2005 8:08 amby SteveH
I went low tech....3/4" CD exterior plywood sealed on the bottom with roofing tar. The way I figure it, it's got to be 100% better than a canvas floor in a TENT!
Posted:
Mon Jan 03, 2005 11:24 pmby Eric Adams
SteveH wrote:I went low tech....3/4" CD exterior plywood sealed on the bottom with roofing tar. The way I figure it, it's got to be 100% better than a canvas floor in a TENT!
The advantech ended up being $21.50 for a 4' X 8' sheet in 3/4".
Not a bad deal.
Posted:
Tue Jan 04, 2005 7:58 amby SteveH
Eric,
I think that is less than I paid for the plywood.
Posted:
Tue Jan 04, 2005 7:23 pmby Eric Adams
SteveH wrote:Eric,
I think that is less than I paid for the plywood.
My current problem is that a sheet of 3/4" ACX in 4 X 10 is gonna cost $75 a sheet!!
Posted:
Tue Jan 04, 2005 7:57 pmby SteveH
3/4" ACX in 4 X 10 is gonna cost $75 a sheet
It's the length you are paying for. However, I bought 3/4 birch veneer both sides 4X10' here for $77.
Posted:
Tue Jan 04, 2005 9:08 pmby norm perkiss
I used 4x8' x 1/2" AC ply. Our Tear is 5x9'. I pieced the floor with the seams over the cross braces. There is a very slight flex with just the ply. With the mattress on top, the feel is solid. The mattress helps to distribute the weight and any flex is not noticable.
We have a Coleman Pop-up Tent trailer. The floor on it is an oriented strand board of some type. There is no visable sealer on it. I'm not sure of the thickness.
Norm
Posted:
Tue Jan 04, 2005 9:19 pmby Eric Adams
norm perkiss wrote:I used 4x8' x 1/2" AC ply. Our Tear is 5x9'.
Norm
What'd you do about the sides??
Posted:
Wed Jan 05, 2005 9:40 amby norm perkiss
I used the Kuffel Creek plans for the Comet and Cubby as a guide. It's a Cubmet...
The sides are CDX 1/2" ply with 1x2 fir and poplar for "studs" and 1/4" paneling on the inside. I opted to make the height at 54". Using 9'x4' ply, I routed an overlapping seam to join the ply on the 9' side. Lots of Gorilla Glue.
The plywood hangs over the frame. The sides are bolted to the frame as well as glued and screwed to the "sill plate" and the "studs". The ply was sort of squirrely at first, but adding the "studs", the cross spars, and the cabinets, it is very solid.
Norm
Posted:
Sun Jan 16, 2005 10:50 pmby Ron Dickey
I do not think I will be putting much aluminum on mine maybe the top but the sides will be wood.
But I had a thought
could the floor have an alumium sheet on the bottom to protect from weather , stones, and backroad ground stuff.
If I used that I could use 1/2 inch plywood on the bottom.
that ripped 2 by 4 does look attractive though.
Ron
Posted:
Mon Jan 17, 2005 10:00 amby steve wolverton
Ron Dickey - I'm not sure why you couldn't use 1/2" plywood as your flooring w/o the aluminum skin. I don't think you really need it. I'm using 1/2" BCX as my floor and it seems to have worked out fine. I sealed the bottom with epoxy, but emulsion would probably work just as well. The foam for your bedding (or mattress) would also displace the weight on the floor.
Anything thicker would be more weight of course. I think (I may be off on this) that plywood weighs roughly:
1/4" = 25 lbs.
1/2" = 50 lbs.
3/4" = 75 lbs.
I'm not sure of your tow vehicle, but weight was a big concern of mine while building.
Steve
Posted:
Mon Jan 17, 2005 8:00 pmby madjack
Ron Dickey wrote:I do not think I will be putting much aluminum on mine maybe the top but the sides will be wood.
But I had a thought
could the floor have an alumium sheet on the bottom to protect from weather , stones, and backroad ground stuff.
If I used that I could use 1/2 inch plywood on the bottom.
that ripped 2 by 4 does look attractive though.
Ron
...I am planning touse an aluminum sheet on the bottom of the tear I am currently constructin...mainly because I just want to
madjack
Posted:
Mon Jan 17, 2005 8:58 pmby Denny Unfried
madjack wrote:Ron Dickey wrote:I do not think I will be putting much aluminum on mine maybe the top but the sides will be wood.
But I had a thought
could the floor have an alumium sheet on the bottom to protect from weather , stones, and backroad ground stuff.
If I used that I could use 1/2 inch plywood on the bottom.
that ripped 2 by 4 does look attractive though.
Ron
...I am planning touse an aluminum sheet on the bottom of the tear I am currently constructin...mainly because I just want to
madjack
Why not just let it breathe? If you clad it with metal it will hold in moisture and take a long time to dry which of course leads to spongy plywood (failed wood). If you just use the plywood with a good sealer it will dry and last for a lifetime.
Remember KISS
Denny
