Stud Walls, skin and window questions
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2017 10:11 am
Hi All,
I'm in the planning stages of my trailer and I have some questions. Keep in mind that I'm in western Canada and would consider making this a 4 season rig. I' appreciate the feedback from this group as criticism has always been constructive.
Walls
In my head, my walls would be as follows:
- 1/8" plywood skin
- 2x2 stud wall with rigid insulation infill
- 1/8" plywood interior
In looking at many other tears on here, I don't see many stud walls. Is my construction overkill? I don't want to drop a bunch of money into construction techniques that are not necessary.
Skin
I haven't seen a single screw hole on the exterior skin of another tear. Does that mean everyone is simply gluing their walls together? I am interested in the woody look and I assume screw holes=leaks.
Windows
As you can see from my attached photos, I want to have a long window built into each side. Is this a lofty idea or can it be achieved? I would think that I'd need to have some structure to support such a large window (I.E. stud wall). Any thoughts here?
I'm in the planning stages of my trailer and I have some questions. Keep in mind that I'm in western Canada and would consider making this a 4 season rig. I' appreciate the feedback from this group as criticism has always been constructive.
Walls
In my head, my walls would be as follows:
- 1/8" plywood skin
- 2x2 stud wall with rigid insulation infill
- 1/8" plywood interior
In looking at many other tears on here, I don't see many stud walls. Is my construction overkill? I don't want to drop a bunch of money into construction techniques that are not necessary.
Skin
I haven't seen a single screw hole on the exterior skin of another tear. Does that mean everyone is simply gluing their walls together? I am interested in the woody look and I assume screw holes=leaks.
Windows
As you can see from my attached photos, I want to have a long window built into each side. Is this a lofty idea or can it be achieved? I would think that I'd need to have some structure to support such a large window (I.E. stud wall). Any thoughts here?