Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

For those who have been down this road before what have you found to be the best insulation for a CT conversion? Thanks!

Dan

drcurran wrote:For those who have been down this road before what have you found to be the best insulation for a CT conversion? Thanks!

Dan

I've never done a CT, but I would guess that if the sides are flat, that extruded polystyrene would be the best.

If the sides are curved, then I would try to find some R-tech. I've never been able to find that in my area.

Mike...

We are going to try TekFoil, based on a recommendation from a friend who renovates RVs. Not sure what the exact application will be ~ I'm guessing spray glue onto 1/8" luan.

Varieties of TekFoil™

F/B/F - Foil/Bubble/Foil, F/BB/F - Foil/Bubble Bubble/ Foil
Perfect for use with new and retrofit residential, commercial, factory and agricultural construction. Use in walls, basements, floors, ceilings, roofs, attics, crawl spaces and barns. Excellent as a vapor barrier. Ideal for insulating heating and air conditioning duct work.

F/B/WP - Foil/Bubble/White Polyethylene, F/BB/WP - Foil/Bubble Bubble/White Polyethylene
Great vapor barrier. Effective under wood, concrete, vinyl and aluminum siding. Replaces up to 2" of expanded polystyrene under concrete. Reduces the need for expansion joists under concrete. Works as sun barrier to keep barns from overheating.

F/K - Foil/Kraft, F/F - Fire Retardant Foil
Great radiant barrier. Perforated available for use with existing vapor barrier.

C/B - Clear/Bubble
3/16" thick greenhouse insulation is UV translucent and prevents overheating during the hot summer months. As effective as insulated glass. C/B is environmentally friendly and CFC free.




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I do not remember the name of the material I got from Home Depot. It was one inch thick and came in 4 x 8 sheets. It is foam and had paper on one side and foil on the other. It fit perfect since my wall studs are one inch thick. I did everything but the floor. I figured the 4 inch foam sleeping pads on the floor would good enough. We will see, I have not been in any extreme temperatures yet.
SteveB

I am with steveb. The studs in my CT are 1" square steel tube thus the 1'' Dow Super Tuff-R insulation fit perfect. I cut to fit, pushed in place and covered with luan for now. This stuff was a bit pricey but I figured that I am only doing this insulation thing once in this trailer so I don't want to skimp!

I also used the Dow 4x8 sheets. It keeps it warm inside. I insulated my barn doors finally this past Jan and the draft went away.









And it is very easy to work with.

Nitroxjunkie71 wrote:I also used the Dow 4x8 sheets. It keeps it warm inside. I insulated my barn doors finally this past Jan and the draft went away.

And it is very easy to work with.

How did you work it around the curved part of the ceiling?

devigata wrote:How did you work it around the curved part of the ceiling?

Well................ I didn't.

I still have not gotten to that yet. I have only used the trailer one time in the winter, and summer camping is not as hot as what you are probably used to. I really like what Kevin57 did with his

and have been lurking around a bit to get ideas. With life comes priorities and that is not very high on the list but I will get to it eventually.

There is a 5X8 cargo on here that used the 1" 4X8 dow simply by scoring it on one side so it would bend. It seemed to work nicely.

Edit: Here it is. Slyeager's trailer;

There you go, thanks.

I'm actually leaving all the build up to John. He's got a connection with a local RV restorer and is planning to use bubble stuff on some sort of bendy ply... all put together with double U trim.

All we're waiting for is the Lotto.

Here's a pic of the finished ceiling.

kevin57 wrote:Here's a pic of the finished ceiling.

I guess I could have dug around a little better for a photo of the ceiling finished BTW, it looks great!

devigata wrote:We are going to try TekFoil, based on a recommendation from a friend who renovates RVs.

I know I'm pulling this thread out of deep storage but I was wondering if you ended up using TekFoil and if so how it worked out?

Mark

woytovich wrote:

devigata wrote:We are going to try TekFoil, based on a recommendation from a friend who renovates RVs.

I know I'm pulling this thread out of deep storage but I was wondering if you ended up using TekFoil and if so how it worked out?

Mark

We haven't done any updating in over a year and have only been camping once since May 2010.

That bums me out, but things will get better 'round here soon. We hope.

Nitroxjunkie71 wrote:I also used the Dow 4x8 sheets. It keeps it warm inside. I insulated my barn doors finally this past Jan and the draft went away.

Same here. Good stuff!

Don

d30gaijin wrote:

Nitroxjunkie71 wrote:I also used the Dow 4x8 sheets. It keeps it warm inside. I insulated my barn doors finally this past Jan and the draft went away.

Same here. Good stuff!

Does the floor get cold or did you insulate the floor, and if so what did you use? Great photos...... .......

Thanks....