MyAway build - Updates for space usage & organization

[Shadow Catcher]

Sharon
I have to say I am just plain impressed, (and that does not happen all that often).

[azmotoman]

No doubt about it - this lady has SKILLS! I, too, am impressed.

[S. Heisley]

Thanks, everyone for your interest and comments. Your comments really help keep me on track! Here is your next "chapter" in the building on MyAway:

After adding the front eve and support bars, I brought the roof down and weighed it. With the eve added, the lifting roof frame weighed 25 pounds. I tried lifting the 25 lb frame with one hand and had no problem; but, I wondered what it would be like with top and bottom sheets of 1/8" plywood on it. So, I pulled out two sheets of plywood @ 9 lbs each and the non-powered vent @ 3 lbs and set them on top. I could still lift one end of those 50 pounds with one hand but decided this could be asking for trouble as I would still need to add more weight to allow for the roof skirts, the eve skin, and the non-powered vent. Being a rookie, I originally overbuilt. So, I restructured the frame to take out any unnecessary wood. The removed wood along with the vent’s displacement factor added up to a good 5+ pounds whittled off. This would help ‘pay’ for the weight of the added eve. If you look at the previous picture and then look at this one, you can see that there are a lot less ribs and it now looks like it should have from the start:



Next, I couldn’t get the plywood that I have been using to curl the eve’s 6â€

[S. Heisley]

Aggie79 wrote

...I think we're both to the point that the light at the end of the tunnel is not a train.

Hi, Tom, I missed this comment the first time through...pretty funny!

[bobhenry]

Mantle envy........... ?

[bobhenry]

or you are installing an......

[down under tech]

Hi Sharon: It is looking good. I am not sure but did you think of using the gas assist struts to help you "raise the roof" so to speak? What I am talking about is like what other builders use on their galley hatch. I think you can get them to work for your roof. It is just a thought... Keep up the great work and it is time to stop thinking about what to do next when you see smoke coming out of your ears.
If this happens, it is time to take a break! But seriously, you are doing great.

[S. Heisley]

BobHenry wrote:

Mantle envy........... ?

...Cute! The picture that I posted just won't make sense until you see the whole thing finished; and, possibly even installed. I added it as a head scratcher and future "Oh! That's what it is!" for fun. (My sis guessed that it is a doggie door...nope!) That is a clever use of a mantle, by the way....

Downundertech wrote:

...did you think of using the gas assist struts to help you "raise the roof...

Thanks, Johnny. Yes, I did consider them; but, there really isn't a good place to put something like that. With a galley hatch, there is less to get in the way for installation. This TTT has folding sides to consider. I'm going to build it without them and see how that works first. I'll have time to contemplate gas struts installation, if I find I need them.

[bve]

I think this one kind of looks like a fireplace:


I’m gonna leave you guessing on this one for now and I’m not telling…yet.

Thanks again for all your kind words.

I'm guessing that's the 3rd wall on the raised roof, with room for a window.

[S. Heisley]

BVE wrote:

I'm guessing that's the 3rd wall on the raised roof, with room for a window.

Dang, Burke! You weren't supposed to figure it out so fast! When I get a little more done on that panel, I'll post another pic and explain.

[Steve_Cox]

That framed opening looks like it might be for one of Grant's awning windows.

[Classic Finn]

Sharon that is Beeeeeeeutiful work you have done.

Simply Finntastic as we say on this side of the pond


All our best.. to you. Keep Keepn On

[bdosborn]

Sharon,

I have clamp envy! The roof looks good, I can't wait to see it on the trailer.
Bruce

[Alfred]

Hey Sharon,

It looks great! That's going to be quite a camper when it is done! Keep us posted!

AL in Asheville

[S. Heisley]

Thanks to All of You, for your kind comments. It keeps me going.

Steve Cox wrote:

That framed opening looks like it might be for one of Grant's awning windows.

You’re right! I figure an awning window is my best bet, especially for a wall that is less than straight up. (I’m using Grant’s awning windows for all my windows. My dog likes to push out screens…don’t want him jumping out!)

I started working on that front folding wall while I was waiting for the roof plywood to curl enough to glue. Because I'm painting my folding walls and ceiling like the sky, I needed to find a way to work in that window so that it wouldn't look like a sci-fi painting of a window, hanging in the sky. I’ve added some lattice/basket weave-type trim across the bottom and around the edge of the white maple wood so that it looks like an extension/feature of the wooden maple 'fence' (wooden walls). The added trim is presently getting a couple coats of Urethane. Since I had scraps left over from the trim, I’m using that to build some SKEWW shelves (Spectacles, KEys, Wallet & Watch). So, I guess I’m side-tracked from the roof this week. Ah, well….It’s all got to be done. More pics soon…I won’t make you wait until the end of the month this time. The window looks crooked in this picture but it really isn’t:



Hey, Tom (Aggie79)! You ought to like the above picture. I'm using one of your favorite things: Blue Painters' Tape!

Bruce, it’s still going to be a while before the roof goes on but the trailer is getting closer to the time. It just seems to take forever.

When my friends ask if it’s done yet, I feel like a parent driving a car with kids in the back seat saying “Are we there yet?â€