7x16 first time

[secretsquirrel]

I got a 7x16 freedom V nose trailer to move our household goods and motorcycles to South Carolina where I will be going back to school. My end goal is to have a toy hauler the wife and I can use to go to motorcycle cycle rallies or camping trips. I want to be able to haul two bikes. Possibly a third if my dad goes with us.

I plan insulting the walls and roof and installing a roof mounted AC. I'm thinking about a fold up bed of some kind. Possibly a window and definitly lighting. I've already insulated the ramp since I am putting the garage floor coating down (the 2nd coat is drying right now).

I've learned a lot from this website and am excited about building this. Thank you to everyone who has already posted so much info.

I'll upload some photos tonight

[roadinspector]

Welcome!! We're pic addicts so please do post some. Looking for new ideas to steal!

Earnest

[torrys]

yes photos are great, i would love to see how the floor turned out and any methods you used

[secretsquirrel]

Truck and trailer


Insulation



The floor I used seal krete brand primer and epoxy coating. Lowes colored the coating for me. I wanted a blueish grey. It turned out more blue but my wife likes it so that's one in the win column. I used one coat of primer and two coats of the epoxy allowing 4hrs between coats to dry. I mixed in more of the traction material for the 2nd coat on the ramp (it was like fine sand) . It cost me about $100 total including the rollers, pan, tape, ect...




I like how it looks, now to see if it holds up.
I forgot to mention we'll be using the trailer as a garage to store our bikes in while we live in an apartment. So that was my deciding factor for the epoxy coating

[roadinspector]

So far the epoxy has worked for me. No peeling at all. Any cracks that are in the wood has come thru. I am planning on a second coat after I finish everything else.

Earnest