A few questions.

[rainjer]

I am about ready to put my interior cherry plywood on my first side. The interior roof piece will have the grain running from the from of the trailer to the back.

Which way should I run the grain on the front , back & side walls?

I will have the battery on the front of my trailer. I plan on putting the fuse box in the front closet.

Would you run the wires to the galley under the trailer or thru the wall/roof? (I will be running a 12v system only.)

I plan on having 3 interior lights, 1 on each side wall & 1 double on the roof, 2 galley lights, 1 porch light & 2 12v power outlets. (I will also run 1 foR a future Fantastic vent)

How many power circuits would I want to run?

That is it for now, I am sure I wll think of more.

[mbader]

I would run the grain of the wood in the long dimension. That is, if the height is greater than the width, run the grain vertical. If the width is greater than the height run the grain horizontal.
I think more important than where you run the wires is how. I would put them inside of some sort of tubing, either plastic or metal. That way you can add more wires later. I ran a piece of 3/4" steel tube thought my floor insulation.
The number of electrical circuits is determined by the load you put on each one. The idea is to make the fuse rating lower than the current carrying capacity of the wire. Add up the wattage of the lights and divide by 12 volts. Thats the amps you'll be drawing through the wire. Use a wire size that will handle that amperage without overheating. Use a fuse that will blow before the wire heats up.

[doug hodder]

Ranjer...if it were me, I would run the grain vertical on the sides of the interior...but I don't know the exact dimensions of your trailer...my thoughts are, architecturally speaking...wood grain on panels on the interior of just about every structure has the grain running vertically, especially on walls...ie wainscotting and panels....it gives the impression of more height...on the ceiling, on my first tear I ran it lengthwise, as I was only 4' wide and could do it without a visable joint...on #2 it's 4'6" wide, so I broke it up with a joint and then covered it with a contrasting strip of mohogany that matches the corner molding that I made, it runs crossways. On the sides, I just butt jointed the panels together, the seam is noticeable, but not bad. You are going to have so many other cool things to look at on the interior that no one will notice the vertical seam..on the exterior, I ran the grain lengthwise...makes it appear longer and more streamline, it's a woody....just my ideas and thoughts on it....maybe Chris ought to chime in on this...he has a ton of woodworking experience in the "fine woodworking" category, much more than me....Doug

[rainjer]

Doug,

I agree on the point of running the sides & ends vertical from an architectual standpoint. I was just not sure if I wanted a seam on the side wall. My interior is 42" high x 78" long . If I put the seam at the door the would not show so much. I wll have to look into this.

[rainjer]

New question.

When building the doors, do you do you make the 1/4" smaller total or 1/4" smaller on all 4 sides?

FYI, My door & walls are 1 3/8" thick.

[Finntec]

I made three sides with trim shorter and didnt touch the hinge side.

[asianflava]

In my case 1/4 smaller on 3 sides would work. Instead of cutting everything down to size so that the trim can fit, I am just going to run a rabit for the trim to fit into.