Thrifty Alternatives ..Building Foam Campers

[KCStudly]

You are officially one of us now; you have tested prospective building materials and shared the results!

Congratulations, you passed the initiation test.

[Mary C]

I know that there have been various conversations about wind and the size and tall vs width theories but sometimes it doesn't matter ...........Did anyone see the story of the train derailment due to wind? I guess that is being in the wrong place at the wrong time!!! I know that when I go out west I will have my radio and emergency radio on and will be taking every precaution so that I will find the east side of a big building in a storm.

Mary C.

[rowerwet]

bring a set of four screw in ground anchors http://www.pandjproductsonline.co.uk/sp ... 400mm.html with you for when the warning comes out. not everyplace has a good wind break around, screw them in with the jack handle, strap the trailer down with them and

[bonnie]

bring a set of four screw in ground anchors http://www.pandjproductsonline.co.uk/sp ... 400mm.html with you for when the warning comes out. not everyplace has a good wind break around, screw them in with the jack handle, strap the trailer down with them and

Brilliant Idea.

[Mary C]

I know they made a big deal when rr cars are blown off the track. I think the tie down suggestion is great. I will have to remember that. I know Verna talked somewhere about a bridge and I believe Eagle too doesn't like the windy bridges. So yall might want to stay off when I go across.........I just shut my eyes and put my hands together and Pray, Then hit the excelorator. I just hold on.......

Mary C.

[GPW]

Some days it’s just not wise to be out towing a trailer ...

[Mary C]

Amen!!

[GPW]

Watching a home show this morning , saw a clip of “cellular PVC” , which looked exactly like a board , even had wood grain on the surface ... It was being used for window trim , and it can be screwed and nailed ... Can this be what we’ve been looking for as a wood replacement ... ? I’m assuming from the description , it’s some kind of dense PVC foam ... Anybody seen this yet ???

[GPW]

Found this as an example .... http://www.homedepot.com/p/Veranda-3-4- ... ifications

reading the specs.... does not ROT .... They also sell it as decking , so there’s your no rot floor ... seems Pricy , but lifetime warranty makes it interesting ...

[rowerwet]

if it is the stuff I've looked at before in the store, it is heavy and rather flexible, not what I would use for a deck. It also would bring issues with expansion up as well, IMO. I used some that has a rubber seal molded into the edge as trim around my garage door in Maine, in our hottest weather (90 F) It would bow between the nails.

[GPW]

Now, just thinking it bowed because it was nailed to a solid surface .... it May (or may not) expand with the foam on a foamie .... Just thinking about it for window and door frames ..something we can screw on a hinge or trim ring to.
For decking , I dunno’ ... never used it before ... The stuff called decking , I’m sure it works somehow ... Schmaybe’ ???

[rowerwet]

I thought you were still on your anti wood deck idea, it could work for framing doors and windows. My parents have a deck made with composite deck planks, they are plastic with wood fibers in it to give color and grip like a real wood deck. it will last many times longer than redwood. weight is the biggest reason I wouldn't use it.

[Mary C]

I checked out the orange box out today and the stuff is heavy. Heavy.......I want no part of it!!!

Mary C.

[GPW]

Well, I do !!! Sure it’s Heavy ... But we only intend to use very little of it ...
Ps. Wood is heavy too ... and Rots ...

[bonnie]

Now, just thinking it bowed because it was nailed to a solid surface .... it May (or may not) expand with the foam on a foamie .... Just thinking about it for window and door frames ..something we can screw on a hinge or trim ring to.
For decking , I dunno’ ... never used it before ... The stuff called decking , I’m sure it works somehow ... Schmaybe’ ???

I have several pieces of the brick guard stuff. Using it to experiment with window framing and build in hard points. I'm in the very early stages, but I think it will work for that purpose very well. I am only using glue to attach it, too. Time will tell.