Pitfalls and work arounds
So I have been videoing this process..... today I talked through the several hours I took to assembly the front wall. It was all filmed in slow Mo with no sounds.... wow.... what a kick in the pants.
Today I had several issues. I will try to remember them
1) I bought a 1 gallon bottle of tite bond about 6 months ago. I decided I might need to stir it. I was right. There was a grey sludge on the bottom. I fashioned a coat hanger into a stirrer and put it on drill and stirred for about 2 minutes.
2) I did not have the right type of brushes to spread the glue
3) I needed a glue bottle to get the glue in the groove of the tongue and groove
4) during the dry fit everything fit together nice and flat. My plan was to assemble the tongue and groove them put the frame on. Well the top board of the tongue and groove had a bow in it easily cured with a clamp. However that extra pressure and the glue making the joints slick caused the assembly to cup once I got 3 board on. I ended up just walking away for 75 minutes to let the first 3 board set. Same thing happen when I added the 3rd board so I just started attaching the frame.
5) Framing went fine until the last board. With glue in the joint the boards slide in a bit deeper. the spacing was off approximately 1/8" deeper. When I set the spacing for the bottom it was approx 1/8" more over hang than I was planning. I just set the bottom board where it needed to be and will fill the gap with Construction adhesive.
6) I forgot 16 pocket holes to secure the verticals framing to the horizontal framing... the wall is very strong glued and screwed 6 ways to Sunday. I will go.back and add those pocket holes and screws.
7) Four of the pocket holes were slightly deep and poked out the front side. I simple backed those screwd up. The furthest was approx 1/16".
after the front wall had dried I noticed the bottom edge is turned up approx 1/4". Not sure what happen there nor how to fix that.
9) attempted to assemble the 5' long tongue and groove. Its assembled however I had to use an 8# Sledge hammer and 200# of weight to get it together. The dry fit was perfect. I'm not sure what happen. I'm guessing it took me to long to get the glue on both sides. And the glue caused the wood to swell slightly. Then with the long time between starting the gluing and getting the joint together the glue may have started to set up. It was nearly impossible. I was dripping sweat after this 30 minute process. It was miserable. The trailer is going to be 1/2" narrower than I intended. The joint is flushed front to back and 1/4" off left to right. I was beating the hell out of it with that sledgehammer..... any hints or tips to pass along for this would be great. That joint is strong and tight. Perhaps 2 tight.
It's been an educational day for me. I have 20 days left to finish the shell. Heading out tomorrow to get the rest of the tongue and groove siding.
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any recommendations? I only did 1/2 the floor. It's so soft I could probably scrap it off.
by pace » Mon Jun 07, 2021 8:54 pm 
