Hello - Newbie from ALABAMA

[BrianW]

Hello all - Newbie here from ALABAMA,
Wow there is a lot of good information through out this site. I have been gathering information and looking at lots pics of Teardrops for about a year and I am about ready to start building my own Teardrop.

I have a boat trailer that i am going to use and will make neccesary modification. One question that comes to mind first is i didn't see much info or pics about attaching the wooden framing/flooring to the trailer frame. Any suggestions?

Brian

[toypusher]

Brian,

Welcome to the board. What kind of a framing/flooring are you going to use? 2x? and plywood, or just plywood or 1x? and plywood? Most are bolted with polyurethene or silicone caulk between the wood and the frame.

[Miriam C.]

Hey Brian, welcome to the sandbox/playground. We have lots of ways to attach the floor. A lot depends on the kind of floor you make. Mine is bolted to the frame with 3/8 bolts, washers from underneath into T nuts. 4 on each side, front and back.

[oklahomajewel]

welcome Brian !!! I can only think of one teardropper right off, in B'ham .... rmcelroy.... but you'll feel like you have a whole world of friends here !

[Geron]

Hey Brian,

Welcome,

What part of AL? I'm about 9 miles inside GA. We might be neighbors.

Don't let the ugly pic scare you

Geron

[Tear Fan]

Geron, that's a cute dog, 'cept fer them eyes!

[Geron]

Geron, that's a cute dog, 'cept fer them eyes!

Yeah, I tried "red eye" removal but it didn't work. We'll work on another pic -- some day. Gotta work on the TD. On the down hill roll now.

g

Hey, didn't mean to hi jack your thread Newbie from ALABAMA.

Again, welcome.

g

[BrianW]

Thanks for the welcome's. I am in Alabaster, just south of Birmingham

Here is what i have planned for the Flooring/Framing.
http://tnttt.com/album_ ... er_id=2667

[BillyLandry]

Welcome Brian
Looks like you doing some good planning. You will be building soon--good.

[Geron]

Thanks for the welcome's. I am in Alabaster, just south of Birmingham

Here is what i have planned for the Flooring/Framing.
http://tnttt.com/album_ ... er_id=2667

Brian,

Are you allowing for any insulation in the floor. If you are, I don't see it.

Geron

[toypusher]

Brian,

That looks good to me, but I think that you could use 1/2" plywood for the floor and cut a rabbit in your 1x2 framing to set it into. Unless you have very little or no support underneath, 3/4" is more than you need. And if you are modifying the trailer anyway, just put some crossmembers in (they don't have to be metal, they can be wood).

[BrianW]

My plan is to build the framing as pictured above with cross bracing and screw 1/2" plywood to framing and then bolt with 3/8" bolts to trailer frame. I am also going to put in a storage box in the floor and then cover the floor with lanoleum.
I am going to undercoat the bottom and glue insulation on. Should i use screws and fender washers to secure the insulation from coming down and use more undercoating to cover the insulation?


Brian

[bobhenry]

Can you imagine exposed styrofoam on a gravel road. I sandwiched the foam board between my floor and a layer of exterior plywood. I wish I had covered mine with sheet steel , aluminum or plactic sheets but the undercoat seems to be holding up well.

[BrianW]

Good thought, thanks. I will sandwich the floor insulation.

[rmcelroy]

Welcome. I'm in Alabaster too. The folks here are great. I read the construction pages for so long it took me awhile to figure out the rest of the pages are fantastic as well.

Check your mail.


Welcome again
Mc