I am building something

[BigAl]

Nice, a kind of 'maxi-tear'. How high are the walls? Can you stand up in there?

[NorthernMN]

The wall height will be 75" max at the highest point. The back end is 60" hight. These are both exterior measurements. This will give me plenty of headroom on the inside as I am only 5' 7". And this way there is a fair chance visitors will be able to stand up inside as well.

So I got cooking on the first interior wall. I have a bunch of 1/4" maple plywood that I picked up at an auction a couple years ago. I think now is a fine time to use it. There is probably a lot of different ways to go about what I am doing. I just flopped the sheets face down and glued the seams with 3/4" X 2" pine. I intend to do 3/4" insulated walls anyway so this seems like an easy way to get where I am going.



I happened to have these landscape edge stones and they were just right for this task. So tonight with some help from the boss/wife I flipped the wall over and put my template on it. I cut it out with the jigsaw and stood it up. Looking pretty good.



There is some discoloration at the edges of the sheets but that will blend with some stain. Now I need to mark out for the door and windows and get those cut out and start on the second wall.

[doris s.]

Looking great!

Doris

[NorthernMN]

I got brave enough to start cutting some holes in my walls tonight. I am going to reuse the original door and frame. The door will need some work but the frame is in pretty good shape. I bought windows off of Ebay. They are new with trim rings but I still felt like I paid a fair price. I wasn't brave enough to stick the window up there for the picture. Still need to cut out for the wheel wells.

[ERV]

Very nice! Looks like your coming right a long.
Just looking at your last pic, will it still go through your door? Hate to see you just camping in the garage.

Erv

[NorthernMN]

It is going to be close for sure but I have measured it. It should clear the opening. I have the wheels off and it sitting on the stabilizer jacks so it will come down a little when I put the wheeles back on. As long as my tape measure and math still work I should have about 1 1/2" of clearance. If I do get stuck camping in my workshop I wouldn't be too sad. I rather like my time in there. You see my workshop is pretty nice. I have plenty of space, lots of tools, and even a loft with a comfortable sofa and recliner. I don't think my wife would be too happy if it didn't make it out of the workshop though.

[steve smoot]

I believe I could live in that workshop...

[tom_germany]

great job! you´re doing!
best greets from germany-looking forward seein more pix

[NorthernMN]

Well, I got the second wall up. I am moving right along. Starting to think about details like wiring, plumbing, and finishes. I hope I will be starting on the interior before the end of the week.

[Chuckles2153]

I like the profile you came up with.

NICE!!!

[YuGun]

I like it too, That is a HTT Huge Travel Trailer!

I quest what it like look at finish.
Sincelery,

[NorthernMN]

Let the record show that it does in fact fit through the door. So there.



I had it out in front of the shop tonight for about an hour. A couple people honked when they drove by. I am pretty sure some just gave me a strange look.

[hiker chick]

So impressive!

Am enjoying seeing your project progress.

[NorthernMN]

I know there is a whole thread somewhere about attaching the walls. Here is what I decided to do. I built the walls so that there were unattached from the floor. It is actually just the interior skin and the substructure. My walls will be 3/4" rigid foam with 1/4" skins on both the inside and outside. Could I get away with thinner? Probably. I am still going to use 1/4" on the inside and outside.

So I built the interior skin and substructure and left 1 1/2" gap all the way across the bottom. I then glued and screwed a 3/4" x 1 1/2" board on the edge of the floor to attach the wall to. I hope my picture will illustrate.



The pocket holes are simple there to help hold the wall in place while the glue dries. The bond between the interior skin and the board is where the strength is. Of course the exterior skin will extend lower than the floor and this will increase the strength of the wall connection.

I am not sure if anyone else has done this but so far I am please with the result. I was able to stand up the walls and attach them by myself.

[parnold]

Great progress!

It sure is a good feeling when the walls go up, isn't it? It really starts to look like something then.