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Posted By: recycler on 06/11/13 08:13pm

wow it looks big with the skin on..all kidding aside is looking good..2in of the polyiso should keep you plenty snug..been trying to find inch and a half polyiso for my refer cabinet.. my local lumber yard doen't carry it..can't wait to see the insides go in

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Posted By: Jfet on 06/11/13 09:10pm

recycler wrote:

Thanks recycler...I can't wait to see the insides go in either! I have had the refrigerator, water tanks, stove, furnace, water heater, etc. sitting in a room now for 2.5 months waiting for their turn. Things should go faster now that the skinning is done...having to wait for a panel to dry each day really made the work slow. Of course we mostly have been working on the weekends, so I guess 3 months or so isn't bad for the progress so far.

Inch and a half is going to be hard to find. 1 inch and 2 inch are the normal thicknesses. possibly go with 1 inch of polyiso and two layers of reflectix bubblewrap?

Posted By: btggraphix on 06/11/13 10:42pm

You can special order 3/4 but I don't think you can get 1.5. Since you have to edge wrap with alum tape anyway you either use 2x3/4 or 1 plus 1/2 and tape together. I also used bubble wrap for 1/4 before I special ordered 3/4.

Posted By: recycler on 06/12/13 06:18am

never thought of putting reflectix behind the thinner polyiso or maybe thin pink foam..never understood not insulating the refer cabinet being as it is open to the outside and all.. for 3 months or so i figure you have got lots done..i am finding the little stuff takes alittle longer..

Posted By: btggraphix on 06/12/13 03:23pm

recycler wrote:

Take a look at my insulation project from the TCU if you get a chance. I show a lot of pictures of what I did. However, I never really did a thread on my fridge work, but I removed it, rebuilt some sagging wood, ran AV wiring behind it, fixed the poor duct work, then insulated it in every bit of space between it and the rest of the camper......I posted some pictures in someone else's fridge thread. If you want me to I can dig them up and find the links. It was really interesting to see everything once I pulled out the fridge. A PITA but there is no substitute for actually seeing what is there. But I filled every last gap/space, and needed to "make" several different thicknesses of insulation. I ordered the 3/4" the next time I did similar.......and that was easier. And the best part of ordering a few sheets? It came with two thick pieces of particle board to protect it......for free!

Posted By: Jfet on 06/22/13 07:52am

Installed the 2 inch R13 polyisocyanurate insulation in the floor and loft, taped aluminum seams and have 3/4 inch birch plywood over that. This makes for a really firm floor and loft plus the 1/16" aluminum outer skin now thuds when you rap against it...just a more solid feel now.

We are in the process of putting the insulation in the walls, then going to cover with 5mm hardwood underlayment from home depot (nice stuff actually). We need to think about wiring first, and I have done a revamped layout drawing of where things go. The 6000 btu Danby air conditioner is in a shroud on top of the bathroom area (the blue walled thing). Lots of storage around the ceiling since the inside of our camper has 8 feet of headroom.

Amazing how small this camper seems inside when you fill it up with the basics...it was so HUGE when I was welding the frame. My wife calls it the Sidrat (see if any of you can figure that out).

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Posted By: cewillis on 06/22/13 09:18am

Shoulda made it bigger already, huh? Nice drawings -- it really looks good.

Cal

Posted By: camperpaul on 06/22/13 09:24am

Jfet wrote:

Amazing how small this camper seems inside when you fill it up with the basics...it was so HUGE when I was welding the frame. My wife calls it the Sidrat (see if any of you can figure that out).

Rd. Ohw?

Paul
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Posted By: 2oldman on 06/22/13 09:26am

Jfet wrote:

My wife calls it the Sidrat (see if any of you can figure that out).

Backwards Tardis.

Posted By: Randu on 06/22/13 11:33am

2oldman wrote:

Jfet wrote:

My wife calls it the Sidrat (see if any of you can figure that out).

Backwards Tardis.

Or a form of time machine for those of us that don't watch Dr Who.

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