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Jimmci9 (209.240.205.60)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 - 8:56 pm: | |
ive been ripping out all the old inner walls in the "man show".... the previous builder used 2x4's...top and bottom plates.... 3/8" plywood... lots of liquid nails....lots more liquid nails.... 3" drywall screws....did i mention liquid nails???... i'm destroying beautiful $40 oak paneling because i can"t get it loose....but its gotta come out to repair the floor and change the floorplan... in short, i guess what i wanted to say was ... you donr need load-bearing walls in your conversion....a single sheet of 3/4" plywood will be strong enough for any wall....and i'm trying a sandwich-type costruction.... a 3/4" piece of foam insulation with paneling glued to both sides..... looks good, strong....i assemble it flat on the floor... to keep it straight... then cut it to fit whatever shape i need.... |
Nick Morris (Nick3751) (65.117.139.135)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 - 9:16 pm: | |
How 'bout swinging doors. Would they have to be the same stuff, do you trim it, with what, and all other related questions you can think of.
Either way sounds like a great deal to save weight and space!!! |
h3Jim (68.105.103.139)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 - 10:25 pm: | |
is it weight you are saving by going with the foam, or insulation or sound transimission? or what am I missing?
Sounds like fun. too bad about having to scrap the nice oak. Hard to imagine buiding walls that thick and heavy in a bus. It is a unique bus, gettting a kick out of watching, listening to you buy, work on it build it.
Keep the tales coming |
Jimmci9 (209.240.205.60)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 18, 2004 - 4:48 am: | |
I'm not really concerned about the weight, but it will probabaly cut out about 3-500lbs.... mainly the wasted space....the walls were 5" plus thick....maybe where plumbing and venting is in a wall, it needs to be that thick, but you dont need to build every wall like that....i'm going back to the stick and staple style of interior....self-supporting....the side walls of the coach were done correctly..(i think)... lath was screwed to the aluminum ribs... insualtion under and between that... then paneling nailed over the lath.... |
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