We had to finish framing the other exterior wall "quick" and let that sit overnight with our "gravity clamps" and then the next day (Day 9) we routed it flush. So that was our prep for today's long and productive day! Not enough actual work to make a post about it so I decided to lump it in with today's.
While Dan was at work, I cut the Reflectix insulation and did two layers in the cabin and one layer in the galley since no one told me not to.
We put polyurethane glue on the inside of the exterior wall and the bottom of the framing and attached it. We added screws 6" apart along the sides and then installed temporary spars to help the walls dry and set and square as possible (no photos of the gluing step). It's a fast process that requires communication with your partner and a good system to get the glue spread and not dripping all over the garage floor. Side one was frustrating, side two was great!
After the walls were glued up, we had to let it set for around 24 hours or so.
Time spent Day 8: 3 hours
Total project hours: 36.5 hours
Day 9, I filled the framing with the Reflectix. Ran out of staples in the staple gun but masking tape worked I guess. I just needed it to stay upright so we could attach the interior walls without the insulation falling out.
We had another roll for the roof and galley but I didn't want to open it and needed to fill this last bit of space so I played a game of insulation Tetris. Glad no one will ever see this. Worked great though! I have about 4 square inches of insulation leftover.
We decided we weren't going to have any switches so it's not necessary to run our wiring through the walls, instead we will be running it through the roof. We did a dry fit of the driver's side interior plus our bulkhead and counter to make sure we liked the space. We about called it final and then Dan realized the roofing spars were going to take about 2 1/2" of space at the head of the trailer. Phew. Glad he realized because it meant we had to shift the bulkhead back 2 1/2" to account for that space to make sure our mattress we are ordering will fit.
Dan fits. I'm a couple inches shorter so didn't need to worry about it. Glad he's not 6 1/2 feet tall. That'd be unfortunate.
Sinces we messed up our first profile board with the blob we didn't like, we had to get another 1/4" sheet to do the passenger side interior wall. We got to use a ladder because the lumber guys know us. No big deal.
Had our friends meet us with Trailerface (their big trailer) and we brought home the extra quarter inch board as well as 7 sheets of 4x8 luan (1/8" plywood) that will bend around the profile to create the roof. Once home, we routed the new piece to match the interior of the other side.
Our router likes to act like it's on fire so we can only do small parts while we wait for it to cool in front of the fan. (Buying a better one for next time.) In the meantime we drilled pocket holes for installation of the bulkhead into the side wall studs and flooring.
Got all the routing done and GLUED THE INTERIOR! YAY!! We needed 500 more clamps though.... We are getting more for the next interior side that we will put up tomorrow.
Time spent Day 9: 8.5 hours (including two trips to Home Depot)
Total project hours: 39.5
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