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Location: Clearwater, MN | Hello! I have looked at some of the other questions and members' websites and have read a TON of great information. What I haven't seen alot of information on is finishing a steel trailer. I live in Minnesota, so insulation (very good insulation!) is needed. I have also heard of some people lining the steel supports of the trailer with insulation. Has anyone else heard of this? If so, how do you do it and what do you use?? Anyone else out there from a cold climate, is the silver bubble wrap enough, cause it looks so easy to use that stuff!!!! Thanks for any and all help! I am just embarking on this journey, so any experience with DIY is appreciated! |
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Location: south of Cowtown, TEXAS | Use use the foam board insulation, cut to fit in between the uprights.
Then add roofing felt over all of it. Attach furring strips over felt - you could add another layer of foam board insulation in between the furring strips, then panel over it all. |
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Location: Ontario - east of TO | Originally written by Dawnya on 2005-08-21 10:15 AM
you could add another layer of foam board insulation in between the furring strips, then panel over it all. That's what I did. Foam board in between supports - stips over that and more insulation in between the strips. I'm in Canada, so insulation is important here too. I also insulated the floor, GN wall and GN floor areas - only one layer there with 7/16 OSB on top. You can definately notice a difference in warm or cold weather with the insulation in. I'm going to try and borrow a camera to get more pictures up - but these show most of the insualtion going in: http://community.webshots.com/album/296680265MKNVpW |
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Location: Lone Oak, Tx | Hi rkranchgirl.
Welcome to the forum. The first trailer I attemped this in was an all steel trailer (-minus the roof) and I just used the foam insulation it like in my aluminum. But I'm in Texas sooo... I would consider maybe using both the foam (thickest you can get which I think is 3/4) and the bubble wrap stuff which I find to be expensive or double on the foam stuff. Just make sure you leave some space between your paneling and your insulation cause that will make you insulation actually work better. You can see our steel trailer here: http://community.webshots.com/album/143873720euYOrx
I would also get some of the silver tape and seal everything off.
Hope this helps,
Safe Riding,
Todd |
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Location: Florida/Georgia |
Edited by Bill W 2005-12-22 6:23 PM
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Location: Clearwater, MN | Thank you everyone for your help! The pictures are great....it makes it look like something that can actually be done instead of the daunting task the dealers make it out to be!!!! I am sure we will have lots of questions along the way. This was a great website to stumble upon, lots of great information, thanks to everyone! |
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Location: nashville, In. | I have some friends that did the inside of a steel trailer. They drilled small holes in the bows (careful not to go through roof) every few feet, then shot the foam insulation in a can through the holes. They put enough in to reach to next hole. It didn't take much as this stuff expands.
I had a steel sundowner that I had finished on the inside and the only place it sweat was on the bows. Don't know that this would have helped, but my friends trailer doesn't sweat where the bows are.
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