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| I am looking at an all alum trailer without insulation in the roof. A friend of mine got one like that and eventually put the insulation in herself. I dont' have that type of skill, so I would have to come up with an alternative. Has anyone done something more cost effective in insulating the horse compartment in their alum roofed trailers? Jbsny |
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Location: Sturgis, MI 49091 | WHere do you live? Most people will not insulate the horse area of a horse trailer unless you are in a very hot climate like Texas. |
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| Originally written by Jbsny on 2006-11-04 12:42 PM
I am looking at an all alum trailer without insulation in the roof. A friend of mine got one like that and eventually put the insulation in herself. I dont' have that type of skill, so I would have to come up with an alternative. Has anyone done something more cost effective in insulating the horse compartment in their alum roofed trailers? Jbsny
There is a thread sometime in the last year about "insulating paint", the conclusion seemed to be that it was close to useless.
I added my experience with rivetting pre-painted white aluminum sheet to the roof of my 2 horse Jamco trailer, it has worked well and is still working well. That didn't take much skill or special tools, probably the only thing I would do differently would be to leave out the rigid foam insulation, the dead air space would be adequate. I bought all the materials at once, so I'll use the insulation in the bigger trailer as well. WRT weather: We got turned off I-80 and stuck in bumper to bumper traffic on side roads on our way to Syracuse this year, not the HOTTEST part of the country, but I think an insulated roof might have made a significant difference to the heat stress on the horses. I think it quietens the trailer as well, rain, hail, etc.
Look up the insulating paint thread, it really IS simple to rivet sheet alumin to the roof ribs and it LOOKS pretty durned professional too (-:
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Location: MasonDixon | Originally written by Brian Myers on 2006-11-04 4:01 PM
WHere do you live? Most people will not insulate the horse area of a horse trailer unless you are in a very hot climate like Texas. We live in NW Arkansas and insulating the horse area of the trailer is necessary. Keeps it cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter. |
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| I live in Ohio, and this past summer, the temps were well up in the 90s and the sun was just baking hot. I am used to fiberglass roofs which don't seem to get as hot, but then I lose that all aluminum aspect I would like. Jbsny |
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Uninsulated Alum Trailer Roof
